"Denver ballot measures that will raise taxes to increase funds for parks and mental health services were headed toward easy victory Tuesday night." "As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, a proposal to raise money for parks was up 61.23 percent to 38.77 percent in early returns. So far, more than 145,744 total votes have been tallied for the proposal." "The measure proposed increasing the cost of goods and services by 0.25 percent, or the equivalent of 25 cents per $100. If approved, the me

A law being proposed by Councilman Albus Brooks would legalize supervised injection centers, where people addicted to opioids could use the drugs en route to recovery — or at least in a safer environment that deters fatal overdoses and the spread of chronic diseases like hepatitis C and HIV. It’s a policy created in response to an epidemic of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs that killed 201 people in Denver in 2017 and 64,000 across the country in 2016. A big

"The Colorado Democratic Party’s big blue campaign bus is back in the Denver metro area after making more than a dozen stops across the Western Slope and in Southern Colorado." "The tour — meant to encourage voters to turn in ballots while drumming up publicity for Democratic candidates — includes six stops Monday in Denver, Broomfield and Boulder, the party announced." Read full article #LeslieHerod #election2018 #vote #Democrats #Democratbustour

"DENVER, CO – Are you voting early or do you love the excitement of voting on election day? Can you still register to vote? Patch has compiled helpful links and info for the upcoming national mid-term election on Nov. 6." "It's too late to mail in your ballot. It must be dropped off at a Denver County location. Ballots must be received by Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. to be counted." Read full article #LeslieHerod #election2018 #electionguide #vote

These races are obviously interesting to both the Democratic Party and to third parties, as evidenced by the relatively high donations and external spending. That spending has really heated up the races, with some fairly strong words back and forth. But we can’t say yet how it will affect the race, because there simply isn’t much public polling. Plus, the small size of these races makes them unpredictable. The financial numbers don’t show whether a candidate has, for example,

Thousands of Republicans and Democrats are gathering at precinct caucuses across Colorado in schools, churches and community centers Tuesday night to conduct nuts-and-bolts politics as the election season officially kicks off. For months, candidates have been urging supporters to turn out at the neighborhood meetings, where voters will begin the process of placing names on the June primary ballot, consider resolutions that might become part of party platforms and take care of

On the night of the event, ordinary people got to make their marks on the primary election. In small groups, they raised their hands and argued briefly for their candidates in a low-key and slightly byzantine affair. “Do you know your precinct?” staffers asked as people filed into the school’s front hall. “I forget every time!” one woman exclaimed. For some, it was an introduction to the party’s process. “I have never been to a caucus,” said Elizabeth Whitehead, who lives not