Denver

She worked for Denver for 20 years. Now she’s suing Mayor Mike Johnston’s office and his chief equity officer

A City of Denver employee is suing the Mayor’s Office and the Mayor’s Chief Equity Officer. Jessica Calderon’s allegations include sex and national-origin discrimination, retaliation and violations of her constitutional rights to free expression and assembly. 

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Colorado bought a Denver railyard for $50 million. 3 years later, it could be sold

When the state of Colorado bought Burnham Yard in 2021, it had big plans for the old railyard south of downtown Denver. The state expected the roughly 60-acre site could accommodate the expansion of Interstate 25, new RTD light rail tracks, and even the planned Front Range passenger rail line.

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Tom Homan responds to Denver mayor: ‘He’s willing to go to jail, I’m willing to put him in jail’

Democratic Denver Mayor Mike Johnston recently said he was prepared to go to jail over his opposition to the Trump administration’s border policies. The president-elect’s pick to be the next border czar responded that he’s willing to put him there.

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‘Like Tiananmen square’: Denver mayor vows city police, population will forcibly resist Trump deportation measures

Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vowed that his city’s police and population would resist President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation agenda in an interview Tuesday with the Denverite while comparing Trump and federal deportations to the Chinese Communist Party. 

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