"This cannot be our new normal," Neguse said. "We should be able to feel safe in our grocery stores. We should be able to feel safe in our schools, in our movie theaters and in our communities."
@MahoneyEb
Erika, I am so, so sorry about the loss of your dad. I'd love to be able to share more about him through your eyes and that of your family. If you'd be willing to share, please email me with the best way to reach you at shindi
@denverpost
.com.
Almost 14 hours after the hearing began, the bill to enshrine abortion and other reproductive rights into Colorado law passes out of its first House committee by a 7-4 vote.
#copolitics
#coleg
Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver said the people killed yesterday were just going about their daily business. "They had family and friends, loves and passions and dreams of tomorrows that will no longer come."
Yesterday was my last day at
@denverpost
, the best job I've ever had. I have much to reflect on, so I'll keep this brief. I'll miss it, including working with many of you & the greatest colleagues, but I'm excited for the next chapter.
Support local news:
Colorado county clerks have gathered in Denver this morning to refute election deniers’ claims ahead of the rally planned outside the Capitol on Tuesday.
#copolitics
The journalists at The Denver Post care about diversity and inclusion in our newsroom and our coverage, even if our corporate owners don't. We're implementing change without them.
Read more about our commitments here:
Grand Junction police have issued a warrant for Republican Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters' arrest on suspicion of obstruction of a peace officer. More to come on
@denverpost
.
Tina Peters is now speaking after AP calls the SOS GOP primary for Pam Anderson. She says the numbers are flipped and the results are fraudulent. "It's not over," she said.
So, that bartender and former teacher who helped get kids organized at the brewery in Highlands Ranch during the
#stemshooting
? She taught at the sister school of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas. She quit teaching because of school shootings.
"This is, in my estimation, the largest single advancement of individual civil rights and liberties for Coloradans in a generation," said attorney Qusair Mohamedbhai.
#coleg
#copolitics
NEW: Colorado’s police accountability bill passed out of Senate Appropriations this morning on a party-line 6-4 vote and is headed to the Senate floor.
#copolitics
#coleg
Last week, I asked
@ImanforColorado
, Colorado’s first Muslim lawmaker, how she felt about the morning prayers in the Colorado House. Today, she’s giving the prayer. She started with the traditional Islamic greeting meaning “peace be upon you.”
#copolitics
#coleg
I’m at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins for the first
#COVID19
vaccine getting administered. The first vaccine will go to Kevin Londrigan, a respiratory therapist who has underlying health conditions.
A very savvy Girl Scout at the Capitol somehow managed to convince me to not only buy two boxes of cookies that I don’t even like but also donate money. I didn’t even have cash, so she kindly found the Venmo account for me on my phone.
#coleg
Women sleeping in cars outside clinics waiting for appt cancellations, maternal-fetal medicine specialists seeing an increase in appts & people calling infertility clinics asking that embryos be transferred to CO. Via myself &
@ehernandez
:
Friends and family have been gathering outside Sol Tribe this morning to leave flowers and candles for their loved one who was killed, Alicia Cardenas.
Yesterday was my two-year anniversary at the
@denverpost
. I’m grateful for
@Noelle_Phillips
’ email that said, rather matter-of-factly in true Noelle fashion, “it’s time.” She was right.
"Under this new policy, the administration is not deporting children — a proceeding based on years of established law that requires a formal hearing in immigration court.
It is instead expelling them — without a judge’s ruling and after only a cursory government screening ....
A Mesa County grand jury has returned an indictment on a total of 13 counts against Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and her Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley in its election system breach investigation.
#copolitics
Hundreds of white women are gathered on the Colorado Capitol lawn, calling for banning all guns - a repeal of the 2nd Amendment. Here4TheKids says they won’t leave until
@GovofCO
signs an executive order banning guns and implementing statewide buyback program.
#copolitics
Yesterday, during the
#STEMshooting
, between 20-30 kids ran into
@RockBottom
Restaurant and Brewery in Highlands Ranch, seeking shelter. It’s about 0.7 miles from the school.
I regularly think about something
@sarayasin
said years ago: Palestinians are the only people who just by telling people their ethnicity are seen as making a political statement.
Sen. John Cooke, a former Weld County sheriff, said he now supports Senate Bill 217 after the changes made to the bill. He said law enforcement realizes that something needed to be done.
#copolitics
#coleg
I met Hugh McKean as a young reporter in Loveland when he was a city councilor. He was always willing to take time to talk abt any issue, even tough ones. That didn’t change when he was elected to
#coleg
. Neither did his kindness & genuine interest in the lives of others.
