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  • A woman in an umber sweater speaks at a podium microphone as a crowd stands on stone steps behind her. They hold signs that say, "Poverty is not a crime!"
    Politics

    Denver could reduce max sentences for low-level charges


    A Colorado Supreme Court ruling kickstarted the proposed reforms.
    Ava Kian
    Yesterday at 5:09 pm
  • Denver news

    Aurora ICE detainees are malnourished and forced to work, advocates report

    Kyle Harris
    Mar. 02, 2026, 6:08 pm
  • Politics

    Denver is a finalist for the 2028 Democratic National Convention

    Andrew Kenney
    Mar. 02, 2026, 2:10 pm
  • Denver mayor’s executive order could have local police arresting ICE agents

    Kyle Harris
    Feb. 26, 2026, 2:51 pm
  • Colorado bill backed by students could provide kids with free passes to the zoo, museums, and more

    Chalkbeat
    Feb. 26, 2026, 2:31 pm
  • New restrictions on police surveillance advance in state Senate

    Kiara DeMare
    Feb. 24, 2026, 4:50 pm
  • Denver fires Flock, prepares to switch to new roadway surveillance system

    Andrew Kenney,Kiara DeMare
    Feb. 24, 2026, 10:42 am
  • Men in facemasks and tactical vests stand on a street under a blue sky.

    Denver advances ban on masks for immigration agents and police with strong support

    Kyle Harris
    Feb. 23, 2026, 5:17 pm
  • A man in a beige jacket, with a wispy puff of hair on top of his head, stands in front of a large gold-domed building.

    Get to know Sterling Simms, candidate for Colorado House District 5

    Kiara DeMare
    Feb. 23, 2026, 4:00 am
  • Colorado could limit police use of Flock and other mass surveillance networks

    Kiara DeMare
    Feb. 18, 2026, 4:00 am
  • Tech giant Palantir moves headquarters from Denver to Miami after months of protests 

    Kyle Harris
    Feb. 17, 2026, 10:35 am
  • A man in a beige suitjacket sits at a table in a warmly lit room.

    The Denver mayoral candidate who wants to make 16th Street like Las Vegas, zipline included

    Kyle Harris
    Feb. 10, 2026, 11:59 pm
  • Get to know Michael Guzman, candidate for Senate District 34

    Kiara DeMare
    Feb. 06, 2026, 4:00 am
  • Former Denver Police chief Paul Pazen to run for City Council

    Andrew Kenney
    Feb. 04, 2026, 1:25 pm
  • A woman in a black outfit with a large white collar stands in an opulent room of wood and patterned wallpaper as she looks into the camera.

    Lisa Calderón is running to unseat Mayor Mike Johnston

    Kyle Harris
    Feb. 03, 2026, 7:57 am

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