CDOT Hosting Public Meeting on Stoned Driving Tonight
The Colorado Department of Transportation is making good on its promise to involve the public’s opinion as it seeks solutions for drivers impaired by cannabis.
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Judge Rules El Paso County Sheriff Is Illegally Holding Prisoners for ICE
On Monday, March 19, State District Court Judge Eric Bentley was the latest legal authority in Colorado to declare that ICE detainer requests, unless accompanied with a signed warrant, are illegal.
Library’s Plaza Program Brings Together Denver’s Immigrants and Refugees
Inspired by cities in Latin America, many of which are built around “plazas” that are home to government buildings and the biggest church in town, the ten-year-old Plaza program is a way for Denver’s immigrant, refugee and asylum populations to access each other as well as resources they need to navigate the city.
Why Brandon Johnson Got 5 Years For Selling Fentanyl That Proved Deadly
In February 2016, as we’ve reported, Brandon Johnson and William Lancaster were charged with felony manslaughter for selling Mark Largay fentanyl, a powerful opioid that wound up killing him. Two years later, Johnson has been sentenced for a lesser crime, distributing a controlled substance, but still must serve five years behind bars because of an aggravating factor. Johnson was confined in a community corrections facility in Denver when he took part in what proved to be a fatal transaction.
Study: Too Many Cannabis Industry Employees Get High at Work
The study found most Colorado cannabis employees were happy with their jobs, but it also concluded that a sizeable portion of them were high at their jobs.
Is DPS Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims Against Former Manual High Principal?
Outgoing Manual High School principal Nickolas Dawkins created a stir when he alleged in his resignation that he was being “targeted by those who called me n*gger.” The district alleges that Dawkins created a hostile work environment and was being investigated for concerns about his leadership. Now, more information may potentially point to allegations of sexual harassment that led to Dawkins’ resignation.
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Why Denver Is America’s Number-One Power Market for Luxury-Home Sellers
If you’re selling a luxury home in Denver right now, expect to make a mint. In its recently published global luxury report, accessible below, Coldwell Banker calls the Mile High City the number one “power market” for luxury home sellers in the United States. And according to Chris Mygatt, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker-Colorado, transplants from major markets where prices are even higher than here represent a big reason why.
Wayne McDonald Attorney Plans New Suit Over Michael Hancock Texts
Earlier this month, the lawyer for former City of Denver employee Wayne McDonald, who was paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit four years after his 2012 firing, hinted that public statements made by Mayor Michael Hancock in his video apology for sending inappropriate texts to Detective Leslie Branch-Wise during the 2011-2012 period when she was on his security detail may have breached the agreement.
Why Colorado Tokers Love Granola Funk
Granola Funk isn’t a jam band that opens for Phish or Umphrey’s McGee, but it might be in the same ballpark.
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Noel Ginsburg Latest Candidate to Drop Out of Colorado Governor Race
The Colorado governor’s race for 2018 just got a little less crowded. Noel Ginsburg, an entrepreneur running as a moderate Democrat, has announced that he’s dropping out of the contest.
Dispensary Tasting Room Bill Advances in House
The model would come with more purchasing and consumption limits than its brewery counterparts, and the tasting areas would only be allowed next to recreational stores, not medical dispensaries.
Library Expands Services to Accommodate Homeless, Mentally Ill
The Denver Public Library has hired two social services and four peer navigators to help its most vulnerable visitors.
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How Michael Hancock’s Sexy Text Victim Made Denver City Council Blink
At this time yesterday, March 18, political observers were wondering if Denver City Council would investigate Mayor Michael Hancock after a new call for an inquiry from his alleged victim, Denver police detective Leslie Branch-Wise. By the evening, the answer had moved close to a “yes,” with council president Albus Brooks, who’d previously said “I continue to maintain that an investigation is not warranted because there are no disputed facts about the case” reversing course in dramatic fashion.
Ask a Stoner: Can I Still Find Swag in Colorado?
Probably not at a dispensary — at least not that anyone would admit.
Denver Gets Defensive Over Michael Marshall Jail Death Report
Late last year, the City of Denver agreed to pay $4.65 million and make major changes in its jail policies to settle claims involving Michael Marshall, who died in a Denver detention center circa 2015 during a mental-health crisis captured on video. But that wasn’t enough according to a scathing new report from Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor, which makes eight recommendations for policy change above and beyond ones already agreed to in the settlement pact.
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Everything You Need to Know About Today’s March for Our Lives
In anticipation of March for Our Lives on Saturday, March 24, in Denver, here’s everything you need to know, including details of the event, where the march will go, how to get there and various pre-march meetups.
Read Message About Denver Post‘s “Vulture” Owner the Paper Won’t Print
After the Denver Post announced that it will be laying off thirty employees, the Denver Newspaper Guild published on its website a message to Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that owns the paper and has been slowly gutting it: “Sell the Denver Post Now!”
New City Fund Will Pay for Lawyers to Defend Immigrants Facing Removal
On Monday, March 19, Denver launched a long-anticipated legal defense fund for immigrants with $385,000 in its coffers. The aim of the fund is to provide legal representation to Denver residents who are fighting removal orders or who have requested relief through avenues like Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals, asylum applications, naturalization or certain visas.
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27J Becomes First Urban District in Colorado to Implement a Four-Day Week
After months of heated parent town halls and tough community discussions, a school district in Adams County has become the first urban district in the state to transition to a four-day school week starting this August. Years of low teacher pay had taken its toll, and district leadership were desperate to try something different to change the tides amid a statewide teacher shortage and an underfunded education budget.
John Oliver: Mike Pence’s Homophobia Has a Colorado Flavor
On the March 18 edition of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver delivered a segment that excoriated Vice President Mike Pence, with a particular concentration on policies he’s supported that are widely seen as homophobic.
Will City Council Investigate Michael Hancock After New Victim Statement?
Denver City Councilman Rafael Espinoza’s call for an investigation over improper texts that Denver Mayor Michael Hancock sent to Denver police detective Leslie Branch-Wise when she was a member of his security detail circa 2011-2012 didn’t gain support from other members of the panel, which issued a joint statement rejecting the launch of such a probe.
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Ten Ways Colorado Is Better for Retirement Than Florida
The financial website WalletHub recently released its 2018 list of the Best & Worst States to Retire…and Colorado ranked right up there, as number two. Top honors went to Florida.