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Mountain and tree views on the Colorado Trail near Kenosha Pass.

Coloradans Unhappy with Cost of Living, Lauren Boebert and Wolves

By Catie CheshireApril 3, 2024

The latest Colorado Polling Institute survey shows a loss of faith in the state’s direction, with significant worry about affordability.

Lauren Boebert speaking into microphone

Details on Lauren Boebert’s Health Scare and How It Affects Her Campaign

By Chris PerezApril 3, 2024

The congresswoman required surgery and has been diagnosed with a rare vein condition, but her office says there are no major concerns going forward.

A construction worker at work.

Migrants Starting LLCs to Get Around Work Permit Challenges

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 2, 2024

“It is a way in which we can really combat some employment failures at a federal level here.”

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Colorado Could Approve Warnings, Parental Oversight for Kids on Social Media

By Hannah MetzgerApril 2, 2024

State lawmakers are considering three bills that would change the way young people use social media in Colorado.

Supporters of House Bill 1355 at a press conference for the "Care, Not Cuffs" campaign.

DAs Concerned About Bill That Would Divert Defendants to Mental Health Program

By Chris PerezApril 1, 2024

House Bill 1355 calls for the release and outside treatment of approved defendants with mental health issues, including people who commit class 3, 4 and 5 felonies.

Government representatives from Boulder and Washington D.C. take a photo during a press conference

Boulder County Receives HUD Designation to Streamline Housing Affordability

By Catie CheshireMarch 29, 2024

The Moving to Work program lets local housing agencies choose where to spend their money. Boulder County’s is the latest to join the exclusive group.

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Inside New Denver Noise Ordinance Proposals

Inside New Denver Noise Ordinance Proposals

By Michael RobertsMarch 28, 2024

The suggested changes would affect construction work, trash trucks and, yes, music events.

A migrant encampment outside of Elitch Gardens has upwards of 60 people.

City Sweeping Migrant Encampment Outside of Elitch Gardens

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 27, 2024

Elitch Gardens asked the city to remove an encampment of about fifty migrants outside park gates before if opens in April.

A Venezuelan migrant woman smiles.

Pastor Trying to Find Denver Migrants Homes Outside of Colorado

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 26, 2024

The Quaker church’s shelter closes at the end of the month, leaving 29 migrants with nowhere to go – but the pastor is calling towns that need workers and students.

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Denver Patients Still Get Surprise Ambulance Bills Despite Laws Against Them

By Catie CheshireMarch 26, 2024

Emergency medical service providers, health care advocates and patients want to end balance billing, but the path is riddled with complications.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Elmo

Governor Polis Has Proclaimed Over 1,000 Holidays in Colorado. Here Are the Weirdest.

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 25, 2024

The strangest Colorado holidays you’ve never heard of, from Sesame Street Day to Cowboy Poetry Week.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston at a press conference in a park

Biden Administration Promises Migrant Solutions, Neighborhood Investments During Denver Visit

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 22, 2024

The head of the U.S. Department of Intergovernmental Affairs and the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris made bold promises during a visit to Denver.

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Pitchforks Come Out for Lauren Boebert Over Recent Bills and Funding Claims

By Chris PerezMarch 22, 2024

The Colorado congresswoman has come under fire for a pair of bills she’s trying to get passed, as well as her public touting of one that she voted against.

Newcomer director Sarah Plastino talks with the press

Newcomer Director Sarah Plastino Talks New and “Sustainable” Approach to Migrant Crisis

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 21, 2024

The city’s first newcomer director says her job is to shift the city away from emergency response and to be “a good steward of taxpayer dollars.”

Migrants pick up a lunch in Denver.

City Council Mulling $20 Million More for Migrant Hotel Rooms

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 18, 2024

The funding would be allocated if the pace of migrants arriving in Denver increases, but the city isn’t required to spend the money if extra rooms aren’t needed.

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Downtown Denver highway

Denver Tracking Bluetooth Data for Traffic Planning

By Catie CheshireMarch 15, 2024

The city says all phone data is scrambled and no identifying information is involved, but you can’t opt out of the tracking program.

Man shovels snow on the sidewalk in Denver

Denver Resident Collects Snow Shovels for Migrants to Work After Winter Storm

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 14, 2024

“We don’t have jobs, so it’ll help for a few days when the snow falls, and to get money to support ourselves.”

Lauren Boebert speaking in a Rumble live stream.

Lauren Boebert Blasts “Selfish” Ken Buck, Calls Resignation a “Swampy Backroom Deal to Rig Election”

By Chris PerezMarch 13, 2024

The current CD3 representative, who’s already running to be the Republican candidate for CD4 in November, does not plan to run in the special election.

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A black wolf sprints out of a gray metal cage.

Wolf Reintroduction Haters Could Kill Governor’s Parks and Wildlife Appointments

By Catie CheshireMarch 12, 2024

Hunters and sportsmen have opposed the nominated commissioners. One appointee has already resigned.

Rep. Lauren Boebert speaking at a GOP primary debatefor CD4 in Fort Lupton.

Lauren Boebert Drops Restraining Order Against Ex-Husband, “Strict Agreements” in Place

By Chris PerezMarch 11, 2024

The Republican lawmaker had been trying to serve her ex-husband with a temporary restraining order for over a month after domestic incidents earlier this year.

Inside of a micro-community space for the homeless in Denver

New Micro-Community Opens in Denver, at Least One More on the Way

By Bennito L. KeltyMarch 11, 2024

It’s a far cry from the ten sites Mayor Johnston promised in August as the city utilizes hotel partnerships to house homeless individuals.

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donald trump in front of Colorado flag

Reader: Now Donald Trump Can Lose Fair and Square Again and Claim It Wasn’t Fair

By Westword ReadersMarch 10, 2024

The day before Super Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that Colorado was wrong to ban the former president from the state’s primary ballot.

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