Politics

Denver U.S. Rep. DeGette updates local reporters and editors

At least once each year, Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, the 9th most senior woman and the 25th most senior member overall in the 435-person House of Representatives, holds a one-hour casual sit-down meeting with around half a dozen reporters and editors of local newspapers, where she talks about what is happening in Washington, D.C., …

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Democratic women legislators call out Gov. Polis

In a recent mid-week edition of The Denver Post, a guest commentary on the Opinion page appeared, written by three female Democratic stalwarts in the general assembly entitled, “Colorado women expect better from our allies.”  The ally to whom the legislators were referring was Colorado Governor Jared Polis, the state’s top Democrat, whose name is …

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Aurora Charter Amendment would give more power to the mayor

On July 25, the Aurora City Clerk announced that a citizen-initiated proposed amendment to the city’s charter that would eliminate the position of city manager, transferring most of the authority of that position to the mayor, had garnered 12,198 valid petition signatures, 182 more than the 12,017 that were required to put it on the …

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