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Bill Ritter Retirement Announcement: 'Intensely Personal' Decision Will Free Him To Make 'Tough Decisions' (VIDEO)

Posted 01.06.2010 | Denver

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An emotional Bill Ritter addressed the media Wednesday morning to officially announce that he would not be seeking a second term as Governor of Colora...

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John Hickenlooper Governor? Rumors Circulating That Mayor May Run For Governor

Posted 01.06.2010 | Denver

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In the aftermath of Bill Ritter's shocking announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2010, reports have circulated that Denver Mayor John Hicke...

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Bill Ritter Retires: Colorado Governor Won't Seek Reelection (BREAKING NEWS, VIDEO)

Posted 01.06.2010 | Denver

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Update: The Denver Post reports that Governor Ritter briefed his cabinet Wednesday morning in preparation for his 11:00 AM announcement about his fut...

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Hickenlooper: Vestas Closing Like 'A Short Term Punch In The Stomach,' Not 'End Of The World'

Posted 12.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Vestas Closing, John Hickenlooper, Colorado Windmill Manufacturer, Vestas, Denver News

When Vestas Wind systems announced Tuesday that it would temporarily be halting production at its Colorado blade manufacturing plant, Colorado Democra...

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Wynkoop's Rail Yard Ale Now In Cans: What's The Best Canned Beer? (VOTE)

Posted 12.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Modus Hoperandi, Colorado Beer, Oskar Blues Brewing, Slidepoll, Railyard Ale, Dale's Pale Ale, New Belgium Brewing, Denver Beer, John Hickenlooper, Wynkoop Brewery, Denver News

Wynkoop Brewing, the patriarch of Denver brewpubs, recently announced it will be distributing its flagship beer, Rail Yard Ale, to area liquor stores....

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Hickenlooper: 322 City Workers Voluntarily Retired To Close Budget Gap

AP | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

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DENVER — Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper says 322 city workers have opted to accept incentives to retire, which should save the city an estimated...

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Hickenlooper, Sheriff's Deputies Agree To Postpone Pay Raises

The Denver Post | Christopher N. Osher | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

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Denver sheriff's deputies have agreed to delay their negotiated pay increases of 4.5 percent scheduled for next year to help balance the city's budget...

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Colorado Solar Plant To Create 300 Denver Jobs

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

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DENVER — A Germany-based solar company plans to open its first North American manufacturing site in Denver. Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor J...

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Hickenlooper Removes $910,000 From Budget Cuts After Pressure From City Council; Library To Stay Open

Posted 10.14.2009 | Denver

Read More: Judy Monero, Denver Public Libraries, Denver Budget, John Hickenlooper, Byers Library Denver, Denver Library, Denver News

In a press release this morning, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, announced that the city would eliminate $910,00 from budget cuts that had been propos...

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Hickenlooper, Denver City Council Set To Battle Over Budget Cuts This Week

The Denver Post | Christopher N. Osher | Posted 10.12.2009 | Denver

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The Denver City Council has identified about $3.4 million in budget cuts it wants Mayor John Hickenlooper to consider reversing in his proposed 2010 b...

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Denver Police Agree To Delay Pay Raises In Order To Avoid Layoffs

The Denver Post | Christopher N. Osher | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Vincent Gavito, John Hickenlooper, Police Union, Denver Police, Police Pay Raises, Denver News

Denver police today agreed to delay their negotiated pay raises for 2010 and 2011, protecting officers from lay-offs. The ratification reversed the...

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Denver Olympics In 2018? USOC Says No Way

Denver Business Journal | Denver Business Journal | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ioc, Usoc, Winter Olympics, Olympics, 2018, Chicago Olympics, Bill Ritter, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Denver News

Chicago's loss will not be Denver's gain -- at least in 2018, local leaders say. ...

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Hickenlooper Budget Cuts Run Into City Council Opposition

The Denver Post | Christopher N. Osher | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Parks and Recreation, Judy Montero, Budget Cuts, Libraries, Byers, La Alma, Denver City Council, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Denver News

Denver City Council members expressed concern Wednesday over Mayor John Hickenlooper's plan to transfer management of four city recreation centers to ...

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Frontier Airlines Bankruptcy Over: Brand Emerges A Part Of Republic Holdings

JOSHUA FREED | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Frontier Banckruptcy, Republic Airways Holdings, Frontier, Frontier Airlines, Bankruptcy, Denver Jobs, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Denver News

Update: In an interview with Westword's Michael Roberts, Frontier Spokesman Steve Snyder reassures Denverites that Frontier isn't going anywhere: "...

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Lessons From Federico Peña

Joel Judd | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver

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I am running against another old friend and ally of Mayor Peña's for the State Senate. I do not know whether Federico will endorse or stay neutral in this race. Whatever he chooses to do will not diminish my respect for him.

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Denver Library Closing: Tempers Fly At Local Town Hall

Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 11.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Denver Public Libraries, Denver Budget, Judy Montero, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Denver News

A standing-room-only crowd packed the Byers branch library over the weekend to vocalize their opposition to a proposed budget-cutting plan that would ...

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Denver Cops Reach Deal With City To Cut Pay, Prevent Layoffs

9News | Anastasiya Bolton and Jeffrey Wolf | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Vincent Gavito, Denver Budget, Denver Police Department, Police Protective Association, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Denver News

DENVER - The union representing the Denver Police Department reached an agreement with the city on Monday, which, if ratified by the union, will mean ...

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Imagine a Great Beer City

Gregory Daurer | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Great American Beer Festival, Beer Ice Cream, German Beer, Beer, Oktoberfest, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado, Great Beer City, Denver News

It's unlikely that any other American city has ever gone as far out of its way to position itself as The Great Beer City in quite the way that Denver is going about it through this next week.

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Denver Budget Cut Backlash: Opposition Organizes To Oppose Library Closing

The Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Denver Public Libraries, Denver Budget, Judy Montero, Denver, John Hickenlooper, Denver News

Mayor John Hickenlooper's proposed 2010 budget might call for the closure of the Byers branch library, but the library's customers and one fired up co...

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Denver Public Schools: Only 9 Out Of 140 Schools Rank High

The Denver Post | Jeremy P. Meyer | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools, Denver, John Hickenlooper, DPS, Denver News

Only nine of 140 schools received the top ranking in Denver Public Schools' districtwide annual performance assessment. DPS on Thursday released the ...

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Bennet's Staff Left In The Dark On Terror Investigation

AP | COLLEEN SLEVIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, New York Terror Raids, Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, Bill Ritter, Najibullah-Zazi, Fbi, Denver News

AURORA, Colo. — Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a suburban Denver man identified by law enforcement as having a possible link t...

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Hickenlooper Cuts $160 Million From Libraries, Cops, Other City Services

The Denver Post | Christopher N. Osher | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

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To close a $160 million budget gap, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper plans to slash library hours, privatize four recreation centers, use $40 million in...

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Where's Our City and State Government?

David Sirota | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: State Budgets, Republic Airlines, Bill Ritter, Tax Breaks, John Hickenlooper, Frontier Airlines, Denver, Denver News

Republic Airways is threatening to take jobs out of the city unless it gets new tax breaks. In response, Denver leaders like Mayor Hickenlooper have agreed to quickly put together a package of such favors.

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