Before there was a state of Colorado, there was Coors beer.
With a history and an identity intertwined with the state, news that Molson Coors Brewing Co. would be moving their corporate headquarters to Chicago was bound to be big.
In fact, Josie Sexton’s story on the announcement was one of the most-viewed stories on denverpost.com for the entire month of October. (This is especially impressive given that it was published on Oct. 30.)
But news of the move prompted lots of questions. Most notably: Why?
In today’s Denver Post, business reporter Aldo Svaldi deconstructs the complicated answer to that question. Thanks for reading.
— Rob Denton, Denver Post digital strategist
Why did Molson Coors — a beer company that is one of Colorado’s most iconic brands — move its headquarters to Chicago?
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“She tried to become legal and it just became a nightmare:” A DACA recipientap deportation and her family’s search to find her in Mexico
Anahi Jaquez Estrada was deported Oct. 22 from the ICE detention facility in Aurora without her family knowing where she was being sent.
Notification of the deportation didn’t come from ICE or even from Jaquez Estrada’s attorney. It was from the 27-year-old’s cellmate and friend at the detention facility where she had been detained for more than a year.
Jaquez Estrada’s case exemplifies the complexity of the U.S. immigration system and how tenuous of a line exists for immigrants who are trying to stay in the country. Read more from Saja Hindi here.
How an Eritrean refugee ran to daylight — and to Denver
Metro State University-Denver freshman Yonatan Kefle was imprisoned at age 12. At age 16, he escaped Eritrean’s authoritarian regime by climbing mountains, literal and otherwise.
“Lucky,” Kefle says. “I’m lucky to be here.” Read more from Sean Keeler.
Kelsey Berreth murder case: Small town, 115-year-old courthouse brace for high-profile trial of Patrick Frazee
For the past five months, staff at the Teller County courthouse have prepared for chaos and unprecedented crowds that a high-profile trial would bring to the historic building in this small casino mountain town, Elise Schmelzer reports from Cripple Creek.
The trial will cap off nearly a year of investigation and hearings for Patrick Frazee, who faces two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of solicitation to commit murder, in the disappearance and death of his fiancee, Kelsey Berreth.
More updates from the first day of the trial:
- Cheryl Berreth, victim’s mother, takes the stand, defense says case has “serious foundational issues”
- Jury selection ends and opening statements to begin in Patrick Frazee trial
Last-minute Colorado voter’s guide to Prop CC, Prop DD and other 2019 election issues
Ballots are due in Colorado’s fall 2019 election on Tuesday, Nov. 5 for issues ranging from TABOR tax refunds and sports betting to local issues and school board races. Read more from the Denver Post politics team.
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Polis seeks money for more preschool seats and Colorado park trails, campgrounds in budget proposal
Gov. Jared Polis released his 2020-21 budget proposal Friday, emphasizing new priorities that include an expansion of preschool slots and additional money for school safety, Alex Burness reports.
The governor’s $34.5 billion request is nearly 3%, or $897 million, above the current budget. He’s looking to pick fewer fights with the state’s bipartisan Joint Budget Committee this year, telling reporters Friday that this year’s budget is about growing the state’s reserves in order to put Colorado in position to withstand a recession.
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