Tag: mike coffman
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EDITORIAL: Aurora’s template for success on homelessness
With homelessness more or less unchanged over the past year in Colorado’s largest urban centers — numbers released this week show a slight dip in metro Denver and a small uptick in the Colorado Springs area — it’s worth another look at the innovative approach underway in Aurora. Colorado’s No. 3 city has been ramping…
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Hard-fought Dem primary could put GOP’s Kirkmeyer in governor’s chair | Cronin & Loevy
Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer has the most political and governmental experience of the many candidates running for the 2026 Republican nomination for governor of Colorado. If she wins the Republican primary, she will have a decent chance of winning the governorship in the general election in November, even though Colorado is a decidedly blue…
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Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs mayors list competency, AI among priorities for legislative session
The mayors of Colorado’s three largest cities — representing a combined population of about 1.5 million — are urging state lawmakers to tackle some of their communities’ most pressing challenges in the upcoming legislative session, notably in the areas of crime and regulation. In a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado General Assembly,…
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What national news outlets got wrong about Aurora and gangs | Vince Bzdek
The presence of a Venezuelan gang in Aurora has become national news, and the story shows the importance of boots-on-the-ground, local news reporting versus parachute-in reporting by national media outlets, especially those with agendas. Our own reporting at The Denver Gazette revealed a wildly shifting narrative that made it difficult for people to know what…
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‘An Evening in Provence’ exceeds its fundraising goal | NONPROFIT REGISTER
AURORA INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES Aurora NEWS: That sigh of relief emanating from an office at 1553 Clinton St. in Aurora on Monday morning? It was the Aurora Interfaith Community Services staff when it became apparent that income from AICS’s annual gala had exceeded its goal by 30%. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); While an exact figure is…
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‘Tough’ or ‘soft’ on crime? That framing misses the point, experts say | COVER
Amid the often-polarizing debates over crime at the state Capitol, the officers and experts who actually deal with criminal cases on a daily basis argued that to judge Colorado based on whether it is “soft” or “hard” entirely misses the point. The goal, they said, is to strike just the right balance. Veer too far…
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Town hall: Regional leaders delve into Denver’s illegal immigration crisis
Your browser does not support the video tag. America’s illegal immigration crisis is spilling into metro Denver. At last count, nearly 41,000 immigrants have arrived in the city in the last 16 months, and officials said the response this year will cost $90 million. Meanwhile, Aurora, Douglas County and other jurisdictions have adopted resolutions saying…
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Town hall will tackle the No. 1 issue in the state: immigration | Vince Bzdek
“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Tackling the No. 1 issue in Colorado: Immigration | Vince Bzdek
“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Aurora council kills proposal to eliminate marijuana excise tax
Aurora councilmembers shot down a proposal during a recent study session to get rid of the excise tax on marijuana cultivation. Officials said the city relies heavily on the nearly $700,000 in revenue generated from the tax to pay for road work and debt. In Colorado, on top of regular sales tax, the marijuana industry…