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."
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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.
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Denver drivers will spend an average 40 hours in traffic this year — but that’s better than pre-pandemic
Metro Denver's traffic congestion is on track to be the 15th worst in the nation this year, a new study says -- despite commuters losing less time to gridlock than...

New I-25 South Gap lanes now open south of Castle Rock without tolls
New express lanes opened Friday morning on Interstate 25 -- initially without tolls charged -- through the I-25 South Gap project zone between Castle Rock and Monument.

CDOT’s Safety Patrol works to clear highway crashes as quickly as possible to keep traffic moving
The Safety Patrol program overseen by the Colorado Department of Transportation has added new highway patrol routes in metro Denver, expanding its mission of helping stranded drivers and clearing crashes...

Flying out of Denver’s airport around Thanksgiving? Here’s what you should know.
Denver International Airport has added back some security-screening capacity and reopened its low-priced shuttle lot, but space crunches still may greet travelers flying before and after Thanksgiving Day.

I-25’s south “gap” no more: New lanes to open next month as painful 3-year project nears end
A much smoother ride between Castle Rock and Monument is in store for drivers on Interstate 25 next month as new express lanes open, bringing an end to more than...

Denver court dismisses lawsuit challenging Colorado law that limits shuttle competition
A Steamboat Springs man has lost the first round in his attempt to challenge a Colorado state law that allows regulators to limit competition among shuttle services.

What the Infrastructure Bill means for Colorado
Colorado is due to receive well over $5 billion over the next five years for highways, bridges, public transportation, expansion of broadband internet service, water infrastructure improvements, airport projects and...

Denver’s National Western campus has no funding for a new arena after voters said no. Now what?
The defeat of the arena bond measure has left Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and his advisers in search of a new plan to finish off major components of the National...

DIA parking plan for holidays: Fully reopen Pikes Peak lot, close one economy lot
Denver International Airport next week will change up its long-term parking options to meet demand during the busy holiday season while its shuttle bus contractor continues to face a driver...

FAA slaps passenger on Aspen-bound flight with $23,000 fine for hitting flight attendant
A woman who struck a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight to Aspen from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport earlier this year could be forced to pay a $23,000 fine,...