Politics & Government

For many, 2016 has been one enormous bummer. There are suddenly and shockingly almost too many outrages to address, and so people have taken to the streets both here in Denver and across the country.

Marijuana enthusiasts will have plenty to worry about during a Donald Trump presidency.

Although Andrew Rodgers was named the director of the Denver Film Society in January, the just-wrapped 39th annual Denver Film Festival was, in some ways, a coming-out party for him. And he certainly made an impression. As we’ve reported, Rodgers, who moved to Colorado from North Carolina, where he oversaw…

As snow began to fall on Thursday, at least two dozen homeless individuals located within a one block radius of the Denver Rescue Mission, at the intersection of Park Avenue West and Lawrence Street, remained camped out on the sidewalks. They remained despite not being allowed to cover themselves with…

As we’ve been reporting, the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency has sent shock waves through the immigrant community as a result of his campaign comments about mass deportation and more. The confusion and fear of children at many Denver-area schools the day after the vote was comparable…

Tension. On one side of Lawrence Street, a line of Denver Police officers, mid-level city officials and brightly clad public works employees standing with their arms folded, waiting.

Instead of challenging your anger at a Trump presidency into a Facebook status update or ten cocktails, consider giving your time and money to local nonprofits that fight for and defend the very things that make this country truly great.

President-elect Donald Trump has sparked another firestorm of criticism by naming Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and counselor. Why? Prior to joining Trump’s campaign, Bannon was executive chairman of Breitbart News, an outlet that the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, has excoriated as a purveyor of…

Tired of waiting for the city, a group of service providers, faith organizations, and homeless advocates has been quietly meeting since the March sweeps to figure out alternative ways to help the 3,700 homeless people living in Denver.

The City of Denver is preparing its next major sweep operation to clear out homeless encampments. The focus of the operation will be along Park Avenue West and Lawrence Street, near the Denver Rescue Mission, where signs have been posted advising homeless individuals to remove their belongings from the streets…

In an April report about 2H, a Boulder proposal to put an excise tax on sugary drinks, and a followup last month, we addressed the possibility that its passage could lead to similar initiatives in other cities. Well, 2H was approved, having attracted 53.87 percent of the vote at this writing…

The giant anti-Trump protests on Thursday night that briefly shut down a portion of Interstate 25 was followed this weekend by two additional demonstrations about issues that have inspired people of all stripes to gather in the streets both here and across the country in recent days and weeks. On Saturday, November…

Comments are still pouring in about the classy way Denver protesters — and the Denver Police Department — behaved on Thursday night during a massive demonstration against the election results.  There will be another community gathering at 2:30 p.m. today, November 13, in Civic Center Park. “It is time that we…

When Donald Trump was announced the winner of the 2016 presidential race, Colorado’s pot advocates got to work on a petition demanding the president-elect leave legal marijuana alone. They have reason to be nervous; people close to Trump, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, have publicly spoken against states’ legalizing pot. Though Christie was booted from Trump’s transition team on Friday, Giuliani is still close to the Donald and has been floated as a potential Attorney General. Yeah, holy shit is right.

One of the largest protests in recent Denver history took place last night — and the target was president-elect Donald Trump. A crowd estimated in the thousands marched along the 16th Street Mall, as well as the areas on and near the grounds of the State Capitol. Multiple street closures…

In basic ways, the three Denver-area schools are different. One is public, one is charter, one is Catholic. But demographically, they have a lot in common. Their students come from exceedingly diverse national, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and their families tend to be on the lower end of the economic…

Among the narratives to emerge from the wreckage of Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign is the theory that she might have come out on top in the key state of Florida if it weren’t for the impact there of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the ticket representing the Libertarian Party. At…

Political analyst Eric Sondermann offered educated guesses the week before Tuesday’s big vote for our post headlined “Who and What Will Win in Colorado’s 2016 Election: An Expert’s Predictions” — and as we noted in our followup piece, “Who and What Won in Colorado Election 2016,” his accuracy was highly…

Last night the United States entered a post-Trump America, where “people have an all-access pass to be jerks publicly,” says Denise Soler-Cox, the director of Being Ñ, a film about the American-born children of immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries.

Early on election day, we published a lighthearted list headlined “Ten Ways Colorado May Be Different If Donald Trump Is Elected President.” Twenty-four hours later, after Trump triumphed over rival Hillary Clinton nationwide (though not in Colorado), supporters of The Donald remain in a laughing mood. But those who opposed…

Last week, we published “Who and What Will Win in Colorado’s 2016 Election: An Expert’s Predictions,” in which political analyst Eric Sondermann offered educated guesses about which ballot issues and candidates would prevail on November 8. Pundits all over the country had a rough election night, as witnessed by their…

Think you’re tired of all the election baggage? Pity the poor letter carriers. Their bags have been unusually packed lately, with endless political mailings pushing candidates and initiatives on the ballot for what’s been labeled a “rigged” election. And perhaps because of those “rigged” charges — first leveled at Colorado…