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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters
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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments to drop a requirement that applicants be a U.S. citizen must be approved in November by voters, who face an increasingly dense ballot.  Monday’s proposed charter change will allow immigrants of “legal status” to serve as Denver police officers and firefighters, bringing the city in line with employment discrimination laws, according to Councilmember Jamie Torres. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Broncos Hall of Fame RB Terrell Davis allegedly detained by 6 FBI agents over cup of ice on flight
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Broncos Hall of Fame RB Terrell Davis allegedly detained by 6 FBI agents over cup of ice on flight

By Jonathan Ingraham | Denver Gazette Denver Broncos Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis was detained by FBI agents over the weekend after an incident during a commercial plane flight, according to Terrell Davis' Instagram social media account. The incident occurred on a United Airlines flight from Denver to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. According to Davis, during beverage service his son had politely requested a cup of ice, however, either the flight attendant didn't hear his son's request or ignored the request, and continued past the Davis' row. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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For third time since 2019, Jefferson Co. voters will weigh in on elimination of TABOR refunds
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For third time since 2019, Jefferson Co. voters will weigh in on elimination of TABOR refunds

By Anya Moore | Denver Gazette For the third time in five years, Jefferson County's elected officials are asking voters to allow the local government to spend all of the revenue that it collects above the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights limit, thereby eliminating refunds to taxpayers.  For fiscal year 2024, that refund amount is estimated to be $54.4 million. Last year, the county refunded $39.4 million to roughly 210,000 property taxpayers. The county's voters rejected the idea twice — in 2019 and 2022 — but the county's commissioners this month insisted that, after "engaging" with the public through "both qualitative and quantitative research," voters need to decide the question again.   READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Despite uptick in production, Colorado oil industry still faces uncertainty, is wary of regulations
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Despite uptick in production, Colorado oil industry still faces uncertainty, is wary of regulations

By Scott Weiser | Denver Gazette Though oil production in Colorado has inched up this year, the state has still not recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic — and the industry is blaming regulations as the culprit.   Colorado oil producers said changing regulations has whipsawed the industry and they are struggling to cope with uncertainty that is slowing the recovery from the days of the COVID-19 shutdowns.  “We have undergone a massive amount of regulatory changes in rule makings since the governor signed Senate Bill 181 into law in 2019,” Dan Haley, president and CEO of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association told The Denver Gazette. “We have about 10 new rule makings on the books for this year alone across three different agencies. All businesses need certainty. W...
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Aurora police preparing to roll out auto theft tracking program
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Aurora police preparing to roll out auto theft tracking program

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Aurora Police Department is preparing to roll out a new tracking program that would enable officials to locate stolen cars. The goal is to spread the program, called Metro Track, across the region to make it more powerful, APD Division Chief Mark Hildebrand said at a Thursday Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Committee meeting. Metro Track, done in collaboration with the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Agency (CATPA), is based on a similar program in Cook County, Illinois, and another similar program in Denver, called DenverTrack, Hildebrand said. Those interested in participating in the program can enroll with the police department, giving officers consent to track the car in the event that it gets stolen. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER ...
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Douglas County approves $312K senior transportation services grant, but at less than requested
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Douglas County approves $312K senior transportation services grant, but at less than requested

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette Douglas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $312,728 grant for providing transport services to seniors and people with disabilities. However, the grant is more than $250,000 less than what the county’s Community Development Department requested for six months ago — thus severely limiting the number of one-way trips provided for people who need the service. Back in January, Douglas County requested $453,000 from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, which is a "planning organization where local governments collaborate to establish guidelines, set policy and allocate funding in the areas of transportation, personal mobility, growth and development, and aging and disability resources," according to its website. Douglas County req...
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Crime ‘hot spots’ in Denver may be result of illegal immigration surge, councilmembers say
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Crime ‘hot spots’ in Denver may be result of illegal immigration surge, councilmembers say

By Alexander Edwards  | Denver Gazette A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot spots” in their respective districts during a committee hearing.  Both law enforcement and city officials, including the Johnston administration, use the phrase "hot spot" to denote an area with a spiking crime rate. The city, for example, earlier designated five areas as "hot spots" — places that, by design, will be getting law enforcement's focus in the administration's campaign to curb gun-related crimes. The specific areas are not necessarily the most...
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, says Biden cannot win, its Trump ‘maybe in landslide’
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, says Biden cannot win, its Trump ‘maybe in landslide’

By Reuters (via Denver Gazette) Democratic Sen, Michael Bennet from Colorado told CNN on Tuesday night he thinks Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden cannot win against former Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2024 elections. “Donald Trump is on track I think to win this election, and maybe win it by a landslide and take with it the Senate and the House,” Bennet said in an interview on CNN. Bennet, however, did not call on Biden to step aside as presidential candidate. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Aurora councilmembers on Monday removed from the agenda a resolution that would have expressed the City Council's "apology and condolences" to the family of a man killed by the police trying to arrest him for attempted homicide.  The decision prompted a "sit-in" on the Council floor and forced the Council meeting to move to another room, as protesters filled the floor below the dais and shouted Kilyn Lewis's name. The protesters took turns at the podium to speak over the sound of the Council meeting being livestreamed from the next room. "I yield my time for item number 11.a.11," protesters said, referring to the agenda item sponsored by Councilmember Alison Coombs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Too close to call: Automatic recount likely in House District 58 GOP primary
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Too close to call: Automatic recount likely in House District 58 GOP primary

By Deborah Grigsby | Denver Gazette With just a handful of votes now separating Colorado House District 58 Republican Primary candidates Larry Don Suckla and J. Mark Roeber, the Colorado Secretary of State will most likely order an automatic recount of the 12,971 votes. “As it stands, the vote differential is three votes or 0.046%,” Colorado Secretary of State Communications Director Jack Todd confirmed by email.  This puts the two conservative GOP candidates within the 0.5% margin that would trigger an automatic recount.  “We are within that threshold,” Todd said. “The deadline for Secretary (Jena) Griswold to order a mandatory recount is July 19.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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