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Denver’s “Proactive” Purchase Allows Crossroads Shelter to Continue Operating

Denver’s “Proactive” Purchase Allows Crossroads Shelter to Continue Operating

By Chase WoodruffAugust 23, 2019

“We feel it’s an important proactive step to take to secure this part of our emergency overnight shelter system.”

City to Purchase Men’s Homeless Shelter From Salvation Army

City to Purchase Men’s Homeless Shelter From Salvation Army

By Ana CampbellAugust 23, 2019

The city will lease the shelter, located in RiNo, back to the Salvation Army for three years so it can continue operations.

GEO Group Not Renewing Lease for Empty Prison in Hudson

GEO Group Not Renewing Lease for Empty Prison in Hudson

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghAugust 22, 2019

GEO Group will not be renewing a lease for the dormant Hudson Correctional Facility.

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Hick Announces for Senate, Blows Up Race to Beat Cory Gardner

Hick Announces for Senate, Blows Up Race to Beat Cory Gardner

By Michael RobertsAugust 22, 2019

Hickenlooper holds a 51 percent lead over his Democratic competitors.

Space Command Launching August 29 in Colorado Springs

Space Command Launching August 29 in Colorado Springs

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghAugust 21, 2019

The command’s headquarters will be temporarily — and maybe even permanently — based in Colorado.

Fed Up With the Real Thing, Activists Take “Cardboard” Cory Gardner on the Road

Fed Up With the Real Thing, Activists Take “Cardboard” Cory Gardner on the Road

By Chase WoodruffAugust 20, 2019

As the real Cory Gardner shifts into campaign mode, the cardboard version is following suit.

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Hickenlooper Could Beat Gardner in 2020 — and So Could Everyone Else

Hickenlooper Could Beat Gardner in 2020 — and So Could Everyone Else

By Chase WoodruffAugust 16, 2019

Virtually every political tailwind that helped Gardner eke out a narrow win in 2014 is now blowing in the other direction.

Senate Candidates on Possible Hick Senate Run: Don’t Expect a Coronation

Senate Candidates on Possible Hick Senate Run: Don’t Expect a Coronation

By Michael RobertsAugust 15, 2019

“I think he’ll have some challenges on his hands.”

Angela Williams on Emerging From the Crowd and Defeating Cory Gardner

Angela Williams on Emerging From the Crowd and Defeating Cory Gardner

By Michael RobertsAugust 15, 2019

Colorado Senator Angela Williams is the twelfth Dem in the race.

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Denver Isn’t Likely to Divest From Private Prison Companies Until 2022

Denver Isn’t Likely to Divest From Private Prison Companies Until 2022

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghAugust 15, 2019

Denver has a multi-million dollar contract with a GEO Group subsidiary on the books until 2022.

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert Kick Hick When He’s Down and Out

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert Kick Hick When He’s Down and Out

By Michael RobertsAugust 15, 2019

Hickenlooper is thinking about challenging Cory Gardner.

It’s Getting Harder for Cory Gardner to Make Appearances Without Being Confronted

It’s Getting Harder for Cory Gardner to Make Appearances Without Being Confronted

By Sara FlemingAugust 14, 2019

Constituents confronted Cory Gardner about his position on a range of issues while he was on a walking tour of Olde Town Arvada on Thursday, August 13.

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Inside the Aurora Immigrant Detention Center

Inside the Aurora Immigrant Detention Center

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghAugust 14, 2019

On August 9, ICE and GEO Group took local and national media on a tour of the immigration detention facility in Aurora.

Denver Airport Terminating $1.8 Billion Great Hall Renovation Contract

Denver Airport Terminating $1.8 Billion Great Hall Renovation Contract

By Chase WoodruffAugust 13, 2019

City officials would prefer that you don’t call it a “debacle,” or even a “mistake.”

Disputed Fault in Death of Cameron Hagan, Denver’s First Scooter Casualty

Disputed Fault in Death of Cameron Hagan, Denver’s First Scooter Casualty

By Michael RobertsAugust 13, 2019

Cameron Hagan was visiting Denver from Billings, Montana.

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Denver Scooter Rider Death in Highland Neighborhood Is City’s First

Denver Scooter Rider Death in Highland Neighborhood Is City’s First

By Michael RobertsAugust 12, 2019

No charges have been pressed in the crash.

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Changing Prisoner Life Post-Release

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Changing Prisoner Life Post-Release

By Michael J. McCarthyAugust 11, 2019

“I have struggled over the past twenty years to find my place back in society.”

Young People Are Once Again Leading the Response to Mass Shootings

Young People Are Once Again Leading the Response to Mass Shootings

By Sara FlemingAugust 10, 2019

The generation that grew up with school shooting drills is still plunging into the effort to push for gun control in Colorado, despite some organizational changes.

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How Not-So-Cardboard Cory Gardner Fared in a Confrontation With Constituents

How Not-So-Cardboard Cory Gardner Fared in a Confrontation With Constituents

By Sara FlemingAugust 9, 2019

Constituents cornered Cory Gardner on immigration policy, gun control, and other issues at an under-the-radar meet and greet event August 8.

Homelessness Up in Metro Denver, According to Point-in-Time Survey

Homelessness Up in Metro Denver, According to Point-in-Time Survey

By Ana CampbellAugust 9, 2019

On January 28, volunteers counted some 5,755 people living in shelters or on the streets in the seven-county region.

Denver Halfway House Residents Still Have Home for Now, City Says

Denver Halfway House Residents Still Have Home for Now, City Says

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghAugust 8, 2019

The imperiled 500-plus residents of halfway houses in Denver still have a home for now, the city of Denver says.

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VA Workers Rally in Aurora Against Trump’s Assault on Federal Labor Unions

VA Workers Rally in Aurora Against Trump’s Assault on Federal Labor Unions

By Chase WoodruffAugust 7, 2019

“If the administration is successful in breaking us, there’s a pretty good chance that the other unions will follow.”

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