Denver leaders want to curb ‘hidden epidemic’ of domestic violence strangulation

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 8/26 12:00A Shelly Bradbury

On the Tuesday after July 4, a 40-year-old woman was arguing with her longtime boyfriend in their Villa Park home when he grabbed her, put her in a headlock, punched her in the face and strangled her. The woman reached for anything she could use...

US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list

The Dever Post (National Politics) 7/26 6:25A The Associated Press

By RUSS BYNUM A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that...

Colorado academics worry about future of scientific progress amid fallout from Trump’s research...

The Dever Post (National Politics) 7/19 12:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Casey Fiesler suspects she wound up in the federal government s crosshairs for attempting to combat misinformation. The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded the University of Colorado Boulder information science professor a $268,428 grant in...

The Tennyson Street Fair, a Chicano music festival, and more things to do in Denver

The Denver Post (Airlines & Aerospace) 7/16 2:00A John Wenzel

Tennyson Street Fair Friday-Saturday. The boisterous Tennyson Street Fair drew an event-best 30,000 attendees last year, and it returns this weekend with refreshed offerings, including pop-ups for Wax...

A costly, scorched-earth Denver primary reflects the fight over the Democratic Party’s direction....

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 6/28 2:00A Seth Klamann, Nick Coltrain

When Donna Smith ran against Bill Owens for an Arapahoe County state House seat back in 1986, she put out two mailers, along with distributing signs and flyers. Add in door-to-door canvassing, and her...

A chunk of Centennial could fall into Aurora’s hands as Regis Jesuit High School tries to simplify...

The Dever Post (Local Politics) 6/27 2:00A John Aguilar

There will soon be a little less of Centennial to love 18.03 acres less, to be exact. Next month, the city will bid goodbye to a parcel at the northwest corner of East Arapahoe Road and South Olathe...

Colorado PAC tied to sports-betting apps spends roughly $1.5 million in legislative races. Why isn’t...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 6/23 2:00A Seth Klamann

Weeks after lawmakers passed new regulations on the sports-betting industry , a Colorado political spending committee funded by DraftKings and FanDuel has dropped roughly $1.5 million to influence...

Want to know who’s paying for legislative campaign flyers filling Denver mailboxes? Good luck.

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 6/13 2:00A Seth Klamann

Another Democratic primary in Colorado. Another wave of campaign mailers and attack ads that frequently, as far as the public can tell, emerged from a black hole. The new glut of spending in state...