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Welcome back to Chalkbeat’s campaign finance tracker. We’ll track how much each of the nine Denver school board candidates has raised and spent in the runup...
A new study shows large literacy gains and other benefits for full-day preschoolers as they enter kindergarten compared with their half-day peers — timely findings...
Denver police and school district officials are investigating an altercation between a black parent and a bus driver, apparently white, that community activists say...
Former three-term Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey may run for the job again next year.
Morrissey confirmed his consideration of a re-election bid during a...
Update: The Denver City Council, without comment, approved the settlement agreement at its Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 meeting.
Denver’s Police Department has agreed to a...
Denver’s elected auditor thinks all future holders of his office should be certified public accountants. He wants to give voters the chance to decide...
Denver Sheriff Patrick Firman has lost the confidence of city leaders and his own employees, and his departure from the position is imminent.
A half-dozen...
There will be no mass reincarceration of hundreds of Denver halfway-house residents, the city council ensured Monday.
The council voted unanimously to approve one contract...
It appears some early fears created by the Denver City Council’s Aug. 5 decision to sever ties with controversial halfway-house providers can for now...