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Aurora to get rid of shelter, notice requirements for homeless camp abatements
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Aurora to get rid of shelter, notice requirements for homeless camp abatements

By Kyla Pearce | The Denver Gazette Aurora city councilmembers passed an ordinance Monday night that gets rid of the requirement to provide shelter options and a 72-hour notice before abating homeless encampments. The ordinance, which was passed through a study session two weeks ago, prevailed with three 'no' votes from councilmembers Alison Coombs, Ruben Medina and Crystal Murillo. Prior to the ordinance's passage, city code read that "no city employee authorized to issue a citation shall issue a citation, make an arrest, or otherwise enforce this section against a person camping on public property unless the city has a shelter option available for the person ordered to move from the camp and the person has been offered placement in the shelter option." READ THE FULL STORY AT ...
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Federal committee calls for Denver mayor to testify on city’s sanctuary policies
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Federal committee calls for Denver mayor to testify on city’s sanctuary policies

By Deborah Grigsby | The Denver Gazette The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigating so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions across the nation has called for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to testify in Washington, D.C. “Denver is a sanctuary jurisdiction that refuses to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement,” Committee Chairman James Comer wrote in a letter to Johnston dated Jan. 27. “To provide much needed oversight of this matter, the Committee requests documents and information related to the sanctuary policies of Denver.” The letter called out Johnston by name: “Denver is a sanctuary jurisdiction under Colorado law, and Mayor Mike Johnston confirmed that he was prepared to go to jail to protect illegal aliens from federal immigration authorities...
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Trump suggests getting rid of FEMA. What might it mean for Colorado?
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Trump suggests getting rid of FEMA. What might it mean for Colorado?

By The Denver Gazette President Donald Trump on Friday said he is considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “FEMA has been a very big disappointment," the Republican president said while on a first trip in North Carolina, which is reeling from Hurricane Helene. “It’s very bureaucratic. And it’s very slow. Other than that, we’re very happy with them.” The agency helps respond to disasters when local leaders request a presidential emergency declaration, a signal that the damage is beyond the state's ability to handle on its own. FEMA can reimburse governments for recovery efforts, such as debris removal, and it gives stopgap financial assistance to individual residents. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Colorado, 13 other states, reach $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis
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Colorado, 13 other states, reach $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis

By Sage Kelley | The Denver Gazette The Colorado Attorney General's Office, along with 14 other states, helped secure a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over its role in fueling the ongoing opioid crisis. The resolution comes on the heels of a previous settlement that was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2024. The new agreement is more than $1 billion more than the initial settlement. Purdue Pharma is the maker of OxyContin, a powerful prescription painkiller that has been a significant factor in the opioid epidemic striking the country since 2011. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Denver will take Trump administration to court over raids at churches, schools
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Denver will take Trump administration to court over raids at churches, schools

By Marilyn Moore | The Denver Gazette, via 9NEWS Denver has outlined its immigration response as President Donald Trump prepares to enact major policy changes, saying it will cooperate when it comes to criminal elements but will fight the White House in court over potential raids at churches and schools.   The city said it has put together a four-pronged approach to respond to Trump’s immigration policies. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER GAZETTE
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Trump’s immigration orders to stop public funding of sanctuary cities could cost Denver hundreds of millions
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Trump’s immigration orders to stop public funding of sanctuary cities could cost Denver hundreds of millions

By Deborah Grigsby and Nico Brambila | The Denver Gazette Colorado's most populous city faces the risk of losing hundreds of millions of federal dollars under a slew of directives that President Donald Trump issued as part of his campaign to crack down on illegal immigration, a crisis that has spilled over from the border into America's interior cities.  In an executive order, Trump outlined a series of actions to combat the "unprecedented flood of illegal immigrants” into the county. Specifically, Trump has tasked the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security with the power to ensure “so-called sanctuary jurisdictions" do not receive access to federal funds.   Such jurisdictions, the executive order said, seek to ...
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ICE officials not allowed on Denver school campuses, superintendent says
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ICE officials not allowed on Denver school campuses, superintendent says

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette A top Denver school official has reiterated a district policy that does not permit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on campus as the Trump administration prepares to crackdown on illegal immigration. In his inauguration speech on Monday, Trump said he will go after criminals and gang members, a reference to, among others, the Venezuelan gang that is seeking to entrench its tentacles in metro Denver. Trump campaign officials have said his administration will go after individuals convicted of crimes and those who already face deportation orders.    “No individual should be permitted to enter the building without ascertaining whether the individual has a legitimate business or educational purpose,” Denver Public Schoo...
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Arapahoe County using money from Prop. 123 for housing services
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Arapahoe County using money from Prop. 123 for housing services

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Arapahoe County is putting $200,000 in funding from Proposition 123 toward housing stability services via a program to target at-risk people, county officials said in a news release.  The county is one of four organizations in Colorado to get money from the proposition for Colorado Emergency Rental Assistance for Housing Stability Services, according to the release.  Arapahoe County's program to provide services with money from the Department of Local Affairs will start in February. Services to help with housing include application assistance, case management, community outreach and resource referrals to individuals and families facing financial hardships that threaten their housing security.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Threats of another King Soopers strike heat up as contract expires
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Threats of another King Soopers strike heat up as contract expires

By Bernadette Berdychowski | The Denver Gazette The clock is ticking as contracts across the state expire between the union representing grocery workers in Colorado and Kroger, the parent company of King Soopers and City Market. It’s the first time the union has returned to settle a contract with Kroger since 2022, when negotiations sparked a strike and allegations the grocer colluded with Safeway with illegal non-poach agreements, which are still being settled through lawsuits filed by the state and the grocer’s union United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. It also comes a month after the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger collapsed, which the UFCW Local 7 officials cheered. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Chris Wright, the Coloradan who could be on cabinet, pledges to ‘unleash American energy’
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Chris Wright, the Coloradan who could be on cabinet, pledges to ‘unleash American energy’

By Scott Weiser | Denver Gazette Chris Wright, a Denver businessman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary, told U.S. senators Wednesday that, if confirmed, he would use the position to “unleash American energy at home and abroad.” That message and others like it drew universal praise from the Republican members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, setting him up for an easy confirmation, with Chairman Mike Lee, R-Utah, saying he hopes to have it wrapped up before the end of the month. Wright faced fairly straightforward questions during his confirmation hearing and he appeared to have secured bipartisan support. Once confirmed, Wright would be tasked with administering U.S. energy policy, maintaining and protecting the nation’s nuclear ...
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