John Hickenlooper

Hickenlooper: If confirmed to lead the BLM, Steve Pearce will spearhead Trump’s assault on public lands

May 18, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Public lands are part of our shared Colorado heritage. If we fail to protect them now, future generations will lose something money can鈥檛 buy.

MxV Rail test tracks in the Puebloplex at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Hickenlooper: With the PUEBLO Act, the old Chemical Depot is primed to get cleaned up and revitalized

December 17, 2023 at 5:01 a.m.

Through our PUEBLO Act, the redevelopment of the Depot land will help Pueblo County grow its expanding economy and create even more jobs for Coloradans.

Joyce Meskis at the Tattered Book Store at 16th Street and Wynkoop Avenue in Denver on Oct. 11, 2000. (Photo by Dave Buresh/The Denver Post)

Book lover, entrepreneur and free speech warrior: Tattered Cover’s Joyce Meskis remembered

May 4, 2023 at 6:01 a.m.

The Tattered Cover became a meeting place that, long before Starbucks, provided a spot to just hang out, have coffee, and meet friends. The Tattered Cover was Denver. It encompassed...

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Hickenlooper: The FAA is a mess; let Phil Washington get it back on track

March 20, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

Unlike three of the last four FAA Administrators, Phil isn鈥檛 a former airline pilot or executive. Does anyone who鈥檚 flown recently think this position should be a revolving door for...

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Hickenlooper: The Senate passed an infrastructure bill, and yes, it was bipartisan

August 14, 2021 at 6:06 a.m.

Our bill came together over late nights and cold pizza, when 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans sat down with the determination to find common agreement. I was fortunate to be...

Cheyenne Hudspeth, 2, tries to pick up a bag of bread that she and her mom, Sydni Hudspeth, gathered up at the JeffCo Action Center, while they wait for their food allotment, Monday, April 12, 2010. Poverty rates for children have significantly increased in Colorado suburbia, places like Jefferson County.

Hickenlooper and Neguse: The rescue plan will mean money for Colorado families, schools and vaccination efforts

March 20, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

The American Rescue Plan is a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package that brings investments for vaccines, direct relief for struggling Coloradans, and funds to reopen our schools and get kids back...

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Hickenlooper: We need universal coronavirus testing capacity to get America back to work

March 31, 2020 at 11:24 a.m.

To get our economy back on track, we need to begin scaling up our capacity to test every American so each person knows if they are a risk to themselves...

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Hickenlooper: How the Senate could combat gun violence

March 9, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.

As it stands currently, one in five guns sold are not subject to a background check. Nonpartisan research estimates that universal background checks could prevent 1,100 homicides a year.

Crews with Extraction Oil and Gas and state of Colorado officials work on re-pugging an abandoned well Wednesday on private property at 2596 E. Colo 60 near Berthoud.

Hickenlooper: Don’t believe the deception on Amendment 74

January 25, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Quite frankly, I鈥檝e never seen such a dangerous idea written down, let alone an attempt to enshrine it in our state鈥檚 Constitution forever.

Austin Stout, 18, shapes a part Thursday while building a flywheel car using 3-D printed components during a technician class at Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver.

Hickenlooper: The legacies of Emily Griffith and Frances Perkins inspire us this Labor Day

January 25, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Colorado has claimed the fighting Labor Day spirit of Frances Perkins and Emily Griffith, to turn problems into opportunities for the American worker.

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