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It is rare that this many politicians agree on anything, but in Colorado most seem to agree that it is wiser not to comment on Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Denver.
In the wake of the motion issued by Judge Brian Whitney in Gessler v. Johnson, Scott Gessler, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and State Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver all issued statements. Gessler said Friday's decision was merely "the first salvo".
Speaking at Denver's Lincoln High School Tuesday, President Obama said that if Congress passed his jobs bill it would put thousands of Coloradans back to work. See his speech below.
A Denver 2022 Winter Olympic bid may face a much stiffer challenge than the ongoing squabble between U.S. and international Olympic officials over revenue sharing. The Reno-Lake Tahoe region on the California-Nevada border suddenly became a lot more attractive.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock today announced appointments to the 2011 Denver Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Commission. The Commission is comprised of 22 sitting commissioners tasked with providing the mayor with insight and communication with the GLBT community in Denver.
With the rush of successfully hosting a major cycling event still fresh in the state’s collective consciousness, Colorado officials are starting to once again dream of Olympic glory.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock today announced the appointment of Cary Kennedy as Deputy Mayor for the City and County of Denver. Currently serving as the city's chief financial officer, Kennedy will stand second in the mayoral line of succession, acting as chief executive when the mayor is unavailable.
Michael Hancock was sworn in today as the 45th mayor of Denver. Like all such speeches, his inaugural was brimming with optimism and platitudes. Still, he managed to say a few interesting things. He vowed to turn the 22-mile distance between DIA and downtown into a "corridor of opportunity."
This past Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of Marvin Booker's death at the Denver jail after a tragic confrontation with Sheriff Department deputies. Booker's parents commemorated the dark day by joining members of a rights coalition and police brutality awareness activists for a rally in front of the jailhouse. Booker's death was one of several high-profile episodes over the last few years that have sparked widespread concerns over law enforcement practices in the Denver metro area. At the event Saturday, the ACLU's Rosemary Harris Lytle said the group asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate police practices in the city.
Fox 31 and 7 News both reported Thursday that Denver Mayor-elect Michael Hancock has denied allegations that he was a client of a high-end Denver prostitution service.