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Colorado EDC awards ‘Project Airplane’ $2.15 million in incentives for expansion
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Colorado EDC awards ‘Project Airplane’ $2.15 million in incentives for expansion

By Bernadette Berdychowski | Denver Gazette The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved $2.15 million in job growth tax incentives to an airplane manufacturer. The company, dubbed as "Project Airplane," is looking to build a new seat production and customer experience center, according to the EDC. It’s considering expanding in Colorado or Florida. The EDC described the unnamed company — to protect confidentiality in the competitive process between states to attract businesses — as a manufacturer within the aerospace industry with 3,000 employees that has gotten tax incentives from Colorado before. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Douglas Co. passes resolution supporting Trump’s use of ICE and ‘safe and lawful deportation’ of illegals
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Douglas Co. passes resolution supporting Trump’s use of ICE and ‘safe and lawful deportation’ of illegals

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette Douglas County is backing President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan, arguing it supports public safety, which contrasts with Denver, whose mayor has vowed to resist federal immigration agents deporting illegal immigrants in his city. On Tuesday, Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution embracing Trump’s “use of federal immigration and customs enforcement for the safe and lawful deportation of immigrants illegally in the United States,” the resolution states. “Open and insecure border policies and local sanctuary declarations and laws have resulted in a mass illegal migration into the United States," the resolution states, arguing "sanctuary" status has cost Colorado government entities over $350 million. READ THE ...
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‘This is my last one’: National Western CEO will retire after 2025 stock show
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‘This is my last one’: National Western CEO will retire after 2025 stock show

By Sage Kelley | Denver Gazette On a bright, brisk Saturday morning, Paul Andrews carefully placed his cowboy hat upon his head, walking out into the stock yards at the National Western Stock Show on opening morning.  For over an hour, the leader of the show pulled a utility vehicle through the yards, passing out donuts, coffee and handshakes to the contestants setting up shop in bundled outfits.  "This is my last one," Andrews said to one participant with a smile. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Denver mayor vetoes bill expanding Denver’s needle exchange program, day after it passed
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Denver mayor vetoes bill expanding Denver’s needle exchange program, day after it passed

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the city’s needle exchange program. The City Council may still override his veto if supporters can secure a supermajority of nine votes. That appears unlikely, as a divided council approved the measure Monday with an 8 to 5 vote. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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16th Street Mall stabbing suspect spent last six years in and out of jail
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16th Street Mall stabbing suspect spent last six years in and out of jail

By Carol McKinley | Denver Gazette The suspect in four random stabbings that occurred this weekend in downtown Denver was no stranger to the police. Elijah David Caudill, 24, who appeared to be on probation, had threatened to kill at least one person with a knife in years past, according to records.  Caudill appeared in court Monday morning for his first advisement. He is currently being held without bond. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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In 8-5 vote, Denver votes to remove cap and distance requirement on needle exchange programs
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In 8-5 vote, Denver votes to remove cap and distance requirement on needle exchange programs

By Deborah Grigsby | Denver Gazette Denver City Council's decision to remove restrictions on syringe exchange programs, including a cap on the number of sites and distance limits from schools and daycare centers, could lead to an increase in these programs in 2025. City Council voted 8 to 5 vote Monday night to update the existing city municipal code and remove the cap on the number of sites permitted and lift a distance barrier that prohibited their operation within 1,000 feet of schools and daycare centers. Councilmembers Flor Alvidrez, Kevin Flynn, Amanda Sawyer, Diana Romero Campbell and Darrell Watson all cast “no” votes. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Passenger rail advocates push state to connect southern, western Colorado
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Passenger rail advocates push state to connect southern, western Colorado

By David O. Williams | Denver Gazette Passengers or petroleum products? That’s one of the key questions being bandied about in a renewed effort to revive part of the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line linking southern Colorado to the state’s Western Slope. As the Polis administration continues to focus almost exclusively on planning for passenger rail in the northern Front Range and through the northern mountains between Denver and Craig, some rail advocates, experts and elected officials are urging the state to study the out-of-service Union Pacific rail line between Pueblo and western Eagle County that last saw freight trains in 1997. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Man who dragged Brighton officer with car sentenced to decades in prison
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Man who dragged Brighton officer with car sentenced to decades in prison

By Janet Oravetz  | Denver Gazette, via 9News A man who injured a Brighton Police Department officer when he attempted to drive away to avoid being arrested was sentenced Wednesday morning to 20 years in prison. Robert Trujillo, 51, pleaded guilty in September to first-degree assault related to the August 2023 incident at Overland Trail Middle School. On Aug. 16, 2023, officers responded to the school after learning that Trujillo, who was wanted on a felony domestic violence warrant was sitting in a car at the school. Officers arrived and one parked in front of Trujillo's vehicle and a second parked behind him. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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‘Praying Grandma,’ convicted of misdemeanors in J9 breach, plans to deny Trump pardon, if offered
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‘Praying Grandma,’ convicted of misdemeanors in J9 breach, plans to deny Trump pardon, if offered

By Debbie Kelley | Denver Gazette, via The Gazette Colorado Springs-area resident Rebecca Lavrenz, who was found guilty last year on four federal misdemeanor charges related to the United States Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, while demonstrators protested the 2020 presidential election results, says she will deny a pardon should President-elect Donald J. Trump offer such a deal to her after he takes office on Jan. 20. The reason? Lavrenz, who became known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma,” has appealed her case and, should the Washington, D.C. appellate court agree that she is not liable for the $103,000 fine levied because she was acting under rights allowed by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, Lavrenz says the decision would be precedent-setting. But a pardon w...
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Denver airport’s Great Hall, at cost of $2.1 billion, remains at risk for overspending, audit says
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Denver airport’s Great Hall, at cost of $2.1 billion, remains at risk for overspending, audit says

By Deborah Grigsby | Denver Gazette Denver International Airport's Great Hall renovation project may exceed $2 billion, and auditors are worried the city could face even higher costs due to potential overspending on future construction. During a review last year, city auditors made 10 recommendations to airport officials after determining that DIA lacked sufficient management and oversight of its three-phased Great Hall construction project. The follow-up report, published on Jan. 2, said the airport still is not following procurement procedures, proper document decision-making processes, or requiring contractors to submit documentation of actual costs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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