Local Politics
![Even former President Donald Trump weighed in during a podcast interview, repeating unverified claims that gangs were taking over big buildings with “big rifles” in the city.
Even former President Donald Trump weighed in during a podcast interview, repeating unverified claims that gangs were taking over big buildings with “big rifles” in the city.](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TDP-L-APARTMENTAO2_7875xxx.jpg?w=128)
Frenzy over Venezuelan gang in Aurora reaches crescendo, fueled by conflicting information and politics
Even former President Donald Trump weighed in during a podcast interview, repeating unverified claims that...
![Golden dropped the hammer on more than two dozen retail outlets last year when it banned the sales of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products in the city, costing the businesses thousands in revenue. Golden dropped the hammer on more than two dozen retail outlets last year when it banned the sales of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products in the city, costing the businesses thousands in revenue.](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TDP-L-VAPING_016.jpg?w=131)
Golden banned flavored tobacco sales. Now the city is compensating vape stores for lost profits.
Golden dropped the hammer on more than two dozen retail outlets last year when it...
![Westminster City Hall, photographed on May 1, ... Westminster City Hall, photographed on May 1, ...](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WESTMINSTER-CITY-HALL-05012020-KS-017.jpg?w=127)
Westminster to take slower approach to overhauling structure of City Council
If the council gives final approval to the plan on Aug. 26, voters will decide...
![Westminster City Hall, photographed on May 1, ... Westminster City Hall, photographed on May 1, ...](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WESTMINSTER-CITY-HALL-05012020-KS-017.jpg?w=127)
A Denver suburb’s voters could get the chance to shake up the city’s government
This November, a ballot measure that would split Westminster into three wards could spell the...
![About a dozen counties, cities and towns across the state have opted out of the law, which took effect July 1. About a dozen counties, cities and towns across the state have opted out of the law, which took effect July 1.](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/gun-stroller.png?w=140)
Aurora says yes, Westminster says no to allowing guns in city buildings
About a dozen counties, cities and towns across the state have opted out of the...
![Police mounted patrols Sunday night around the Loveland house of Republican state lawmaker Ron Weinberg after someone posted a message on Facebook saying he and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert should be "put in the crosshairs." Police mounted patrols Sunday night around the Loveland house of Republican state lawmaker Ron Weinberg after someone posted a message on Facebook saying he and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert should be "put in the crosshairs."](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TDP-L-POLITICS_AO20254.jpg?w=132)
State Rep. Ron Weinberg gets police patrols around home after receiving threatening “crosshairs” Facebook post
Police mounted patrols Sunday night around the Loveland house of Republican state lawmaker Ron Weinberg...
![Teller County Courthouse in Cripple Creek. ... Teller County Courthouse in Cripple Creek. ...](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TDP-L-CrippleCreek103019-cha-073.jpg?w=132)
Growing list of Colorado cities, counties opt out of new gun-carrying restrictions
Douglas County was the state's first locality to push aside the law, approved by the...
![Westminster's claim as home to the metro area's largest off-leash dog park — 440 acres of prairie nudged against the edge of the Rocky Mountain foothills where dogs can blaze a trail untethered — got a big boost Monday night. Westminster's claim as home to the metro area's largest off-leash dog park — 440 acres of prairie nudged against the edge of the Rocky Mountain foothills where dogs can blaze a trail untethered — got a big boost Monday night.](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TDP-L-DOGPARK_016.jpg?w=132)
Westminster gives an official go-ahead to metro area’s largest off-leash dog park
Westminster's claim as home to the metro area's largest off-leash dog park — 440 acres...
!["Patriarchy and sex dynamics are still alive and well. The system and structure don't always help women. It's really important for women to support each other." "Patriarchy and sex dynamics are still alive and well. The system and structure don't always help women. It's really important for women to support each other."](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TDP-L-federalheights070224-cha-166.jpg?w=132)
Colorado No. 1 in share of women leading at the municipal level
"Patriarchy and sex dynamics are still alive and well. The system and structure don't always...
![A judge has ruled that developers can have "immediate possession" to the nearly century old Palizzi Farm for a flood control project the farm's owner says could force it out of business. A judge has ruled that developers can have "immediate possession" to the nearly century old Palizzi Farm for a flood control project the farm's owner says could force it out of business.](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TDP-L-Palizzi-Farm-052424-ZSK-_1JH4741.jpg?w=123)
Judge rules that metro district can condemn swath of Palizzi Farm in Brighton
A judge has ruled that developers can have "immediate possession" to the nearly century old...