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Denver Mayor Hancock in Wisconsin says Obama getting beat in early voting

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has been busy pushing for President Obama’s re-election — appearing on stage Tuesday before former President Bill Clinton’s speech and even heading to Milwaukee on Sunday...

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Denver mayor to meet with congressional members about fiscal cliff’s impacts

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, shown here at a recent campaign event, will travel to Washington, D.C., with more than a dozen other mayors from across the country to lobby Congress against...

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter coming to Globeville in 2013 to help build houses

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn will visit Denver next October to help build 11 new townhomes and repair up to 15 existing homes in the Globeville neighborhood north of the city,...

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Denver assault weapons ban has been in place since 1989

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Homeless vigil set for tonight on the steps of Denver’s City Hall, will honor...

Wednesday night, people are asked to congregate on the steps of the City and County Building for a homeless vigil to commemorate National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. (Photo courtesy of the Denver...

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Mayors from 13 Colorado cities sign letter to Obama seeking action against guns

Mayors from Denver, Boulder, Englewood, Golden, Lafayette, Lakewood, Louisville, Manitou Springs, Nederland, Northglenn, Salida, Superior and Telluride signed a letter addressed to President Obama...

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Denver Mayor Hancock Q&A: Hopes for safe 2013, predicts Broncos-Falcons Super...

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, dressed in a casual sweater and doling out chocolates, sat down with The Denver Post in the days before Christmas to reflect on his past 18 months in office, explain how...

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Democrat Sal Pace appointed to Pueblo County commission

Craig F. Walker/ The Denver PostRep. Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, holds his 1-year-old son Carlo while taking the oath of office at the start of the 2011 session. He was appointed over the weekend to the Pueblo...

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Denver main library set to restore hours with money from de-Brucing tax vote

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Saturday will mark the restoration of hours at Denver’s Central Library with a press event and a celebration — the restoration is due to the passage of Measure 2A by...

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Former Rep. Sal Pace visits state Capitol

Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Sal Pace, a former state lawmaker and a new Pueblo County Commissioner, pretends to duke it out over money issues with fellow Democrat, Rep. Crisanta Duran of Denver,...

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to kick off “Good Government Committee” on Friday

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Friday will launch the city’s “Good Government Committee,” created to assess how the city’s government operates under the current city charter and structure and offer...

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Denver, Adams County officials meet over contested DIA development plans

Development inside and outside of Denver International Airport is still being discussed by officials from Adams County and Denver, who met Friday morning at the airport in a special consultation...

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Colorado voters turn out incumbents in some cities

The Denver Post Vote! The Colorado Municipal League reports that 10 municipalities held elections Tuesday. Among the results: Grand Junction voters narrowly defeated a de-brucing measure and overturned...

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Former Rep. Sal Pace gets a warm reception when he returns to the House

Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, and Pueblo County Commissioner Sal Pace, a Democrat, goof around on the side of the House floor today. Former Minority Leader Sal...

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Sweeping Colorado elections bill clears first hurdle before House committee

Colorado could change the way America votes, but first the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act has to make its way through the Colorado statehouse. And that’s going to be a tall order. The...

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House to debate on all-mail elections, as bipartisanship appears to have a no...

The legislation that could either modernize, economize and simplify the state’s election system — or open it up to voter fraud, depending on who you believe — is expected to go to the floor of the...

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Updated: Colorado elections bill gets personal as fliers link GOP clerks to...

Update: Mario Nicolais, an attorney at Hackstaff Law Group, said his firm represents Citizens for Free and Fair Elections, but had no input on the content of the fliers. He declined to specify who was...

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Denver council announces composting for city hall, but what about the rest of...

Denver City Council on Friday sent out a press release saying that composting has come to the City and County Building, meaning staffers in the building will be able to compost their food scraps and...

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Former Denver Mayor Bill Vidal to speak today to Senate panel about...

Former Denver Mayor Guillermo “Bill” Vidal was invited by Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont to testify today before the committee about the new bipartisan immigration bill....

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock named chair of Denver-based National Civic League

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock today was named named chairman of the National Civic League, the century-old Denver-based nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that promotes good government, civic...

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