Mayor Yemi Mobolade on Friday called on President Joe Biden and federal partners to help ensure a surge of undocumented immigrants crossing the country’s southern border does not become a ‘crisis’ in Colorado Springs.
Mayor says government must care for migrants arriving in Colorado Springs Read More »
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Friday vetoed an ordinance approved by the City Council that would have banned homeless encampment sweeps during frigid temperatures, arguing it contravenes the city’s camping ban.
Denver’s homeless advocates gathered outside the City and County Building on Saturday morning to express their dissatisfaction with Mayor Mike Johnston’s decision to veto a bill that would have prohibited homeless sweeps in freezing temperatures.
Homeless Advocates Protest Denver Mayor’s Veto Read More »
Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs has announced plans to construct affordable homes for its employees, according to reports. The district intends to build 20 duplexes, each covering 352 square feet, on a one-acre parcel of land at Mountain Vista Community School.
Colorado School District Uses Affordable Housing As Recruitment Tactic Read More »
Why did I “stand in the gap”? Because it was the moral thing to do. I had skin in this game.
The fear and reward of ‘Standing in the Gap’ Read More »
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened two discrimination complaints filed against Denver Public Schools’ use of race in selecting committee members to evaluate the district’s “discipline matrix” and in deciding which students can take math extension courses.
U.S. Department of Education investigates Denver Public Schools over use of race Read More »
By Daniel Boniface | Denver Gazette A 13-year-old boy was arrested after Denver police alleged he fatally shot a 60-year-old man after an argument on a bus on Saturday. The
Denver police arrest 13-year-old accused of killing bus passenger for blocking aisle Read More »
By Colorado Peak Politics Sanctuary City Denver is literally showing migrants the door with the offer of free* travel tickets to somewhere else now that the cold weather emergency has
Denver tells migrants it’s closing time — don’t have to go home, but can’t stay here Read More »
On January 28th, a bus carrying migrants arrived in Colorado Springs from Denver. El Paso County Commissioner District 2, Carrie Geitner, expressed her concern, telling Fox21, “This is not just a local challenge. It is a national emergency and it’s destroying cities and communities around our nation.”
First Migrant Bus Arrives In El Paso County Read More »
On Wednesday a group of local officials, including the El Paso County board of commissioners and City Council member Dave Donelson, called a press conference to respond to the news of migrants arriving in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs officials: ‘We will not be designated as a sanctuary county’ Read More »
