Colorado gubernatorial candidates Jared Polis (clockwise from top right), Cary Kennedy, Victor MItchell and Walker Stapleton. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Hickenlooper has banned the state government from helping enforce federal immigration policy. What would his potential replacements do?

We reached out to the eight gubernatorial candidates about whether or not they would issue a similar order as governor.

A man weaves between cones on a Lime electric scooter, June 12, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Lime is pulling out of Denver for two weeks, but it seems to have all the momentum

After hundreds of confiscations, the scooter companies are stepping back.

The Officers Club. (Photo: Marc Piscotty)

Introducing the Officers Club, the second bar in Denver with a thing for the Old Fashioned

Lowry gets a new neighborhood spot inspired by the "mid-century heyday" of military base officers clubs.

Mike Johnston speaks at a forum on homelessness and housing for gubernatoral candidates at the Shorter Community AME Church, May 31, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Democrats running for governor of Colorado debated Monday — here are 3 takeaways

A lot of those political calls and texts you’re getting are exempt from the Do not Call Registry

"'Telephone solicitation' does not include communications: made for the sole purpose of urging support for or opposition to a political candidate or ballot issue."

Second defendant in the shooting death of Nicholas Lewis sentenced to life with parole

Lewis's family came to the sentencing from Florida to ask Arapahoe District Court Judge Andrew Baum to impose the maximum sentence.

Former staff members pose aboard a cannabis tour bus. (My 420 Tours/CC 4.0/Wikimedia Commons)

After Denver’s crackdown, weed bus companies gear up for a fight

"The city is pushing people to operate in unregulated, unsupervised spaces with no rules."

Colfax is closed after a shooting at a 7 Eleven, June 13, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver police detail fatal shootout between officer and man in Capitol Hill

Travis Lloyd was the officer injured. The suspect, Carnell Nelson, 29, died from his injuries.

McAuliffe Manual students gather for a photo with Denver Public Schools officials at a press conference in 2017. (Melanie Asmar/Chalkbeat)

Denver expands its experiment with more autonomous ‘innovation zones’

A teacher at DSST Cole High in Denver greets her students on the first day of class in 2014. (Nicholas Garcia/Chalkbeat)

Denver’s DSST charter school network wins a $250,000 prize

The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools is given annually to the top large charter school network in the country.

The Colorado Sun’s team of former Denver Post reporters aims to fill news gaps in Colorado — starting today

Mayor Michael Hancock listens during a press conference on DACA at the History Colorado Center, Feb. 27, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver council prepares a sexual harassment policy — while the mayor’s office works on its own

As we reported earlier, it's difficult to fire or discipline people who are elected by voters.

State Representative and candidate for attorney general Joe Salazar speaks to a crowd gathered outside of Governor Hickenlooper's office in protest of family separations in immigration cases at the U.S. border, June 18, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Hickenlooper orders Colorado not to help with Trump’s policy of separating immigrant families

Separately, the governor wrote to Congress to ask for an end to family separations.

Gubernatorial nominee Greg Lopez greets Jeff Hunt, vice president of Public Policy at Colorado Christian University, after the 2018 Republican State Assembly on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder, April 14, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Republican candidates for governor of Colorado debate on Tuesday. They’ll try to highlight their differences one more time.

Plus, if you've already got your mind made up, you can watch for these quirks and catchphrases.

Report: RiNo and Union Station/LoDo have particularly high percentages of unsolved homicides

Also, arrest rates were found to be higher in cases with white victims.

Gov. Hickenlooper, who has avoided endorsing candidates in any major races, endorses Phil Weiser in Democratic primary for attorney general

In a TV ad, he mentions experience. In a written statement, there was a lot about — you guessed it — a clean campaign.

Michelle Archuleta blows bubbles atop a float in the Denver PrideFest parade, June 17, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

LOOK: The 2018 Denver PrideFest Parade takes over Colfax

Traffic cleared off Colfax and bubbles floated through the air. Check out our photos.

A screengrab of "Weeded Out," an educational game show about marijuana created by the Department of Excise and Licenses.

D.A.R.E. didn’t work, so they’re trying a marijuana-themed game show for kids

Denver legend Julia Greeley, once a slave, could become a saint

Denver Film Society announces CinemaQ lineup

An ofo dockless bike share bike in Aurora, Feb. 12, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver hurries to create a truce in the scooter wars

Denver Public Works notified Lime and Bird on Friday that it intends to develop a pilot program for "dockless mobility technology" to operate within the city.

Marijuana at a grow facility. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver police cited 31 people on marijuana tour buses today

Undercover police led a sting operation.

Capitol Hill restaurant landlord accused of discrimination against would-be subletter, told tenant she needed an “American person”

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