Author: Deborah Grigsby deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
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State seeks $50K penalty against GOP candidate Victor Marx over alleged campaign finance violations
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx is looking at more than $50,000 in fines in what the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of State calls “unprecedented” campaign finance violations. The state has not imposed that fine yet, and official scheduling documents indicate that a hearing on the matter is set for Sept. 10,…
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Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx: ‘I’ve met Satan’
Colorado gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx said he has met Satan in a Texas prison, according to audio files of a 2020 podcast unearthed by left-leaning digital news outlet Talking Points Memo. “Hey, I’ve met the devil,” Marx, a Christian ministry leader, stated 15 minutes and 48 seconds into the recording. “I’ve met Satan in person…
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Gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser, Greg Lopez spar, as Marx skips debate
Two of the candidates for Colorado governor squared off in a televised debate on Thursday night, when Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee, and former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, an unaffiliated candidate, delved into issues of affordability, data center regulation and gun laws. The debate’s tone was civil. The policy differences between the two…
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Troops, taxes, war dominate Colorado’s 5th CD debate between Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin
Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank and Democratic challenger Jessica Killin on Thursday night clashed over the war in Iran, the federal budget and healthcare when they took the stage in Colorado Springs for a sold-out debate in the race to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. The debate, which came just over five weeks before general…
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Denver sues Philip Morris, other tobacco companies over cigarette butt litter
Denver is demanding that some of the biggest tobacco companies in the world pay for the cleanup of discarded cigarette butts on its streets, following a similar campaign that cities in other states have pursued. Denver’s lawsuit, filed this week in a district court, claimed that taxpayers should not have to bear the financial burden…
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Democrats confront shift as socialist-aligned candidates win races in Colorado
Democratic socialists’ recent electoral gains — punctuated by Melat Kiros’ victory on Tuesday over U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, the dean of Colorado’s congressional delegation — are the result of a movement that has been taking shape in metro Denver for years. Supporters said the ideology offers worker‑focused policies and answers to widening economic inequality, while…
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Tapped: Is water a problem for data centers in Colorado?
Editor‘s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Denver stops new data centers for 12 months
Denver just slammed on the brakes on new data centers Monday after members of the Denver City Council voted unanimously to impose a one-year moratorium on permits and site development plan applications for data centers as the proposed primary use. Close to 60 individuals signed up for the required public hearing preceding the vote. The moratorium will…
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Colorado Cost of Living: Moving closer to downtown Denver
As the mid-morning sun spills through a small window in Elizabeth Nagle’s small Denver apartment, her 12-year-old dog, Freya, gnaws intently on a small toy rabbit. On her table sits a retro, portable record player and a plate of small French pastries. Plastic moving boxes tucked in various corners of her living room quietly hint…
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Passengers of Frontier jet that struck man on DIA runway plan to sue Denver, attorney says
Some passengers aboard a Frontier flight who were evacuated when their plane hit a man on the runway plan to take action against the City and County of Denver, arguing negligence. Federal investigators are investigating the May 8 runway fatality at Denver International Airport, where 41-year-old Michael Mott allegedly scaled a fence and entered an…