Bruce Finley

General enterprise reporter

Bruce Finley

Bruce Finley covers general enterprise topics and breaking news. He has focused on environmental and climate issues, winning recognition for outstanding investigative reporting, and global news, with on-site work in 40 countries. He grew up in Colorado, a fourth-generation resident, graduated from Stanford, then earned degrees in international relations as a Fulbright scholar in Britain and in journalism at Northwestern. He is a licensed lawyer.

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Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rukasa Claude, left, and Therese Mukandakezi in Claude's apartment in Denver on Dec. 2, 2022. Therese's grandson and Ruskasa's good friend, Zuwa Goro, was shot and killed in a nearby alley last year. Another friend of Claude's, Eugene Karekezi, was also killed in the same alley. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Refugees who fled war in Congo thought they’d be safe in Denver 鈥� but were met with gun violence

January 9, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo Eugene Karekezi and Goro Zuwa (short for Zuwayidi Byiringiro) in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood, along with Emmanel Amani, are among the latest of...

In Colorado mountain towns, where affordable housing is scarce, “even living out of your car is gentrified”

August 8, 2022 at 1:45 p.m.

Blocked from sleeping in vehicles within municipal boundaries, workers in profit-minded Colorado mountain towns now must seek 鈥渟afe outdoor space鈥� 鈥� in Walmart lots, surrounding woods or new designated parking...

Ute Mountain Ute irrigation manager Michael Vicente tells how ...

How this tribe survives in Colorado’s worst drought region with as little as 10% of its hard-won water supply

July 10, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

The Utes are surviving, for now, by relying on a unique asset: a mill built in 2014 where tribal crews de-husk, grind and package all the corn they can harvest.

Colorado's Department of Transportation has installed express toll lanes on highways, such as this one along the C-470 beltway between Santa Fe Drive and Lucent Boulevard as seen in September 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Drivers fined $42 million in eight months for express lane violations

June 29, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Express lane transgressions are decreasing 鈥渁nd 81% of violators do not incur a second violation,鈥� CDOT spokesman Tim Hoover said. But state data shows a problem: people driving "way too...

People participate in a Yoga at the Amp session hosted by Summit Sol Wellness at Dillon Amphitheater in Dillon, Colorado on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

“Christian privilege” in Colorado mountain town’s amphitheater fuels church-and-state storm

June 23, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Town leaders鈥� refusal to reconsider a longstanding practice of letting a Christian church use the Dillon Amphitheater for Sunday prayers has hurled the town into a national storm over worship...

An RTD light rail train arrives at the Belleview Station on Friday, June 14, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Colorado safety regulators want RTD’s track inspection reports and 48-hour updates

June 17, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

Colorado鈥檚 Public Utilities Commission safety regulators are intensifying their scrutiny of metro Denver's RTD as transit officials slow trains to 10 miles per hour with no end in sight after...

An RTD light rail train arrives at the Belleview Station during a rainstorm in Denver on Friday, June 14, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

RTD riders left in limbo waiting for 10 mph trains with little info on delays

June 16, 2024 at 10:43 a.m.

"Trains running at 10 miles per hour is not considered transportation. My wheelchair operates at 7 mph to put that in perspective.鈥�

An RTD southbound light rail train arrives at the Lincoln Station in south suburban Lone Tree on March 18, 2024.

RTD riders face mounting disruptions as rail safety inspectors find more problems

June 12, 2024 at 12:31 p.m.

RTD public transit riders are facing disruptions mounted upon disruptions, with delays of up to 45 minutes added to already-tortoiselike light rail travel, after safety inspectors found problems on tracks...

An RTD bus stops to pick up passengers between Lincoln and Broadway along Colfax Avenue in Denver on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer

June 7, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.

The violence has spurred RTD鈥檚 directors to double the district抖阴ap police force, ramp up armed patrols and install protective barriers between drivers and passengers.

A ceremonial first Front Range passenger train carried Gov. Jared Polis and other rail supporters from Denver Union Station to Longmont on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

No ballot measure to fund Front Range passenger rail this year

May 31, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

鈥淐oloRail wants Front Range Rail delivered as soon as possible but we also want it to be the best possible system with speed, service, and frequency."

RTD transit police officers stand near Union Station in August 2022 as RTD offered free transit on all buses and trains during their Zero Fare for Better Air initiative. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

RTD ends free rides to contain summer air pollution; free rides for youth continue

May 30, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Colorado鈥檚 free bus and rail transit option for containing summer air pollution has ended and Regional Transportation District officials on Wednesday blamed a shift in state funding.

The Bandimere Speedway quarter-mile track north of Morrison amid open space in Jefferson County sits empty prior to racing at the Dodge Power Brokers National Hot Rod Association Mile-High Nationals on Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Bandimere Speedway on track to become vehicle sales hub

May 26, 2024 at 12:52 p.m.

Bandimere Speedway owners and the town of Morrison are taking steps toward annexation and commercial redevelopment on 125 acres against Colorado鈥檚 Hogback rock formation in the mountain foothills at metro...

An RTD light-rail train sits at the 16th and Stout stop in downtown Denver.

Major RTD construction work in downtown Denver starts this weekend

May 23, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.

RTD contractors will dig two feet under five of the busiest intersections in downtown Denver as transit officials begin a $152 million rail maintenance catch-up blitz to lay new tracks...

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