Politics & Government

For the second year in a row, the Western Conservative Summit will be holding a national under-30 speech contest, sponsored by Red Alert Politics.

The City of Denver appears to be continuing its public-relations battle against the Denver 420 Rally, which is appealing a three-year permit ban, by contrasting the trashy condition of Civic Center Park the morning after the April 20 event with the much tidier look of the location following this past weekend’s PrideFest celebration. Meanwhile, an attorney for the rally charges Denver with using a double standard by pointing out that a dispensary was allowed to display its logo at PrideFest, as seen in a video below, even though such businesses have been forbidden to do so at the Denver 420 Rally.

Members of Colorado political groups affiliated with the Indivisible movement are blasting Senator Cory Gardner for linking protests at his office involving coffins and costumed Grim Reapers and the attack on Republican lawmakers at a practice session for the Congressional baseball game that critically wounded Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise last week.

Immigration continues to be a divisive topic among our readers (hell, among residents around the entire country). After Chris Walker wrote about a new hotline that immigrants can use to report ICE raids, plenty of people shared their thoughts. Says Chuck: Whenever you hear a politician or anyone say “Comprehensive…

Representative and 2018 Colorado gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis was a star at last night’s Congressional baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., delivering four RBIs, including the winning run, in leading the Democrats over the Republicans by a score of 11-2. But while he was pleased with his performance, he keeps the focus on Representative Steve Scalise and three others who were wounded in a shooting at a practice session on June 14, the day before the game.

Today, June 15, a coalition of immigrant rights organizations debuted the Colorado Rapid Response Network, a 24-hour hotline that people can call to report, track and verify enforcement operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Organizers say they already have over a hundred volunteers lined up to staff the…

Since March 31, when the City of Denver approved a zoning application for a tiny home village consisting of eleven units and a shower facility to be built in RiNo, at 38th and Walnut streets, Mayor Michael Hancock and his new housing czar Erik Solivan have repeatedly cited the project…

The current edition of the American Health Care Act, also known as Trumpcare, would make the opioid epidemic and the overall addiction crisis in Colorado and beyond infinitely worse, says the man behind one of the state’s leading addiction treatment centers.

Everyone knows Colorado is traditionally divided between Democrats, Republicans and Independents. But the new presidential administration has brought out an even wider variety of the political spectrum (and Colorado has even folded a few new political parties into the mix). Whether you support Donald Trump or not, this past weekend…

The Unity Party of Colorado recently surpassed the 1,000-registered-voter tally to qualify as an official minor party in the state, which means candidates won’t have to petition their way onto the ballot.

We can understand increased security at government buildings during these challenging times. But while heading into the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building last week, we discovered that another item had been added to the forbidden list: Sharpies.

The Colorado doctor behind a proposed ballot initiative to ban the sale of smartphones to children in the state under age thirteen views the devices as harmful to young people in a wide variety of ways, even suggesting a possible link to suicide. And while he concedes that enforcing the edict would be difficult, he sees the measure as a way to start a conversation here and throughout the nation as a whole about the wisdom of putting such a powerful tool in the hands of preteens.

Killmer, Lane & Newman, a well-known civil rights law firm, has joined a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of homeless persons suing the City of Denver over its sweeps of homeless encampments. David Lane, a partner of the firm, calls the case an “extremely uphill battle” but is…

Known for its large population of refugees and immigrants (roughly 70,000 people), the city of Aurora is also home to a number of nonprofits, such as Project Worthmore, that help arrivals from around the world settle into life in Colorado. Soon, Aurora’s international community will have another resource at its…

This year’s Western Conservative Summit traditionally draws many of the biggest names in Republican politics, including Donald Trump, who was among the headliners last year when he was the GOP presidential nominee. But thus far, neither Trump nor any key members of his team have confirmed that they’ll attend the 2017 version, scheduled to take place July 21-23 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, prompting organizers to launch a Twitter campaign intended to use the power of the President’s favorite social media tool to get him and his closest helpers to commit.

Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law today, June 5, that allows women to fill up to a year’s worth of birth control with a single prescription. The law requires that healthcare insurers extend the current prescription limit of three months to twelve months in order to reduce pregnancies resulting from gaps between birth control prescriptions.

On Friday, June 2, Mayor Hancock accepted an invitation to visit a tiny home village that’s being constructed at 38th and Walnut streets, in RiNo. During his visit, which was closed to the media, the Mayor donned a construction hat and engaged in candid conversations with villagers who voiced concerns…

Former Denver Broncos star Peyton Manning, one of the most popular athletes in Colorado and across the country, is receiving unexpected backlash after reports that he joined President Donald Trump for a golf game, with many online commentators making reference to claims that the retired quarterback had pressed his naked buttocks into a trainer’s face during his days at the University of Tennessee.

In Boulder on June 3, a free speech gathering will be hosted by Proud Boys Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Antifa has already promised to be there to make its own opinions known, which inspired one reader to outline rewrite of West Side Story. Gee, President Trumpsky!

Rallies will shake up Boulder and Denver this weekend.

At the first ever Denver Gender Equity Summit, on Wednesday, May 31, organizers took a fresh approach to gender issues like the wage gap in Denver, where women make 81 cents for every dollar made by men. The summit drew over 400 business and nonprofit leaders and government officials to…

Back in 2003, the City of Denver convened the 45-member Commission to End Homelessness, a coalition of service providers, business people and politicians tasked with creating solutions and advising the city on the complicated issue. But the commission has been plagued with problems, especially after the group concluded its “ten…