
Denver Home Sales Soften In November
This November was particularly slow: Sales were down 27 percent compared to October.

By Vic Vela

Physician-Assisted Death Proponents Begin New Legislative Push
The measure would allow terminally ill adults to self-administer medication to end their lives. A similar bill failed during this year’s legislative session.

By Vic Vela

Colorado Joins Worldwide Effort To Fight AIDS
The initiative seeks to ensure that 90 percent of those living with HIV know their status and receive treatment to control their infection.

By Vic Vela

Denver Rescue Mission Day Center Opens After Court Battle
The doors to the Denver Rescue Mission’s Lawrence Street Community Center are finally open, more than a month after the $8 million facility was scheduled to open.

By Vic Vela

DeGette Wades Into The Refugee Question
Refugees are “the most serious victims of these terrible wars in Syria and Iraq and other places,” Rep. Dianna DeGette says.

By Vic Vela

Governor Unveils Colorado’s First Water Plan
The plan addresses what’s expected to be a significant water shortage by 2050, when Colorado’s population will have nearly doubled.

By Vic Vela

Hickenlooper Reaffirms Support For Accepting Syrian Refugees
The governor said refugees go through high-levels of security screening and that the vast majority of refugees are children and the elderly.

By Vic Vela

Colorado Republicans Take Aim At Planned Parenthood
Some Republican state lawmakers want to make it more difficult for Planned Parenthood to receive Medicaid reimbursements.

By Vic Vela

Patrick Firman Named New Denver Sheriff
The news brings to a close a national search prompted Gary Wilson’s July 2014 departure from the position.

By Vic Vela

Denver Mayor Hopes Construction Defect Ordinance Will Spur Condo Building
The ordinance would limit lawsuits over technical building code violations and would require a majority vote of condo owners to enter into a lawsuit.

By Vic Vela

New Colorado Supreme Court Justice Sworn In
Richard Gabriel is a Yale graduate who has served on Colorado’s Court of Appeals since 2008.

By Vic Vela

Denver Zoo Drops Plan To Burn Dung For Power
Officials say resources are tight because of a new zoo master plan that calls for major new exhibits.

By Vic Vela

Denver Scholarship Ballot Measure Backers Kick Off Campaign
City residents will vote on a sales tax hike that would create a college fund for Denver students.

By Vic Vela

Proposed Bill Calls For More Transparency Around Court Spending
Calls for greater transparency were heightened during the Aurora theater shooting trial when the amount spent defending James Holmes wasn’t released.

By Vic Vela

Denver Budget Would Bump Up Spending For Transit, Sheriff’s Department
On tap: An 18 percent boost to its transit system including 10 miles of new bike lanes and pedestrian crosswalk improvements.

By Vic Vela

Colorado Women Pilgrimage To Papal Visit To Highlight Immigration Issues
The women will walk 100 miles from Pennsylvania to Washington to experience a papal visit that has excited immigration activists.

By Vic Vela