Denver EDM artists will drop a new food truck serving doughnuts sandwiches

The Denver Post (Business) 10/8 6:26A Tiney Ricciardi

According to RJ Pangelinan, Denver’s late-night food scene is desperately lacking — and he would know. Pangelinan is an electronic music producer — stage name Bear Grillz — who has performed at popular venues throughout the Mile High City. He’s...

States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children

The Denver Post (Technology) 10/8 4:30A Haleluya Hadero

NEW YORK More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids. The lawsuits...

Colorado weather: Wildfire smoke chokes the Front Range, Eastern Plains, prompts air quality alerts

The Denver Post (Weather) 10/8 3:15A Lauren Penington

Smoke from out-of-state fires will continue to choke Colorado through at least Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The smoke, moving into Colorado from wildfires burning in Wyoming and Idaho, prompted multiple air...

Despite slight weakening, Hurricane Milton to make catastrophic landfall in Florida within 36 hours

The Denver Post (Weather) 10/8 2:09A David Schutz, Robin Webb, Bill K

Residents along Florida s Gulf coast near Tampa Bay are being urged to complete their storm preparations today — or evacuate if necessary — as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the state with the...

Billion-dollar redevelopment to transform Cherry Creek’s west side over next few years

The Denver Post (Business) 10/8 2:00A Jessica Alvarado Gamez

Now that a new billion-dollar project has governmental approval, a long-awaited face-lift of the west side of the tony Cherry Creek shopping district will move forward. Cherry Creek West is a 13-acre...

Amendment J would repeal Colorado’s defunct ban on same-sex marriage from constitution

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

Amendment J would protect same-sex marriages in Colorado by repealing the state constitution s now-defunct definition which recognizes only unions between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages were legalized nationwide in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme...

Amendment K would tighten some of Colorado’s election deadlines

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Nick Coltrain

Colorado would tighten some key behind-the-scenes deadlines on its election calendar if voters approve Amendment K in November. The proposed amendment on the state ballot seeks to move up deadlines for judges seeking retention, citizen...

Amendment I would let Colorado judges deny bail to first-degree murder defendants

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Shelly Bradbury

Colorado voters will have the chance through Amendment I in the November election to overrule a state Supreme Court decision that found first-degree murder defendants must be offered bail. Everyone who is charged with a crime in Colorado is...

Amendment G would extend Colorado’s homestead property tax exemption to more veterans

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Nick Coltrain

Colorado s Amendment G asks voters in the November election whether to extend a homestead property tax exemption to more military veterans with disabilities. Veterans of the U.S. armed services who have a disability that makes them unemployable...

Ballot Issue 4A asks voters to approve a nearly $1 billion bond for Denver Public Schools

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools is asking voters for permission to borrow  a record amount of money nearly $1 billion in the Nov. 5 election via Ballot Issue 4A. District officials have said the bond is needed to upgrade and repair aging buildings and to...

Denver Initiated Ordinance 308 is a fur ban that would affect some hat makers, other businesses

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Leigh Walden

Denver Initiated Ordinance 308 on the Nov. 5 ballot asks voters to pass a fur ban that would prohibit businesses from making or selling a range of animal-based products in the city. The Denver Fur Ban initiative was placed on the ballot by...

Ballot Issue 7A would allow the Regional Transportation District to keep tax money

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Bruce Finley

Metro Denver voters in the Nov. 5 election will decide whether to let the Regional Transportation District keep tax money that otherwise, under the Taxpayer s Bill of Rights , would need to be returned to taxpayers. It s a ballot question that is...

Amendment H would create independent oversight for Colorado judges

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Shelly Bradbury

Colorado lawmakers last year voted to reform the way Colorado s judges are investigated and disciplined for professional misconduct on the bench but now voters must give final approval for the reforms to take effect. The proposed reforms require...

Amendment 80 would make school choice a constitutional right in Colorado

The Dever Post (Politics) 10/8 1:45A Jessica Seaman

Under Colorado law, parents can request that their children attend any public K-12 school in the state for free, even in other school districts. Now, backers of Amendment 80 in the November election are asking voters to enshrine families right to...

Letters: Colorado attempts another misguided sin tax — this time on guns

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 10/8 1:10A TJ Hutchinson

Taxing the not-so-popular products Re: Prop KK is worth making your way down the ballot , Sept. 27 commentary It is so easy for liberals to tax law-abiding citizens if they don’t like the product. Domestic abuse victims need help? Tax the gun...