Local Politics

Hickenlooper finds more library funding -- by taking a chunk out of his homeless plan

Jeanne Faatz.​Moments from now, Mayor John Hickenlooper will be meeting with the media to talk about a revision in his budget plan -- additional bucks to save the Byers library , which had been marked for closure, and keep other branches open for longer hours. And where is he getting the dough ... More >>

Mayor Hickenlooper has too many Facebook friends

Goodbye, friend. If you think it's time-consuming to maintain your own Facebook page, imagine how Mayor John Hickenlooper must feel. The guy's got nearly 5,000 "friends" -- or at least he will until the end of the day Tuesday, when they will all become simply "fans." "I am deleting this personal p ... More >>

John Hickenlooper and the case of the vanishing F-bombs

The video above, promoting Hick Town, a proposed documentary/reality series by director George Hickenlooper starring his cousin, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, has been available on YouTube for months. Most of the footage was shot during the Democratic National Convention -- hence the presence of ... More >>

The long, long journey to an all-inclusive Justice Center

Philip Van Cise. They're going to need some pretty big signs to hold all the names of the august Denverites honored at the city's new justice complex. After a contentious, sometimes bitter and racially charged process that stretched over several months, the Denver City Council finally agreed Monda ... More >>

Denver Health to City Auditor: You aren't the boss of us!

Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

Whoops!

Denver Health finally responds to response-time queries.

One More Time for Ruby Hill

A Ruby Hill Agreement?

Breaking: Mayor's Mouthpiece Resigns

Meltdown

Keep shoveling, Mayor Hickenlooper. Maybe things will clear up.

Help Is at Hand

Countdown

At the Denver Election Commission, there’s no safety in numbers.

The Beatdown

We built this city on rock and roll.

Skin City

Is Vicki Johnson an enemy of free speech -- or the last person speaking freely in the fight over who runs Sheridan?

All Together, Now

Denver's living high on the hug.

Edifice Complex

The little guy went big time...and the results are monumental.

Imagine a Great Mayor

The candidates are spit-shining their images, trying to prove that, really, they're not all the same person.

From Locusts to Limos

By Alan Prendergast

The rise of the Tea Party

Best Place to See Politicians Behaving Badly

Cherokee Dining on 12th Avenue

Imagine a Great Campaign

It takes more than money to make a mayor. You have to know your way around Colfax, when to cry Republican and how to handle a drag queen.

The Meter's Running

From a world-class city to a world-class pity.

The Big Cheese

Making book on the Webb legacy.

City Haul

All you ever wanted to know about the Denver City and County Building.

Take Cover

Ed Thomas shoots from the hip, but this former cop just might have enough brass to be mayor.

The Bum's Rush

City Hall's plan for dealing with the homeless is very short term.

Insurrection Rejection

A new mayor and some Erie politics.

Off Limits

On the razor's edge

That Doggone Glendale

Dirty election tricks get dirtier.

Off Limits

Wellington Webb's party crasher...

The Glendale T&A Party

Two years ago they took over their city. Since then, things have just gotten curiouser and curiouser.

Big Boss Lady

CRL knows how to buy friends and influence people.

A Golden Future

The big showdown out west will come to a head on Tuesday.

An Open Question

Are Boulder's Open Space Department and its director one and the same?

The Village People

Arapahoe County's most aggressive town wants to swallow up the area's prime commercial real estate. Can anything stop Greenwood Village?

Off Limits

Plugging In to D.C.

How Washington lobbyists--and some politicians--cash in on Colorado's local governments.

If the Shoe Fits

Critics say the fix is in for Nike in Golden. But it won't be easy for the company to leave its imprint on a local landmark.

Post Mortem

Hell to the Chiefs

What's happening to Colorado's top cops?

Naked Oppression

Attention, adult gentlemen! A crusade against strip joints in the metro area may leave Denver the capital of the lap dance.

Calling to Collect

The City of Denver declares war on the state legislature over a telephone bill.

Fightin' Words

Two small-town newspapers find themselves in an economic war with municipal officials.

It's the Pits

Mining made history in Victor. But will a new gold rush devour its future?

Czar Talk

Tee Time for Norm?

Denver's former DA has his irons in the fire at City Park's troubled golf course.

Thanks a Lot, PAL

Other summer-league organizers cry foul over the city's new park-permit policy toward the Police Athletic League.

All Fired Up

The politicians aren't the only ones packing heat in fast-growing Elbert County.

Off Limits

1 for the Money

Interpreting Amendment 1 can be quite a balancing act. On Monday, Fitzhugh Havens took the fall.

Fighting Fire With Fire

Does Alvertis Simmons need to be so angry? He thinks so.