Lynn Bartels’s political reporting is a highlight of the Denver Post, in part because of the lively wit she often brings to her articles. And this quality is in even greater abundance on her Twitter feed, where she makes the state legislature seem like a fun and interesting place to…
Charley Garcia officially becomes Denver’s newest Manager of Safety today — the fourth person to hold the position in the last year. The first day on the job for Garcia, a former head of Denver’s Public Defender office, follows news that Police Chief Gerald Whitman has handed over his recommendation…
Wild horses get injured and sometimes die in federal roundups, and “excess” horses sent to slaughterhouses endure much harsh treatment along the way. But not everyone wants to hear about that — not even horse people, as one animal welfare group found out this weekend, when Rocky Mountain Horse Expo…
Paul Noel Fiorino was among six mayoral hopefuls who didn’t collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot — although a whopping ten others managed to do so. But unlike Marcus Giavanni, Fiorino isn’t contesting this decision. Instead, he plans to run as a write-in, even as he offers the…
Battle: Los Angeles topped the weekend box office, bringing in an estimated $36 million. But will it also improve Jeff Peckman’s chances of becoming Denver’s mayor? He hopes so. Peckman appears in numerous spots hyping the alien-invasion flick, including a featurette with assorted experts talking about extraterrestrial life of the…
The Denver mayoral race is finally starting to see some heat. Michael Hancock issued a press release Friday that called out contender Chris Romer for hiring an out-of-state political research firm to dig up information on other candidates — a well-known campaign tactic known as “opposition research.”…
Denver’s Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, the best roller derby team in the world, recently accomplished another feat: the passage of Joint Senate Resolution 11-021 by the Colorado legislature. The purpose of the resolution? To acknowledge the “leadership, development and empowerment of women that the sport of women’s flat track roller derby…
And then there were ten — Denver mayoral candidates approved to be on the ballot, that is. Doug Linkhart, the Teapot Party fave, wound up in the coveted first slot. And at least one of the hopefuls left behind plans to contest his exclusion…
Former Senator Tim Wirth, a formidable opponent in the 1980s of the U.S. Army’s big plans for its training site in southeastern Colorado, views possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site as possibly a greater threat to the area’s environment and economy today than it was then. Now the…
The race for the District 1 City Council seat in Northwest Denver has gone from snoozer to scramble. Paula Sandoval’s March 2 announcement that she wouldn’t seek reelection gave hopefuls just eight days to gather the 100 signatures needed to get on the ballot…
Are gays and porn really two of the biggest issues in the upcoming Colorado Springs municipal elections? According to Focus on the Family, they are. As noted by the Colorado Springs Gazette, FOTF has assembled a candidate survey in advance of the April 5 vote — and three of its…
Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench, which aimed to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, has been on a losing streak. Colorado Ethics Watch came out on top in a dispute over whether Clear the Bench should have filed as an issues committee (although CEW was…
Thus far, the campaign to become Denver’s next mayor is less a race than a scrum. The city’s website lists seven candidates whose petitions have been deemed “sufficient,” meaning that they featured at least 300 valid signatures: Carol Boigon, Michael Hancock, Doug Linkhart, Danny Lopez, James Mejia, Chris Romer and…
In the dozen years since the Columbine shootings, school officials have become hypervigilant about potential troublemakers in their midst — so hyper, in fact, that state lawmakers are now seeking a formal review of school disciplinary procedures to determine if principals are too quick to involve police and the juvenile…
With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Mark Gruber. “It’s very difficult to get good government when you’re dealing with…
Thus far, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has made news most often when complaining about how little people in his position are paid — gripes that led to a moonlighting scheme he subsequently dumped. But he stepped into the spotlight yesterday for a different reason — his support of HB…
The Larimer County Republican Party has managed to rack up $100,000 in fines for failing to file campaign finance report filings during the 2010 elections. Now, ousted party chairman Larry Carillo is admitting that he never even opened the multiple delinquency notices sent by state officials…
Last week, we reported on the anticipated demand for costly water diversion projects by 2050 — and the conservation strategy proposed in Filling the Gap, a timely report from environmental groups. Unfortunately, most Denver residents won’t read the report; most of them don’t have a clue where their water comes…
With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Ken Simpson. “I believe that one person can make a difference,” says Ken…
With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Vincent Macieyovski. “I haven’t done any fundraising yet,” Vincent Macieyovski says. “I’m relying…
In yesterday’s Colorado Civil Union Act preview, Senator Pat Steadman, SB 172’s co-sponsor, expressed confidence about the proposal’s Senate odds — and the measure did indeed pass the judiciary committee. En route, though, an opponent ID’d by Fox31 as Rosina Kovar offered testimony so crazed that The Daily Show should…
Today at 1:30 p.m., the senate judiciary committee and members of the public will begin discussing Senate Bill 172, the Colorado Civil Union Act, co-sponsored by Senator Pat Steadman: Read it below. Back in 2006, Colorado voters rejected a referendum that would have established many of the same principles upon…
