Politics & Government

One of Denver’s largest homeless service providers, Colorado Village Collaborative, is upgrading three housing sites.

“For a three-bedroom house [in Denver], you could have a ranch in the South.”

If the signatures are certified, Colorado voters will face fourteen statewide ballot initiatives this November.

“We are taking the people’s right-of-way and we are giving it to two private, for-profit companies and we’re getting nothing in return.”

“I feel like we’re genuinely contributing to society by being a hotel that steps up…I just want them to allow us to continue to do the good that we’re doing.”

Colorado Village Collaborative is upgrading three sites overall, and closing a supervised tent encampment in the Montbello neighborhood.

“If we’re able to put RFK’s name on the ballot with both independent and Libertarian Party of Colorado, we will be very proud to do so.”

“Saying my life has been ruined is a complete understatement. I had everything going for me in life and it was all taken away.”

“We want to focus on climate, we want to focus on childcare, we want to focus on transit.”

This latest update comes as Colorado voters consider solidifying abortion rights even further.

During a town hall about affordability, Johnston promised Harvey Park residents that his proposed sales tax wouldn’t affect grocery or gas prices.

Voters could be weighing more than a dozen statewide proposals in the next election.

“What is the need for this?” asks Tom Mauser. “We have at least 1,600 gun shops in the state.”

A few months after a $2 million wage theft decision went against Urban Peak, the organization was able to secure funding and open its 136-bed shelter on schedule.

“If we want to keep the mom and the grandma and the college graduate in Denver, we can, but we have to choose it and we have to fight for it.”

“My phone hasn’t rung yet,” Governor Jared Polis said during a CNN interview.

As Denver’s mayor delivers his State of the City address, we look back over his first twelve months.

With President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, the convention nominating system could be revived.

Joe Biden’s path to the presidency started in Denver in 2008.

“The truth is you can only live in San Francisco if you’re rich. We do not want Denver to be a city where only the rich live.”

“The people who keep us safe should feel safe at work, especially if they just want to do the right thing and report misconduct.”

Councilmember Stephanie Hancock called protesters of a police shooting “bullies, terrorists, anarchists” during a hearing last week.