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Grassroots or guided? Inside the ‘No Kings’ protests in Colorado
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Grassroots or guided? Inside the ‘No Kings’ protests in Colorado

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice A large crowd gathered at the Colorado State Capitol on Saturday before marching through downtown Denver — the third installment of a movement its organizers describe on their national website as a grassroots uprising, "spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy." Denver was one of many across the state.  Demonstrators hold signs and flags during a “No Kings” protest in Berthoud, Colorado. No Kings has promoted itself consistently as decentralized and leaderless since it launched in 2025, built on the energy of ordinary Americans acting on their own. State records, financial filings, and an internal organizing document tell a more complicated...
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Judge Deals Polis Another Loss In ICE Subpoena Dispute
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The Colorado Sun, Approved, State

Judge Deals Polis Another Loss In ICE Subpoena Dispute

By Taylor Dolven | The Colorado Sun Alawsuit filed against Gov. Jared Polis after he attempted to comply with a subpoena from federal immigration officials will continue despite the governor’s efforts to get the case dismissed, a Denver judge ruled Monday. In his ruling, Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones said Polis’ request to end the case was “untethered to any rule of procedure supporting the relief requested” and cited an “absence of any legal authority.” The ruling marks another loss for the governor in the case first brought last June by Scott Moss, the former director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics at Colorado’s Department of Labor. Moss alleged Polis directed him to comply with a subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement r...
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Denver in Decline
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Denver in Decline

By Tom Anthony | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice My great grandpa excavated Federal Blvd and Colfax with mules and a scraper, his dad having been on the third wagon train into Denver in 1858. For many years I owned and developed Denver property out of the commitment: "Sustainable Cities People Love," my company motto.   On that purpose line I also took on the fight to remove the Shattuck Radioactive Site from south Bannock Street and get I-70 buried through the Elyria neighborhood, next to Swansea Elementary School. These were multi-year volunteer projects seen by many as impossible, and I made enemies. The City took targeted zoning actions against me that bankrupted my company and took my home.  Since I left Denver, a city that consistently vot...
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Nexstar Tegna Merger Could Reshape Denver Journalism And Cut Off Local Voices
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The Colorado Sun, Approved, State

Nexstar Tegna Merger Could Reshape Denver Journalism And Cut Off Local Voices

By Nicole Vap | The Colorado Sun Combining newsleaders 9News and Fox31 already has triggered a lawsuit and concerned experts — and not just because of what might happen to Kyle Clark. 9News started its run as the top-rated TV station in the Denver television market back in the late-1970s, and for decades each newscast ended with video of regular people holding up their index fingers to remind viewers (and competitors) who was No. 1. The tradition fizzled out in the early 2000s, but current viewers might have noticed a new ending to the 9News newscast in the past few days, one that spells out a monumental change to the station and the Denver television market. A new copyright statement now flashes across the screen at the end of 9News broadcasts, marking the station’s...
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Denver $178M Homeless Initiative Faces Scrutiny Over Missing Funds
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Denver $178M Homeless Initiative Faces Scrutiny Over Missing Funds

By Tyler Melito | Denver7 In a report released Thursday, the City of Denver's auditor's office said the initiative by the mayor had underreported expenses and was "insufficiently planned." DENVER - The Denver mayor’s office and the city auditor’s office are in sharp disagreement over the findings of the latest audit on All In Mile High, the city’s homelessness initiative. Mayor Mike Johnston launched All In Mile High in 2024 with the ambitious goal of ending unsheltered homelessness in Denver by the end of 2026. The report released Thursday by City Auditor Timothy O'Brien's office credits the program with reducing unsheltered homelessness by 45% since 2023 — but that same report sharply criticizes the initiative’s financial transparency, planning and equi...
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Colorado Health Initiative For Immigrants Exceeds Fiscal Projections By Over 600%
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Colorado Health Initiative For Immigrants Exceeds Fiscal Projections By Over 600%

By Harold Hutchison | The Daily Caller A program to provide health care for pregnant illegal immigrants in Colorado is costing the state over seven times its budget projections since it was enacted, the Colorado Sun reported. The Covering All Coloradans program, which was enacted in 2022, gave health care benefits to illegal immigrants who would otherwise have qualified for Medicaid, according to the Sun. The program was expected to cost the state $14.7 million dollars but its cost has instead ballooned to over $104 million. The program’s launch was secured in 2025 when money was appropriated by the state legislature. The state is now facing a $1 billion budget shortfall, primarily due to programs like Covering All Coloradans, the Sun...
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Colorado Lawmakers Reject ICE Oversight Bill After Bipartisan Pushback
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Colorado Lawmakers Reject ICE Oversight Bill After Bipartisan Pushback

By Taylor Dolven and Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun Local police chiefs opposed the bill. Two Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it. Colorado lawmakers rejected a bill Tuesday that would have required state and local police to intervene when federal immigration agents use excessive force. The bill would have also prohibited state and local police officers from hiding their identities, subjected federal officers to state criminal and civil penalties and required police officers to attend training on immigration enforcement. Two Democrats — Rep. Chad Clifford of Centennial and Rep. Cecelia Espenoza of Denver — joined the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to kill House Bill 1275 after hours of testimony against it from police...
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Democrats Sound Alarm Over “Secret” ICE Facilities Publicly Listed Online
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Democrats Sound Alarm Over “Secret” ICE Facilities Publicly Listed Online

By: Natalie Chuck | Denver7 Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is joining the chorus of Democratic leaders demanding answers from ICE. DENVER — Several Democratic politicians in Colorado are sounding the alarm over what they call "secret" ICE facilities after an online news outlet published an article last week. But are they really a secret? On Wednesday, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen took to multiple social media platforms, expressing her concerns over "secret ICE holding cells." In her posts, Rep. Pettersen attributed her claims to the Colorado Times Recorder, which posted an article saying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained people for weeks at a time in "secretive" facilities. The Recorder's article was written an...
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DPS Board Hears Divided Testimony On Proposed Immigration Safe Zone Policy
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DPS Board Hears Divided Testimony On Proposed Immigration Safe Zone Policy

By Tyler Melito | Denver7 The proposed policy aims to make schools, bus stops and school events 'safe zones' from ICE. DENVER, Colo. - As tensions rise between ICE agents and communities across the country, Colorado's largest school district is considering a new policy that they say will protect students. The board is proposing a policy that would create safe zones at all district-managed and charter school properties — including school buildings, grounds, bus stops, school transportation and school-sponsored events — for students families and employees. On Thursday, the community had the chance to weigh in. "Protect and defend our immigrant students, parents, families, community members and employees, ensuring they are safe, valued, respected and ...
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Denver Declines To Release Completed Probe Into Police Division Chief After 14 Months and $110K
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CBS Colorado, Approved, Local

Denver Declines To Release Completed Probe Into Police Division Chief After 14 Months and $110K

By Brian Maass | CBS Colorado A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago. "I have determined based upon a balancing of the factors... that the potential harm in disclosing the investigation report prior to the completion of the disciplinary process significantly weighs against the public interest at this time," wrote Andrea Webber, Records Administrator for Denver's Department of Public Safety, which oversees the Denver Police Department.  Webber said a disciplinary process is underway, justifying the city's refusal to release the outside investigation report. ...
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