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Michael Hancock

Boxers-or-Briefs With Mayor Hancock, Governor Hickenlooper and More

The Denver Diatribe | Posted 05.15.2013 | Denver
The Denver Diatribe

This week's podcast asks some of this city's most important people an array of silly and serious Denver-themed "this or that?" questions. It's "boxers or briefs?" for the Mile High City.

WATCH: Hancock Does The Ray Lewis Dance

Posted 03.31.2013 | Denver

It's been a rough month for Colorado politicians who bet on the Broncos. Denver's Democratic Mayor Michael Hancock finally completed the second ta...

Kroger May Take Walmart's Spot In Denver

Posted 11.28.2012 | Denver

Grocery retailer Kroger Co. is in talks to anchor the redevelopment of the old University of Colorado Health Science campus. Walmart had previously...

2012 COUNTDOWN: Mayors Urge Obama, Romney To Get Real

Howard Fineman | Posted 12.02.2012 | Politics
Howard Fineman

If you want hope and change in politics, mayors offer tons of it. The key to success in their jobs, they say, is to avoid -- as indeed they do -- partisan bickering and focus on What Works.

ColoBeerMan Jonathan Shikes on Colorado Hops, Beer Politics, and Huddles the Mayor

The Denver Diatribe | Posted 11.22.2012 | Denver
The Denver Diatribe

This week, Westword managing editor Jonathan Shikes, better known as the Colorado Beer Man, joins us to talk about all things cold and frothy. It's a long, sloppy ride, but don't you worry: All of us end up podcasting responsibly.

USOC Passes On 2022 Olympic Games Bid

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 07.05.2012 | Denver

DENVER -- The U.S. Olympic Committee will not bid for the 2022 Winter Games, instead choosing to explore the possibility of hosting either the Summer ...

Committee Recommends Denver Bid For 2022 Olympics

Posted 06.28.2012 | Denver

The Denver Olympic Exploratory Committee gave unanimous support to a 2022 bid for hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, reminding Denver leaders t...

Agreement Removes Hurdle To Denver Olympic Bid

AP | Posted 07.24.2012 | Denver

DENVER — Colorado's governor and the mayor of Denver say they're pleased the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee have rea...

Police Chief: Very Last Thing That We Would Do Is Make An Arrest For Camping

Posted 05.11.2012 | Denver

Denver Police Chief Robert White says that if the city passes its proposed "unauthorized" camping ban next week, his department will use arrest as a l...

WATCH: Mayor Tells Of Brother Who Died From AIDS

Posted 02.24.2012 | Denver

As Colorado legislators debate the outcome of a civil unions bill, for many it may be easy to lose sight of the population it most affects (clearly ex...

For Democrats, Embrace of Options Must Extend Beyond Celebratory Week

Malcom Glenn | Posted 08.21.2012 | Denver
Malcom Glenn

There's frequent talk of how the school choice debate no longer falls along traditional ideological lines -- of how courageous Democrats are embracing charters, vouchers, and other reforms. Last week was proof positive of the turning tide.

There's A New Chief In Town

Posted 12.13.2011 | Denver

On Monday, Robert White was officially sworn in as Denver's 69th police chief and vowed to make big changes in a department that has been plagued by p...

Tyler Kingkade

Cities Spend Money To Evict Protesters But Not To Help Homeless

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.27.2011 | Politics

As cities around the country have swept Occupy Wall Street camps from their plazas and parks in recent weeks, a number of mayors and city officials ha...

Occupy Denver Clash With Police Again, 17 Arrested

Posted 11.13.2011 | Denver

Occupy Denver protesters clashed with Denver police again Saturday night in a battle over the groups' belongings blocking the sidewalk. 17 protesters...

No Increased Taxes: Colo. Measure Would Have Funded Schools

AP | By KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 01.01.2012 | Denver

DENVER -- Colorado voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the nation's only statewide tax increase on ballots this year – a proposal to raise...

Denver's New Chief Of Police Announced

Posted 12.28.2011 | Denver

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has selected Louisville, Ky. Police Chief Robert White to be Denver's Police Chief, the Louisville mayor's office has con...

Dave Jamieson

Restaurant Lobby Fights Paid Sick Days For Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.26.2011 | Politics

Voters in Denver, Colo., will head to the polls next week to decide whether or not the city's employers should be required to give workers paid sick d...

WATCH: Colorado's Politicians Celebrate Ally Week

Posted 12.21.2011 | Denver

One Colorado produced a video celebrating national Ally Week, honoring local straight allies of LGBT youth. The video features Democratic Sens. Mar...

WATCH: 2,000 Protesters March Downtown Saturday, 24 Arrested

AP/HuffPost | Posted 12.16.2011 | Denver

By P. SOLOMON BANDA and THOMAS PEIPERT, Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Police in riot gear had just cleared Wall Street protesters out of their ca...

UPDATE: Occupy Denver Gets The Boot

Posted 12.13.2011 | Denver

Less than 24 hours after members of Occupy Denver handed Gov. John Hickenlooper an open letter requesting to continue camping at the Lincoln Park site...

Let the Stock Show Roam

Robert Schwab | Posted 11.12.2011 | Denver
Robert Schwab

Let the stock show roam to Aurora and redevelop its current site for the 21st century revival of American manufacturing.

2022 Olympics In Denver? Hick & Hancock Consider

Posted 10.29.2011 | Denver

Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock are considering submitting a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Denver, CBSDenver ...

WATCH: Denver's New Mayor Used To Be Denver Broncos Mascot 'Huddles'

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 10.04.2011 | Denver

We don't have the resources to guarantee it, but we're fairly certain Denver's newly-elected Mayor Hancock is the only big-city mayor in history who a...

How Not to Pick Aurora's Mayor

Jessica Peck | Posted 09.19.2011 | Denver
Jessica Peck

While the race for mayor of Aurora is basically among various flavors of Republicans, including one convert to the party and one defector from it, the race is not your father's GOP primary.

A Story Of Contrasting Parallels: Politics Vs Gang Violence For Two Michaels

The Denver Post | Jeremy P. Meyer | Posted 09.17.2011 | Denver

The Rev. Leon Kelly often tells a cautionary tale of two Michaels who grew up in Denver in the 1980s -- one ended up in an early grave and the other w...