Today is Alex Martinez’ one-year anniversary as the head of Denver’s Department of Safety — and he says he has worked hard to start restoring the public’s faith in city law enforcement. But even with a promising ruling this week keeping a fired cop off the force, Martinez says he’s…
In March, when news broke about layoffs at Abound Solar, a Colorado business with government support, the chief financial officer told us he was aware his company could be used as a political football in the presidential race. In June, Abound went bankrupt and has recently been the source of…
Last week, Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced the results from his second round of checks to remove illegal voters from the state’s rolls. His office says 300 alleged non-citizens are registered to vote throughout the state in addition to the 141 flagged in September. Since these names were sent…
If enough people really understood just how backwards Mitt Romney’s policies were in so many different areas, the race for the White House wouldn’t be as close as it is a week before election day. This was a recurring message from ex-President Bill Clinton, who came to Denver yesterday for…
As President Obama and Mitt Romney argue about who is a better job-creator, a heated congressional race between incumbent Ed Perlmutter and challenger Joe Coors has also zeroed in on jobs and alleged outsourcing. The latest tiff centers on a mailer from a former Coors company that Perlmutter’s team is…
Mitt Romney says that our rights come from God — and Craig Romney says his father’s success will come from God hearing the prayers of Colorado residents across the state. This was one message at an early vote rally yesterday afternoon in which Craig, Mitt’s youngest son, told fans that…
A lot more people are biking in Denver — and a group of local web developers hope to take advantage of this growth with a new website that collects and maps data provided by the city’s cyclists. The site, called OpenBike, catalogs a range of user-generated bike information, including scenic…
Colorado is not facing any danger from Hurricane Sandy, but the effects of the storm can still be felt here, with the Obama and Romney camps canceling scheduled rallies. Today, we decided to check in with a local expert on natural disasters who also has a perspective on potential political…
It’s the final countdown to Election Day and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, is looking toward the finish line. At a campaign stop at an Obama field office in Lakewood last night, the Second Lady pushed the reelection of the Obama-Biden team as the right choice for…
In the final weeks of the campaign, as we reported earlier today, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has continued his controversial anti-fraud campaign by tracking down individuals he believes are illegally registered to vote, because they are immigrants. Gessler sent them letters to 300 people asking them to verify their…
Though Colorado residents have already begun voting, Secretary of State Scott Gessler says it’s not too late for officials across the state to work together to try and remove potential non-citizens from the voter rolls. Two days after early voting began, he announced that a new round of checks has…
While Secretary of State Scott Gessler continues to face backlash for his efforts to remove potentially illegal voters from the rolls, his communications team last week was also forced to respond to more serious allegations — that the Republican official misused public dollars for his private, political travels. But despite…
With election day less than two weeks away, Colorado is continuing to get a lot of love from both presidential campaigns, and for good reason: The state is divided. This fact was evidenced yesterday by a massive City Park rally for the president less than 24 hours after Mitt Romney…
Since President Barack Obama struggled in his Denver debate against Mitt Romney, some have questioned whether his improved performances in the second two debates can undo the damage. Today, a day after Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rallied at Red Rocks, Obama is making a stop at City Park in…
Standing in front of around 10,000 supporters at by far his most extravagant Colorado rally of the presisdential race, Mitt Romney last night took in the breathtaking sight of Red Rocks Amphitheatre filled with cheering swing-state voters who want him to be the next president. “Wow, that’s a Colorado welcome,…
Out of 32 assistant chiefs currently working in the Denver Fire Department, one is black, four are Hispanic and there are no females. Of 62 captains below them, six are black, and three of those are eligible to retire in coming years. The consequence of these numbers according to some…
Update: The Amendment 64 campaign has replied to Mayor Hancock’s comments below. The reply is on page three after the original post. In the intensifying endorsement war around Amendment 64, Colorado’s Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has come out in opposition, in part because he does…
Today is the first day that voters can cast their ballots in person as part of early voting in Colorado — and the state’s top Democratic officials set an example by voting in front of a bunch of cameras in Denver. The photo op underscores how important the ground game…
Even though Mayor Michael Hancock says he likes to give people the benefit of the doubt, he believes Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s actions echo a concerted nationwide effort to suppress votes. The mayor weighed in on this topic last week, and while he declined to directly slam Gessler, he…
Election day is rapidly approaching and it couldn’t be clearer in Colorado where residents are bombarded with nonstop ads and weekly traffic jams due to Obama and Romney rallies. But those two aren’t the only presidential candidates showing the state some love. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian pick, stopped here Friday…
Asked about the Denver Civil Service Commission’s reinstatement of two police officers fired for a billy-clubbing and macing incident at the Denver Diner, Mayor Michael Hancock says it’s time to re-evaluate the commission’s disciplinary hearings process. His comments only add to pressure on the commission, which Denver’s City Attorney slammed…
The Colorado GOP last month cut ties with a controversial voter-registration firm accused of fraud. But Nathan Sproul, the consultant behind the firm, Strategic Allied Consulting, has since popped up elsewhere, continuing voter canvassing work across the country. And in Colorado, some Craigslist advertisements suggest that Sproul, or a company…
