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    Denver mayor on ICE: ‘Right now, they are the bad guys’


    Mayor Mike Johnston joined dozens of American municipal leaders to argue against the “unlawful invasion of Minneapolis.”
    Kyle Harris
    Jan. 28, 2026, 2:40 pm
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    Denver City Council members call on Congress to defund and abolish ICE

    Kiara DeMare
    Jan. 27, 2026, 5:38 pm
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    Get to know Chela Garcia Irlando, candidate for Senate District 34

    Kiara DeMare
    Jan. 27, 2026, 4:00 am
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    More housing, less vacancy, affordable childcare: What Mayor Mike Johnston wants to do in 2026

    Kyle Harris
    Jan. 26, 2026, 4:52 pm
  • A man in a grey suit jacket smiles at the camera as he sits at a shiny onyx table. A ceiling fixture behind him radiates golden planks like a sunbeam above.

    Get to know Trevor Jones, candidate for House District 5

    Kiara DeMare
    Jan. 26, 2026, 4:00 am
  • Rayna Kingston drops out of race for House District 5

    Kiara DeMare
    Jan. 21, 2026, 2:19 pm
  • Sharp decline in apartment construction is among Denver mayor’s ‘biggest fears’

    Andrew Kenney
    Jan. 21, 2026, 4:00 am
  • A sign on a street lamp encourages people to report ICE activity .

    Aurora City Council demands ‘unlawful and overreaching’ ICE leave city

    Kiara DeMare
    Jan. 13, 2026, 5:47 pm
  • Denver mayor confirms the city’s bid to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention

    Kyle Harris
    Jan. 09, 2026, 3:47 pm
  • Get to know Andrés Carrera, candidate for Senate District 34

    Kiara DeMare
    Jan. 09, 2026, 4:00 am
  • A man in a suit speaks at a podium before a room full of people watching. There are TV cameras set up behind the audience.

    Denver City Council moves to smaller digs amid $1.5M renovation

    Paolo Zialcita
    Jan. 05, 2026, 3:57 pm
  • Can activists ban foie gras in Denver? Here’s how their last campaign went

    Kyle Harris
    Dec. 30, 2025, 2:02 pm
  • Denver leaders reject giving more space at DIA to ICE contractor Key Lime Air

    Kyle Harris
    Dec. 15, 2025, 6:21 pm
  • Three men are outside a building, one standing and two kneeling near a ballot drop box. The standing man, dressed in a black t-shirt, blue shorts, and white sneakers, is handing his ballot to the kneeling men, who are both election workers.

    Denver turnout was higher amid a national blue wave

    Paolo Zialcita
    Nov. 13, 2025, 4:00 am
  • Get to know Rayna Kingston, candidate for House District 5

    Kiara DeMare
    Nov. 11, 2025, 4:00 am

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