All right, friends. The cat is out of the bag. Come take my great job covering
#coleg
for
@denverpost
. I'm staying on our
#copolitics
team, but since we're expanding some of our coverage, I'll be switching to a new beat soon.
.
@Hickenlooper
addressing media on the two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. “How can we be standing by and not asking Congress to limit magazine capacity?”
Senate Bill 217, the police accountability and reform bill, has passed the Colorado House on third reading. The room erupts in applause.
#copolitics
#coleg
Cops got mad people were too close as they were shooting projectiles. Used what I assume is mace in their faces.
@EliseSchmelzer
is in the background yelling “press!”
Afghan interpreter Ahmad Siddiqi and his family just landed and will be greeted by staff from Rep. Crow’s office, volunteers, refugee resettlement services, and Broomfield mayor and council members.
The
@denverpost
team is working to tell the stories of the
#Boulder
shooting victims, hoping to give friends & family the opportunity to honor their memories. If you or anyone you know wants to speak about Kevin Mahoney, you can contact me at shindi
@denverpost
.com.
Early returns indicate Prop 115, the measure to ban abortions at 22 weeks, is so far being rejected: 62.1%-37.9%. Follow
@JudithKohler
for more on that one.
#copolitics
#election2020
School bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper and no one bats an eye, but when it comes to products that half the student population needs, they’re viewed differently, Arvada West senior Julia Trujillo said.
Continue to be blown away by these numbers.
This is the current early vote turnout as a percentage of the total 2016 turnout.
Texas: 91.2%
Montana: 80.7%
Georgia: 76.8%
North Carolina: 76.1%
Arizona: 74.4%
Colorado: 72.8%
Florida: 72.2%
via
@ElectProject
Protesters are now lying down in the street. “Silence for George. Silence for Breonna. The list (of people) keeps going on. But you know what? This list is gonna stop this year,” a protester says.
Next year, you will be seeing more stories about
#Aurora
and its surrounding areas in the
@denverpost
. I can't wait to get to know these communities better, so if you have ideas or contacts, send me an email or DM. I'd love to hear from you!
JOURNO JOB: We are hiring a full-time digital journalist
@DenverChannel
. Job is heavy on writing, enterprise stories, and video. Experienced applicants only. Colorado journalists extremely welcome, but open to all. Hit me up with ?s/referrals.
#journojobs
At a rally at the Capitol today where groups are fighting against a bill that would make getting nonmedical vaccine exemptions harder. Republican lawmakers are greeted with open arms.
#copolitics
#coleg
“I’m just speechless, “ Jose Trujillo Perez told The Denver Post, as he drove to Mexico, unsure of which city his wife was deported to. “I just want to find my wife and see if she’s OK.”
1/ Well, northern Colorado, it's been real. I'm wrapping up my last full week at the
@coloradoan
. Thank you for working with me to inform, hold leaders accountable and for letting me share your stories, even when they were difficult.
A lot has changed in the two decades since 9/11, but one thing is certain: it thrust a spotlight on Muslims in the United States.
I am so grateful to the Colorado families who were willing to share their stories and experiences with me and all of you:
I had a professor in college predict that if I planned to stay in journalism, I would have to change my name to “Sally.” Figured I’d rather stick to the various mispronunciations instead.
An Indian-American thing: The name pronunciation we use with non-Indians can be nonstandard & different from what we use among Indians. Kamala Harris goes by "COMMA-la," but says, "If you're asking my grandmother, she'd say 'COME-uh-luh.'" (1/3)
I was a bit busy with some reporting yesterday and got distracted, so I didn’t get to weigh in properly (yes, I recognize the irony). I’m sure most of you have seen my
@denverpost
colleagues’ tweets by now about contract bargaining.
Still, I feel like I should say something.
The Lost and Stolen Firearms bill is being renamed the “Isabella Joy Thallas” Act after a Denver woman who was killed by a stolen firearm. Her family is here at the Colorado House.
#copolitics
.
@BySajaHindi
’s thoughtful, comprehensive coverage of Denver, Aurora and the migrant crisis has been a true public service over the last few years. Saja, all of Denver will miss you at the Post. Best wishes on your next adventure!
My life shifted in this country when I was 12. You grow up fast when you're the kid representing a global religion/all its followers, all while brushing off Islamophobic comments and trying to make sense of the surveillance of your community and a man firing a gun at your mosque.