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Elliott Wenzler
Elliott Wenzler is The Denver Postap city government reporter, covering the ever-changing politics and policies that play out in the Mile High City. She strives to be a watchdog while also finding novel ways to cover everything from trash disposal to housing costs.
Before joining The Post in 2025, Elliott covered the Colorado Capitol for The Colorado Sun and several Western Slope papers including Aspen Times, Vail Daily and Steamboat Pilot & Today. Earlier in her career, she wrote for Colorado Community Media and The Palm Beach Post.
Elliott is originally from Nashville and graduated from The University of Arkansas in 2017 with a degree in editorial journalism, minoring in both business and Spanish. Whenever possible, she prefers to get out from behind her desk to have in-person conversations and see the city from a new lens. When she’s looking to step back from the news, she can be found exploring Colorado’s outdoors through climbing, snowboarding and trail running.
Elliott is always looking for story ideas on undercovered topics, especially those that require a closer look or a dogged attitude. Reach her with tips at ewenzler@denverpost.com. Follow her work at @ElliottWenzler on Twitter and @elliottwenzler.bsky.social on BlueSky.
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Denver extends contracts for free legal services for evictions
Services are for households facing imminent eviction in Denver County and who are at or below 80% of the area median income.

Denver City Council rejects 2026 budget, but it will be implemented anyway
“Collaboration requires honesty,” Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said. “And at this point, there are still unanswered questions and unresolved concerns that I cannot overlook.”

Buoyed by Vibrant Denver win, mayor looks to tackle other issues — and overcome rough patch
From his ongoing squabbles with the City Council to a public perception of a lack of transparency, the mayor’s trademark move-now, ask-questions-later approach has continued to deliver mixed results.

Denver mayor accepts council amendments, effectively finalizing 2026 budget
The mayor’s office incorporated 25 of the council’s 29 budget priorities from June and added 11 more proposals the members suggested in October.

After Denver council approves small-dollar budget amendments, mayor gets the next move
Two councilwomen proposed amendments that would have transferred about $9 million from the Denver Police Department to the Department of Housing Stability.

Denver voters approve measures to split at-large council elections, rename licensing department
Voters approved ballot measures Tuesday that will allow Denver to change the way it handles elections for two of its 13 City Council seats and rename a city department that...

Denver mayor declares victory on $950 million Vibrant Denver bond package
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared victory on all five ballot measures that make up the city’s $950 million Vibrant Denver bond Tuesday night, securing a win in an off-year election.

For some Denverites, itap the small-dollar projects in the Vibrant Denver bond that persuade them to vote ‘yes’
The Sun Valley Riverfront Park is one of dozens of projects that would receive small-dollar contributions from the Vibrant Denver bond if voters approve the package on Election Day.

As Denver opens Park Hill Park, city confirms it gave developer an extra 20 acres in land swap
The added acreage was needed to supplement the deal, a city spokeswoman said, after officials discovered that two underground fiber optic lines would make part of land impossible to develop.

Mayor extends Denver’s contract with Flock license-plate readers without council approval
In May, the council unanimously voted against a contract to extend the system over concerns that the technology is creating a surveillance network ripe for abuse.