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Why did the Denver mayor’s affordable housing sales tax measure fall short? Lack of a clear plan, for starters.

Observers, supporters cite multiple factors in voters' narrow rejection of $100 million-a-year plan.

Denver City Council woman Amanda Sandoval, front right, speaks during a rally in support of Ballot Issue 2R outside of The Burrell Denver in Denver on Sept. 17, 2024. Mayor Mike Johnston, center, took part in the event. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband.

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Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war, according to a U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter.

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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

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$CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.$

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Trump names Denver fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
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NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics
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Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors

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Colorado Democrats’ House supermajority may slip away on razor-thin margin in race facing recount

Seven votes now separate Colorado Democrats from holding on to their supermajority in the state House -- with the Democrat in the key race down heading into a recount after final results were released.

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Rep.-elect Gabe Evans celebrates election victory in razor-close 8th District. But 2026 already looms.

No sooner had soon-to-be U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans outlined what drives him in public office than he was asked Monday when he planned to start fundraising for his reelection campaign.