A bill to expand midwives’ scope of practice will likely become law, having passed both the House and Senate this week. While the bill allows midwives to administer certain drugs and IVs, it isn’t everything that advocates, including Westword profile subject Indra Lusero, had hoped for. A provision that would…
Jeanette Vizguerra, who has lived in Colorado for more than fourteen years, is the mother of three citizen children, owns a small business and is very involved in her community. She also lives in this country illegally and faces her final deportation court date on Monday at 8:30 a.m. But…
Perennial politician and former Westword cover boy Ryan Frazier has done what many people expected and joined the race to become Aurora’s next mayor. Four other candidates have already announced their intentions: Debbie Stafford, Steve Hogan, Sheilah Thomas Davis and Jude Sandvall. Current Mayor Ed Tauer can’t run because of…
Restaurateurs all over the state will be raising a glass at 3 pm. today, when Governor John Hickenlooper officially signs Senate Bill 60 into law…at the Old Chicago at 145 Union Boulevard in Lakewood. But then, the setting makes sense, since this is the measure that will allow bars and…
While Governor John Hickenlooper was tangling with legislative leaders Tuesday, Tom Tancredo, the renegade candidate who got 36 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial race last November, was tangling with MSNBC host Martin Bashir. Who won? You be the judge…
Big morning for Michael Hancock. First, he actually survived an appearance on Peter Boyles’s show — during which he promised to call Theresa Spahn and James Mejia, and apologize for a supporter calling them “losers.” And at the moment, it doesn’t look like “loser” will be a label hanging from…
As the state’s legislative session draws to a close, a group of parents involved in grim custody battles are celebrating a quiet victory — the passage of a bill that strips court-appointed child/family investigators, or CFIs, of their long-running immunity from state oversight and regulations that apply to other mental-health…
“Coming Out To America,” this week’s cover story, follows two GLBT immigrants as they apply for asylum in the United States. One immigrant, a transgender woman named Kassandra, is afraid to return to her native El Salvador for fear of persecution. And for good reason. A 2010 report by several…
“Coming Out To America” tells the story of Sam, a gay Egyptian seeking asylum in the United States. Though Egypt doesn’t have any explicit laws against homosexuality, gay men there are routinely arrested and tortured. In one infamous incident, 52 men were arrested in 2001 on a floating disco called…
Update: Why did James Mejia, who finished third in the initial round of voting for Denver mayor, choose to reject conventional wisdom and endorse frontrunner Chris Romer over second-place finisher Michael Hancock? Mejia spokesman Berrick Abramson says the decision had a lot to do complimentary ideas and Romer’s willingness to…
What does a gay man look like? Or a whistleblower? Or a woman who, were she to return to her home country, would be targeted for female genital mutilation? Those are the questions raised by “social visibility,” a criterion adopted by the Virginia-based Board of Immigration Appeals that some lawyers,…
KHOW’s Peter Boyles has obtained an April 25 memo from Denver Police Chief Gerald Whitman that reads in part, “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, DENVER POLICE OFFICERS SHALL NO LONGER ADD A CHARGE OF OR WRITE ‘REFER TO IMMIGRATION’ ON ARREST OR CHARGING DOCUMENTS.” But while Boyles sees the directive as proof Denver…
It’s official. Earlier this morning, James Mejia posted a message on his campaign Facebook page conceding in the first round of the Denver mayoral election. But while he offered congratulations to top-two finishers Chris Romer and Michael Hancock, he hasn’t endorsed either of them yet. However, he’ll be watching their…
In some countries, being gay is illegal. Gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender immigrants from countries that persecute, torture or imprison homosexuals can apply for asylum in the United States. Winning it, however, is another story — a story in which immigrants’ past can make or break their future. Read about…
Carla Madison’s death threw the District 8 race into turmoil. Eventually, 38 candidates sought her seat, with predictions that 2,500 votes would win the day. Turns out, though, that far fewer were needed. According to “unofficial final” results, Wil Alston and Albus Brooks will compete in a June 7 runoff,…
Yesterday, spokeswoman Amber Miller told us the Michael Hancock campaign would deliver ballots for voters — and each one collected was important. Hancock finished second in the initial round of the Denver mayor’s race, behind Chris Romer and so narrowly ahead of James Mejia that the latter hasn’t conceded. But…
If you hurry, you can start your day with a helping of Chris Romer. The man who led the voting after the first round of the Denver mayor’s race yesterday will be at Market Street Station at 7:30 a.m. — the first stop in what he’s calling his “Good morning,…
Colorado already has 23 types of designer license plates, including one that benefits the Denver Broncos charities. Soon there could be two more if lawmakers pass a bill to create plates to benefit the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche charities…
Dancing in the streets and cheering U!S!A! to celebrate the murder of an enemy may seem vulgar. However, there’s no denying that Osama bin Laden’s death will do wonders for America’s economic recovery efforts as May holiday celebrations push increased demand for dead bin Laden party favors…..
The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of an elite American strike team sure put a crimp in the travel plans of Gary Faulkner, the Greeley man detained on the Pakistan-Afghan border last June. Armed with sword and pistol, Faulkner told authorities he’d been hunting the terrorist leader…
It’s election day in Denver, and mayoral campaign websites are filled with advice about how and where to drop off mail-in ballots today. But Michael Hancock’s troops have taken things one step further. They’re offering to pick up your ballot and deliver it for you…
For more than two decades, Denver has tenaciously defended its pit bull ban. Years of lawsuits, protests and bad press have done nothing to unmoor Denver’s political leadership from their conviction that this particular breed of dog is far too dangerous to allow within city limits. No exceptions… until now…
