Senior Editor for Public Affairs — The Denver Post
Jon Murray
Jon Murray is the senior editor for public affairs, leading a team of reporters who cover local and state government and big public policy issues. Until August 2023, he was an enterprise reporter with a focus on transportation. He previously covered Denver city government.
Jon grew up in Colorado and joined The Post in 2014 after a decade at The Indianapolis Star, where he was a reporter in stints covering city hall, the legal system, education and military affairs. He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and history. He has won multiple awards from the Colorado Press Association, including sharing a first-place award for best news story in 2021 with two Denver Post colleagues for their report, "58 minutes of terror: How the Boulder King Soopers shooting unfolded."
Featured Stories

Denver’s population rebounds slightly, but it’s among metro counties facing growth headwinds
Denver's pandemic population dip was short-lived, but new census estimates show it's still losing plenty of residents to other counties in Colorado and out of state. And some other metro...

Could soaring bridges, gondolas, futuristic pods — or even just a walking tunnel — soon connect DIA’s concourses?
Gondolas, personal self-driving pods and soaring bridges were among more than a dozen ideas that emerged after Denver International Airport asked for the private sector's input on how to back...

Special report: Denver’s big permit backlogs delay construction, increase costs amid housing shortage
Growing permit and development review backlogs that have delayed housing construction in Denver are rooted in pandemic budget decisions. City permitting officials are still trying to overcome major delays.
All Stories

What does it take to recover from a Colorado disaster? These people have experience — and some tips
Survivors of past Colorado wildfires and floods say victims of the Marshall fire in Boulder County will face myriad obstacles on the road to recovery. But some offered hope: "They...

United passengers at DIA were stuck on planes for hours after they landed — waiting for a gate
Denver International Airport has seen some of the highest rates of flight cancellations and delays at some points this week amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases blamed on the...

Denver airport’s top lawyer resigns, says physical demonstration at holiday party was “mistake”
The top lawyer for Denver International Airport resigned this week amid a city investigation into his behavior at a recent holiday party for DIA executives.

“We heard a bang, bang, bang”: How the metro Denver shooting spree played out across two cities
When it was all over, five of the victims in Monday's shooting spree would die and another two would sustain serious injuries, including the officer, in one of the most...

“Everyone held together”: Denver metro killing spree ends in front of Lakewood pizza restaurant
Tyler Gunderson, the front-of-the-house manager for The Rock Wood-Fired Pizza restaurant in Lakewood's Belmar shopping district, was telling one of his dishwashers to go home Monday night when things suddenly...

Denver airport prepares for heavy Christmas travel with 2.9 million passengers expected through Jan. 3
Travelers taking to the skies for Christmas may still face tight parking options at Denver International Airport, but the worst of the fall's long security waits appears to be over.

Got questions about DIA’s bid to spend another $1.3 billion on its terminal project? Here are some answers.
Denver International Airport's leadership has drafted the latest chapter in the terminal renovation saga. Here are answers to big questions swirling around the project.

Colorado enacts new rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with fewer road expansions, more mass transit options
Colorado's transportation commission approved new rules Thursday that aim to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas spewed into the air from vehicle traffic in a move that faced opposition from...

Denver Health program helps young people reduce drug use — with a focus on mental health
Denver Health's Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and Prevention program -- called STEP for short -- has focused both on patients' mental health and their substance use since the public hospital...

DIA bets big: Airport asks to boost contracts by $1.1 billion — more than doubling the cost — to finish terminal renovation
Denver International Airport officials have decided to go big in their quest to finish the once-troubled terminal renovation project, unveiling proposed contract additions that would send the $770 million endeavor...