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denvergazette. com > 04/20/2026 > editorial-natural-gas-is-crucial-to-colorados-energy-climate-goals

EDITORIAL: Natural gas is crucial to Colorado's energy, climate goals

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (281+ words) A new report released by Advance Colorado Institute amid the final weeks of the legislative session offers a timely reminder of the Polis administration's nonsensical war on natural gas. Advance Colorado argues in the 27-page report that if Colorado wishes…...

Denver Gazette
denvergazette. com > 04/20/2026 > denver-must-change-course-to-draw-business

Denver must change course to draw business

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (414+ words) Economic decline does not'arrive'all at once. It shows up gradually in the decisions companies make about where to invest, hire, and'locate'their headquarters. Denver has been losing ground in that competition.' Downtown office vacancy rates have climbed above 30%, among the highest…...

Denver Gazette
denvergazette. com > 04/19/2026 > colorado-lawmakers-advance-bill-to-tackle-colorados-prison-capacity-issues

Colorado lawmakers advance bill to tackle Colorado's prison capacity issues

22+ hour, 43+ min ago  (862+ words) As lawmakers work to complete the next state budget, they are intensifying efforts to address overcrowding and capacity challenges within the Department of Corrections and related agencies " issues that have contributed to increased spending in the budget. The state Senate…...

Denver Gazette
denvergazette. com > 04/15/2026 > boebert-working-on-bill-to-strip-swalwell-of-22000-annual-taxpayer-funded-pension

Boebert working on bill to strip Swalwell of $22, 000 annual taxpayer-funded pension

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (498+ words) EXCLUSIVE " Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is working on legislation to strip disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell of his $22, 000 annual taxpayer-funded congressional pension. Swalwell resigned from the House on Tuesday after allegations of sexual assault by multiple women, including a former…...

Denver Gazette
denvergazette. com > 04/15/2026 > lakewood-mayor-calls-for-unity-community-in-state-of-the-city-speech

Lakewood mayor calls for unity, community in State of the City speech

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (631+ words) Lakewood held its first State of the City address since 2018 on Wednesday " timing Mayor Wendi Strom attributed to fate. "We got bumped a few times on dates," Strom said to a room of nearly 100 residents and officials. "It could not…...

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denvergazette. com > 04/15/2026 > former-national-security-advisers-debate-status-of-u-s-as-superpower-at-cu-boulder

Former national security advisers debate status of U. S. as superpower at CU Boulder

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (415+ words) Two former national security advisers from differing political spectrums debated the topic "Is the United States committing superpower suicide? at the 78th Conference of World Affairs on Monday. John Bolton and Susan Ricepresented two different viewpoints onthe fourth night of the…...

Denver Gazette
denvergazette. com > 04/15/2026 > editorial-colorado-is-synonymous-with-sanctuary

EDITORIAL: Colorado is synonymous with sanctuary

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (319+ words) No less than the U. S. president very publicly pillories our state as a sanctuary to the rest of the world. That hurts no matter where you stand on the Trump administration. It stings all the more when our reputation as a…...

Denver Gazette
denvergazette. com > 04/14/2026 > colorado-business-leaders-gov-jared-polis-send-warning-as-companies-pack-their-bags

Colorado business leaders, Gov. Jared Polis send warning as companies pack their bags

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1295+ words) I-70 westbound reopened after crash involving estimated 75-plus vehicles Is Colorado scaring away corporate expansions and entrepreneurs that had once made the state a magnet for high-tech business growth? That's the assertion of a letter signed by more than 200 business and…...

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denvergazette. com > 04/14/2026 > editorial-another-colorado-city-rejects-the-density-dogma

EDITORIAL: Another Colorado city rejects the density dogma

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (387+ words) A new wave of urban visionaries wants all Coloradans to live closer together " and is willing to trample long-standing local laws to get us there. They've been making inroads. But last week, the citizens of Colorado's fifth-largest city said, "No…...

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denvergazette. com > outtherecolorado > 04/13/2026 > wildfire-in-the-backcountry-what-should-backcountry-recreationists-know-headed-into-summer

Wildfire in the backcountry: What should backcountry recreationists know headed into summer?

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (467+ words) Guest article written by Anna De Battiste; Colorado Search and Rescue Association (Check out our podcast with Anna on'Apple'or'Spotify'to learn more about search and rescue in Colorado) Every conversation between backcountry search and rescue volunteers these days seems to start…...