Protestors demanding CU divest from Israel set up camp at Denver’s Auraria campus

Several hundred protesters gathered at Denver’s Auraria campus on Thursday, setting up an encampment and demanding the University of Colorado divest from activities and funding related to Israel. Protesters pitched more than a dozen tents and carried in food and water to the Tivoli Quad as organizers led chants, gave legal advice and pledged to … Read more

Colorado property tax commission recommends changes amid ballot battle

A bipartisan group of Colorado policymakers approved nearly a dozen recommendations to soften the pinch of property tax increases Friday, including an “adjustable cap” on future hikes and mechanisms to spread out hefty tax bills. State Sen. Chris Hansen is chairman of the state Property Tax Commission, which issued its recommendations Friday. (Photo by AAron … Read more

Denver homeowners could pay flat ride sidewalks fees under law change

Denver homeowners in single-family homes would pay a flat rate of $148.64 per year to fuel the city’s sidewalk repair, replacement and construction program under proposed changes to the voter-approved effort released Thursday. It’s a pivot that would do away with a fee structure that would have calculated each home’s bills based on how many … Read more

Hill Democrats see flawed Biden campaign – The Denver Post

John T. Bennett | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call Congressional Democrats have concerns about President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, with some calling for a new approach — or risk Donald Trump returning to the White House. Some veteran Democrats see a campaign that needs stronger leadership, more diversity and a stronger message. While they credit Biden for … Read more

Denver clears homeless camp near downtown post office as part of Johnston initiative

City crews moved more than 100 people out of a homeless encampment near the post office at 20th and Curtis streets downtown Thursday and into an east Denver hotel that has been converted into a shelter, officials confirmed. It was the fourth and, so far, the largest action at an encampment yet as part of … Read more

Polis addresses Global Conference for Israel as protesters oppose event

Gov. Jared Polis told a gathering of hundreds of attendees at the Global Conference for Israel on Thursday night that “this is a profoundly difficult time” for the Jewish state in the wake of the “abject cruelty and hatred” wrought by Hamas against civilians nearly two months ago. The gathering opened as pro-Palestinian protesters geared … Read more