Bringing the 2022 Winter Olympics to Denver has the potential to bring people together in a way that nothing else can, Governor John Hickenlooper said today, expressing serious interest in a possible bid. The governor chatted with Westword this morning about what the Olympics could mean for Colorado after he…
If you’re a woman, you would be totally friggin’ insane to vote for Mitt Romney. That was the theme of most speeches at the official launch of Obama-campaign-sponsored Women Vote 2012 Summit Tour, which took place in Wheat Ridge yesterday afternoon with celebrity support from actress Eva Longoria…
The Obama campaign is hoping to make news in Colorado for something other than today’s presidential visit to the Waldo Canyon fire zone in the Springs. The fight for swing state votes will hit Wheat Ridge Sunday, when Obama staffers will join former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria for the…
The Supreme Court’s heath care ruling has made such a splash that it’s easy to forget SCOTUS also weighed in on Arizona’s controversial immigration law this week. What’s the latter got to do with Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act? Plenty, say opponents, who see the opinion as…
Big news today for Barack Obama and, you know, tens of millions of Americans across the country: The Supreme Court of the United States has finally issued its ruling on the Affordable Care Act, essentially deciding to keep most of it intact. And advocates in Colorado are cheering the news,…
This was not how Bike To Work Day was supposed to go. Sitting in on part of a Denver City Council retreat yesterday, Westword learned that ex-councilman Doug Linkhart, who ran for mayor last year, was hit by a pickup truck while cycling to a Bike To Work Day event…
A new group called Fight Back Colorado has a message for the lawmakers who voted to kill a bill to legalize civil unions: Watch out. The group launched an effort today to defeat those legislators in November’s election — though they haven’t yet named names…
Since Denver cop Celena Hollis was shot and killed over the weekend, there has been a lot of speculation concerning the possible gang-affiliation of the suspect — but according to Mayor Michael Hancock, reporters are asking the wrong questions. In this case, the gang question, Hancock told Westword today, is…
Editor’s note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. Joe Coors, your average local candidate for Congress who is not a beer, appears to be trying to secure support from an unusual voting…
As we reported yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down portions of SB-1070, Arizona’s controversial immigration law, but left standing the “show me your papers” provision, which lets officers ask about the immigration status of those found to be suspicious. Many local immigration activists were upset by this last development…
Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected three of four core provisions in Arizona’s controversial immigration law — but allowed the most hotly contested to remain. It is still legal for state police to stop, interview and detain people they have “reasonable suspicion” to believe entered the country illegally, an…
Editor’s note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. In Denver, the Obama campaign is spending a lot more money on TV ads than is Romney’s. After digging through more public records, it’s…
When the members of local experimental rock band Eldren gathered themselves and their gear together for a June 4 show at Aspen’s Belly Up, they quickly noticed one person was missing: Josh Lee, the group’s violinist, vocalist and electric guitarist. And then they received a call. From inside the Immigration…
Unsurprisingly, reporters at Michael Hancock’s press conference this morning were more interested in the news that the mayor fired a close friend and aide, Wayne McDonald, than the stated topic of the event (his plan to solve the city’s structural budget gap). “We had received an accusation which we looked…
Throughout nine months navigating the shifting landscape of public perception, Occupy Denver has attracted attention, praise and criticism. And for the past two, occupiers have gathered stories in all three categories, which they will funnel this weekend into a two-hour performance light on props and heavy on perspective. In Stories…
With the fight for Latino votes in the presidential race heating up nationally this week, Colorado GOP leaders recently criticized President Obama in this space for playing politics via his new policy easing back on deporting undocumented youth. Today, local Democrats struck back by criticizing the GOP for criticizing Obama…for…
Editor’s note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. So far, Barack Obama’s campaign is spending more money than Mitt Romney’s on Denver TV ads. A lot more…
Since the High Park fire began raging nearly two weeks ago a mere fifteen miles or so from the city she calls home, Fort Collins Mayor Karen Weitkunat has been getting calls of fear like she’s never heard before. “I’ve had citizens call and say, ‘I’ve never been so scared…
Just a few weeks after Denver began enforcing its urban camping ban, Mayor Michael Hancock said the new policy is going well, adding that some of the folks who were sleeping on the street have since gone to live with friends and family. And they haven’t gone to the suburbs,…
Opponents huffed and puffed, but the Colorado Supreme Court did not allow the Colorado Bankers Association and the Independent Bankers of Colorado to blow the house down on Initiative 84’s official language. In a ruling made public yesterday, the court decided to allow the proposed foreclosure amendment to move ahead…
Over the weekend, while reporting at the launch of Mitt Romney’s Colorado campaign headquarters, we asked some of the state’s GOP officials in attendance, what they thought of President Barack Obama’s new policy about deportations and undocumented youth. Unsurprisingly, they’re not pleased…
Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, who is now running for president as a Libertarian, stopped in Denver yesterday for Pridefest. He took a break from schmoozing with potential voters to chat with Westword about his campaign, the Libertarian Party, marijuana, gay marriage and his ongoing battle to get…
