Colorado Dems elect first Black woman speaker of the House
Rep. Jennifer Bacon will oversee the House's largest Democratic caucus in 90 years. The post Colorado Dems elect first Black woman speaker of the House…
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New local music: Trev Rich, Wayfarer, Doom Scroll and Lokana
Check out new local music from a Denver rap legend, some black metal desparados, fiesty folk punks, and a rising newcomer. The post New local…
Read full article βLakewood police identify officer who died in shoot-out on RTD bus
Officer Nic Graham was killed responding to a call Thursday night
Read full article βLakewood police identify officer who died in shoot-out on RTD bus
Officer Nick Graham was killed responding to a call Thursday night
Read full article βA book about Denverβs β80s punk scene being reissued
"Denvoid and the Cowtown Punks," which chronicles the scene from 1982 through early 1987, has been updated and reprinted. The post A book about Denverβs…
Read full article βComing Soon: Hops & Pie eyes Arvada expansion
Plus: Several chains look to Denver for new locations, and legal battles threaten existing businesses. The post Coming Soon: Hops & Pie eyes Arvada expansion…
Read full article βJennifer Bacon elected next Colorado House speaker by fellow Democrats
Bacon beat out state Rep. Andrew Boesenecker, D-Fort Collins, for the job and replaces outgoing House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, who is term-limited and leaves…
Read full article βColorado voters approve plan to divert $200M a year in existing tax revenue to land management
Proposition 137 will exempt state sales tax revenue on the purchase of sporting goods from the Taxpayerβs Bill of Rights cap on government growth and…
Read full article βColorado voters reject initiative making it harder to redraw congressional districts outside the normal process
Amendment 86, brought by Colorado conservatives and backed by national Republicans, would have required public input and a court review of any mid-decade congressional redistricting…
Read full article βVoters reject ballot measure capping Coloradoβs income tax rate at 4.4%
Proposition 136, brought by conservative activists, would have capped the state income tax rate at its current level in a bid to thwart the tax…
Read full article βColorado Democrats just won supermajorities in both the state House, Senate for the first time ever. Hereβs how.
Democrats flipped more seats than they were hoping for β and more than they even thought possible β to achieve supermajorities in the state House…
Read full article βJeff Hurd fends off Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero in 3rd Congressional District
Hurd was reelected in the district that covers vast swaths of western and southern Colorado after one of the most closely watched races in the…
Read full article βColorado voters approve measure banning gender-related surgeries for minors
Proposition 135 will prohibit surgeries for people under age 18 βfor the purpose of altering biological sex characteristicsβ
Read full article βColorado voters increase penalties for possessing, selling fentanyl
Proposition 132 will increase state spending on prisons
Read full article βColorado voters approve Amendment 87, imposing higher income taxes on top earners
The measure will generate an estimated $2 billion annually that the legislature can spend on healthcare, public schools and childcare
Read full article βColorado voters reject initiative requiring that ballot measures be written in 8th grade language
Amendment 85 would have required that state and local ballot questions be written in language that is no more complex than an 8th grade reading…
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Owner of Sputnik, Fellow Traveler opening another South Broadway bar next month
βThere's the bar you want to make, and then there's the bar that the neighborhood makes.β The post Owner of Sputnik, Fellow Traveler opening another…
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Itβs Denver Arts Week! Hereβs how to make the most of it
A night of free museum admission and plenty of other artsy events are on the calendar through Nov. 15 for Denver Arts Week. The post…
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Hereβs how school district tax measures fared in Colorado this year
Wins ranged from Denver, the stateβs largest district, to Prairie, one of the smallest. The post Hereβs how school district tax measures fared in Colorado…
Read full article βIn 1985, descendants of Sand Creek Massacre fought a war of words
A memorial to those killed at Sand Creek will replace the Civil War Monument at the Colorado Capitol. The post In 1985, descendants of Sand…
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