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Joe Rubino
Joe Rubino covered Denver's government and other things going on in the Mile High City. Born and raised in Denver, he went to John F. Kennedy High School and the University of Colorado Boulder. He wrote for the Broomfield Enterprise, Boulder Daily Camera and YourHub before joining the Denver Post staff as a business reporter in 2017. He is a Colorado Press Association award winner and once flew a plane on assignment for 30 seconds.
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Denver is adding e-bikes to city streets faster than it is building infrastructure for them
The exploding popularity of e-bikes raises a question: Is Denver building the right kind of infrastructure to serve a varied group of bike lane users moving at different speeds? Bike...

Denver wants to fight fentanyl overdoses with a supervised drug use site, but the project is still stalled 4 years in
In November 2018, the city council put Denver in a position to be on the leading edge of an alternative approach to addressing illicit drug use. Four years later, the...

In Denver’s brutal housing market, hitting the voucher lottery might not be enough
Denver's tight housing market has increased competition for places that should be within the reach of someone with a Section 8 voucher in hand.
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Denver’s affordable housing sales tax has been defeated, Mayor Mike Johnston concedes
While it made up ground in later returns after Tuesday's election, the measure was rejected on 51% of city ballots counted so far, according to the latest results released by...

Dentro de los apartamentos de Aurora que se hicieron famosos por las afirmaciones de ocupación de pandillas, los residentes se preguntan qué sigue
Los representantes de CBZ Management han creado una campaña pública para culpar los problemas del complejos de apartamentos de Aurora a las actividades recientes de las pandillas.

Colorado weather: Up to 8 inches of snow expected in Denver overnight
Gov. Jared Polis declared a weather-related disaster Thursday evening, authorizing the Colorado National Guard to step in and help residents impacted by the latest winter storm.

Denver will speed up compost bin delivery next year — while cutting back on recycling pickup
Denver will deliver green compost bins to every solid waste customer who wants one by the end of March, city officials said in announcing an acceleration of their often-maligned rollout....

As affordable housing sales tax measure trails, Denver mayor acknowledges path has narrowed
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's $100 million affordable housing sales tax isn't dead in the water yet, but it failed to make up significant ground in updated voting results released the...

Colorado election updates: Nearly 2.8 million Coloradans have returned ballots so far
Live updates from across Colorado with polls closing at 7 p.m.

Denver City Council rejects eight amendments to city’s tight 2025 budget
This included rejecting a request to give another $2.5 million to the Denver Basic Income Project.

Inside Aurora apartments made infamous by gang takeover claims, residents wonder what’s next
CBZ Management's representatives have engaged in a public campaign to blame its problems at Aurora apartment complexes on recent gang activity. But reporting by The Denver Post reveal a more...

Denver warns of election result delays due to ballot crush: “We are really pushing people to vote early”
Denver voters can help the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office provide a clearer picture of outcomes in 2024 races on Tuesday night by turning in their ballots over the weekend...

Meat industry donates big to defeat Denver slaughterhouse ban, while sales tax campaigns build war chests
Donors have dug into their pockets for a combined $1.9 million so far to defeat initiatives 308 and 309, the Denver ballot measures that would ban most fur sales and...