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 police oversight bill advances, propelled by whistleblowers

Former Edgewater police officer McKinzie Rees hopes to serve and protect again, but first she must get her name removed from a so-called “bad cops list” maintained by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. It landed there, she said, as retaliation after she reported sexual assaults by a supervising sergeant. That sergeant went on to work … Read more

Colorado land-use bills advance as lawmakers hope to avert new failure

At this time last year, Colorado lawmakers were preparing to gut Gov. Jared Polis’ massive and marquee land-use bill that would have reshaped zoning across the state, spurring a stalemate that preceded the proposal’s death. Now, after reviving most of that proposal in smaller pieces as part of a new strategy, reform supporters see a … Read more

New Colorado law prohibits use of sex assault victims’ clothing, hairstyle

Defendants in Colorado sexual assault cases soon will be prohibited from using what a victim was wearing or a victim’s hairstyle as evidence of consent. Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, who is the acting governor this week, signed House Bill 1072 Wednesday afternoon. The bipartisan legislation is aimed at strengthening protections for sex assault victims in … Read more

Colorado’s Democratic and Republican congressional primary candidates

All eight of Colorado’s congressional districts will have candidates on the June 25 primary ballot. And in three of those districts — the 3rd, 4th and 5th — the seat is open, providing the ingredients for a more boisterous fight than normal ahead of November’s election. Here is a look at who will be on … Read more

Tesla Learns Hard Lesson: Go Anti-Woke, Go Broke

Things are not going well at Tesla right now. The stock is down more than $100 per share year-to-date, as many as 20,000 people are set to lose their jobs, the Cybertruck keeps breaking, operating profit is expected to be down 40 percent when it’s announced later today and the $25,000 electric vehicle that Tesla … Read more

Colorado lawmakers to weigh removing state’s same-sex marriage ban

A defunct provision of the Colorado Constitution that limits marriage to between a man and a woman may finally be stripped from the state’s guiding document under a proposed amendment introduced in the state Senate. The resolution, filed late last week by Sen. Joann Ginal, a Fort Collins Democrat, requires support from two-thirds of state … Read more

X planning smart TV app, promising ‘immersive entertainment’

Social platform X is planning to roll out an application for users on smart TVs, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday. “Soon we’ll bring real-time, engaging content to your smart TVs with the X TV App,” Linda Yaccarino, X’s CEO, wrote on the platform. “This will be your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment … Read more

Australian PM rips Musk as ‘Bloke who’s chosen ego … over common sense’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk as a “bloke” who has chosen ego “over common sense” after Musk accused the country of censorship. “This is a bloke who’s chosen ego and showing violence over common sense,” Albanese said in an interview with “First Edition.” “I think that Australians will shake their … Read more

From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest – The Denver Post

By JILL LAWLESS (Associated Press) LONDON — It’s springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual competition will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown in a feelgood extravaganza that … Read more