Politics & Government Archives | Denver Westword https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:20:58 +0000 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:20:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 New media: Colorado politicians turn to local influencers to reach constituents https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/colorado-politicians-local-influencers-reach-40902998/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40902998 Hannah Metzger https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/colorado-politicians-local-influencers-reach-40902998/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:15:00 -0600 News

"They don't watch the news. But they're on TikTok, they're on Instagram."

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/colorado-politicians-local-influencers-reach-40902998/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Jared Polis denies involvement in Peter Thiel’s secretive Dialog society, despite name drop https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/jared-polis-peter-thiel-dialog-society-name-drop-40902776/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40902776 Hannah Metzger https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/jared-polis-peter-thiel-dialog-society-name-drop-40902776/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:19:39 -0600 News

The governor was featured in a directory leaked from Dialog's website.

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The survey was paused after a shooting at the Montbello rec center.

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/denver-parks-rec-relaunches-strategic-survey-future-40902907/feed/ 0 Denver Westword DeGette spars with challengers Kiros, James in final Colorado 1st District candidate forum https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/degette-debates-challengers-kiros-james-colorado-forum-40902648/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40902648 Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/degette-debates-challengers-kiros-james-colorado-forum-40902648/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:01:39 -0600 News

The 15-term Denver Democrat is facing a primary challenge from the party’s left wing.

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A Boulder teen is leading ballot proposals to make Colorado an independent nation.

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"There remains an overabundance of discretionary power."

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/lakewood-council-residential-zoning-plans-40900158/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Who canceled Hasan Piker’s Denver rally with Melat Kiros? https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/who-canceled-hasan-piker-denver-rally-melat-kiros-40899954/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40899954 Hannah Metzger https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/who-canceled-hasan-piker-denver-rally-melat-kiros-40899954/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:46:24 -0600 News

Kiros blames her opponent, Diana DeGette. The congresswoman says she wouldn't stop Kiros from making the "mistake" of campaigning with Piker.

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/who-canceled-hasan-piker-denver-rally-melat-kiros-40899954/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Latest document dump includes half-baked UFO sighting over Colorado https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/latest-ufo-reports-colorado-unidentified-flying-potato-40899840/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40899840 Patricia Calhoun https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/latest-ufo-reports-colorado-unidentified-flying-potato-40899840/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:58 -0600 News

This spud's for you!

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Over 250 gatherings are planned around the country, including nine in Colorado.

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/no-kings-events-colorado-june-14-40897356/feed/ 0 Denver Westword GEO Group sues over new Colorado law requiring immigration detention center safety inspections https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/geo-group-sues-colroado-over-new-law-requiring-immigration-detention-center-safety-inspections-40897381/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40897381 Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/geo-group-sues-colroado-over-new-law-requiring-immigration-detention-center-safety-inspections-40897381/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:19:20 -0600 News

“There are disturbing reports about unhealthy living conditions at for-profit detention camps like the GEO facility in Aurora.”

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