Politics & Government

The ceremony was intended to “stand against hate” and embrace unity, according to Polis’s office.

“We are on the world stage, facilitating human trafficking,” the Democratic congresswoman said of Trump’s deportations.

The immigrant activist accepted a human rights award while incarcerated, saying she’s among other “political prisoners.”

About 3,000 Afghans came to Colorado after the August 2021 withdrawal, according to local estimates.

Eight people participating in the weekly walk demanding freedom for Israeli hostages of Hamas were injured, one is a survivor of the Holocaust.

“When we have a governor who is choosing to side with tech bros instead of working Coloradans, it’s a sad day in the state of Colorado.”

“This is life and death. To come here and celebrate that you’re cutting all of these people off of Medicaid is just cruel.”

“Crow can’t claim to stand for justice or humanity while standing with Palantir.”

In 2022, The Lever evolved into a fledgling investigative reporting team. Now its podcast just won top honors from the National Press Club.

Dog surrenders at the Denver Animal Shelter are up 237 percent from 2019.

President Donald Trump is calling for a $175 billion project to protect the U.S.

Most Americans still confuse buffalo and bison, thanks in part to Buffalo Bill Cody, a famous bison hunter who’s buried in Denver.

Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026, which will lead to layoffs, furloughs and a hiring freeze.

The old mining town’s population has more than doubled since 2010.

Apartment buildings in most Denver neighborhoods have to provide one parking space per unit. That may soon change.

For months, a Project 2025 subgroup drafted plans to place domestic law enforcement under Trump’s thumb. We have their files.

“Things are being centralized in the administration in Washington, making local oversight much harder. We’re going to try to figure out how to get around that.”

“I will continue to sow rebellion until I reap freedom.”

A Denver visitor was rebuffed when trying to visit the Southeast Asia Memorial Pavilion via the New Santa Fe Regional Trail.

“Typically, we only have to compete with ten or twenty others for a grant. Now I’m expecting something like fifty to 100.”

Pornography, labor unions and TABOR – oh my.

“You don’t have the type of job security you think you do.”