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An hour ago

Denver mayor walks backs “murder” comments, though others hold him to it

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock pulls back on comments made during TV interview where said police murdered Marvin Booker, Michael Marshall and Jessica Hernandez.…
denverpost
2020-06-04 03:23
Today

Gutted Colorado budget passes its first test on party-line vote

K-12 education would take a nearly 10% hit and higher education would lose more than a quarter of its state support under the budget that passed the Colorado House on…
denverpost
2020-06-04 01:55
Yesterday

Andrew Romanoff debuts first TV ad, with a health care focus

U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff launched his first television ad on Wednesday, a 30-second, straight-to-camera talk about health care.…
denverpost
2020-06-03 23:23

Mark Esper says no military for protests as standby troops leave

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes using military forces for law enforcement in containing current street protests, tamping down threats from President Donald Trump, who had warned states…
denverpost
2020-06-03 19:38

Far-reaching bill would require Colorado police to wear body cams, ban chokeholds

Colorado law enforcement agencies may see sweeping changes to how they operate and investigate allegations of police brutality if an accountability bill Democrats plan to introduce Wednesday passes.…
denverpost
2020-06-03 19:38

Iowa’s Steve King loses GOP renomination fight

Controversial Iowa Republican congressman Steve King has lost his bid to be nominated for a 10th term.…
denverpost
2020-06-03 06:15

John Bermingham, former state senator, Colorado land use commissioner, dies at 96

John R. Bermingham, a former state senator who championed pro-choice movements and  environmental causes, and who served as Colorado Land Use Commissioner, died on Friday.…
denverpost
2020-06-03 04:04

Denver City Council members call for investigation into police use of force during George Floyd protests

Denver City Council members are calling for an investigation into the city’s police department after officers injured bystanders, protesters and journalists in recent days as thousands gathered to call for…
denverpost
2020-06-03 02:09

Colorado’s LGBTQ “panic defense” bill, killed last week, may yet be resurrected

A bill to ban Coloradans from using the gay or trans panic defense in criminal cases died last week, but some lawmakers are trying to bring it back.…
denverpost
2020-06-03 01:54

John Hickenlooper fights subpoena for ethics hearing

An attorney for former governor and current U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper has asked a Denver District Court judge to quash a subpoena of his client and cancel a Thursday…
denverpost
2020-06-03 01:45
This week

GOP criticism muted on Trump’s handling of protests

Most Republicans continued Tuesday to avoid any criticism of President Donald Trump, though a handful of GOP senators spoke out against police use of tear gas to clear peaceful demonstrators…
denverpost
2020-06-02 22:55

“This is not China”: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis rebukes Trump on protest response, calls for reform

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday that violence during recent nightly protests in Denver overshadowed demonstrators' message, but he rebuked President Donald Trump's vow to activate the military across the…
denverpost
2020-06-02 22:31

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s move to quit WHO cites flawed facts

President Donald Trump spread a number of false and misleading claims about the World Health Organization in announcing his decision to cut U.S. ties with the agency over the coronavirus…
denverpost
2020-06-02 18:16

Joe Biden: Donald Trump “consumed” by ego, not leading during crisis

Joe Biden on Tuesday blistered President Donald Trump a day after police drove back peaceful protesters near the White House so Trump could pose with a Bible before a damaged…
denverpost
2020-06-02 18:00

Trump declares he’s president of law and order, warns of military deployment as protests resume

Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the United States military to American cities to quell a rise of violent protests.…
denverpost
2020-06-02 01:22

Amid protests, Colorado lawmakers float bill to counter police brutality

Some lawmakers, already swamped by a myriad of coronavirus-related challenges, say that the message of the protests and periodic riots is not lost on them, and that they intend to…
denverpost
2020-06-02 00:45

Protests prompt Denver City Council to cancel Monday meeting

Denver City Council canceled its Monday meeting amid predictions of another night of large and possibly violent George Floyd protests downtown.…
denverpost
2020-06-01 21:17

Hancock will extend Denver’s emergency curfew through Monday night

For the third night in a row, Denver will have an emergency 8 p.m. curfew as leaders expect additional marches Monday night, Mayor Michael Hancock told Colorado Public Radio.…
denverpost
2020-06-01 18:54

Hickenlooper subpoenaed to testify Thursday about private flights

Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission voted Monday to subpoena U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper and force him to testify Thursday about private jet trips he took as governor.…
denverpost
2020-06-01 18:46

Trump slams governors as “weak,” urges crackdown on protests

President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation’s governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American…
denverpost
2020-06-01 17:46

Killed bills: 9 measures Colorado lawmakers won’t vote on this year because of COVID-19

Colorado lawmakers killed a bunch of bills in their first days back to work after a more than two-month hiatus, and they expect the "bloodbath," as many have called it,…
denverpost
2020-06-01 14:00

Colorado lawmakers launch bipartisan effort to repeal Gallagher Amendment

The vision of an empty fire station in Glenwood Springs keeps Fire Chief Gary Tillotson up nights. Should a fire break out or someone need medical aid, help would have…
denverpost
2020-06-01 14:00

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and…
denverpost
2020-06-01 05:10

Unrest demonstrates Joe Biden’s challenge in breaking through

That low-key, high-touch approach may be a sign of how the presumptive Democratic nominee presents himself in the five months before the presidential election, emphasizing calm and competence as a…
denverpost
2020-06-01 03:28
May 2020

John Hickenlooper hits the airwaves in U.S. Senate race

U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper released his first television ad Sunday, an uplifting message titled "We're Colorado" that touted Colorado’s economic resurgence during his time as governor and advocated for…
denverpost
2020-05-31 20:01

Colorado governor extends eviction, foreclosure protections for 15 days

Gov. Jared Polis extended housing protections Friday as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Colorado, his office announced in a release.…
denverpost
2020-05-30 01:13

RTD suspends bus and rail service to and from downtown Denver

Regional Transportation District officials stopped bus and rail service to and from downtown Denver Friday after crowds clashed with police Thursday night and plans for more protests extend through the weekend.…
denverpost
2020-05-29 19:24

Trump calls Minneapolis protesters “thugs,” tweets “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police…
denverpost
2020-05-29 15:13

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