Author: David Migoya david.migoya@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Disciplined judges, after stepping down, show up in municipal courts
Not long after 18th Judicial District Judge Natalie Chase resigned over a series of inappropriate racial remarks, she was back on the bench — as a municipal judge in tiny Deer Trail and as a traffic referee in Fort Collins. Despite a public censure by the state’s judicial discipline commission and her resignation in April…
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Dozens of liquor shops shuttered after voters OK wine sales in grocery stores; hundreds more expected
When Colorado voters were asked in 2022 to allow grocery stores to sell wine — lifting a 107-year restriction the industry repeatedly and unsuccessfully tried to beat back legislatively for decades — proponents billed it as a win for consumers’ pocketbooks and the leveling of the playing field for alcohol sales statewide. With far less…
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3 senior judges in Colorado still haven’t filed personal financial disclosures with state
Just months after Colorado officials reminded dozens of senior judges they were required by law to annually file personal financial disclosure statements with the Secretary of State’s Office — and 14 months after it was exposed that nearly none of them had — three still have not complied, The Denver Gazette has found. A fourth did so…
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New insider complaint alleges widespread coverups in Colorado Judicial Department
have allegedly misled and intentionally obstructed ongoing investigations into the scandal while ensuring additional inquiries into other details that were uncovered went nowhere. Two of those justices — Brian Boatright and Chief Justice Monica Márquez — face retention votes in November for 10-year terms. “There is substantial and reliable evidence that, for years, the Justices…
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H₂O or Au? Aurora’s water quest sparks new hunt for gold
Editor’s Note: Part two of a two-part investigation. Read part one here. V When Aurora Water, the city utility, inked its initial deal in January 2018 to pay $31.1 million for water that emanates from the historic London Mine, it was for 1,411 acre-feet annually. But of that total volume, 370 acre-feet was still classified…
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Aurora Water Day 1 Glossary
Glossary of terms Tributary water: Water that flows along or into surface streams, creeks, ditches, lakes or reservoirs. Non-tributary water: Water that is underground, such as an aquifer, and is not connected to any surface supply. Conditional water: Water that is not yet developed and put to beneficial use. Owners typically must show every few…
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Aurora Water Players Day 1
Joe Harrington: Founder-owner of MineWater and its various off-shoots such as MineWater Finance, MineWater Holdings and MW Sorter, all of them related to his work at the London Mine, which he also owns. Marshall Brown: General manager of Aurora Water, which brokered several contracts with Harrington-owned companies for millions of dollars dealing with water and…
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Uncharted waters: Aurora’s unique bid for gold mine water hits head waves
London Mine water deal faces scrutiny over cost and delays
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Colorado water rights: A complex system and pricey process
Understanding the difference between ‘absolute’ and ‘conditional’ water
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Insider deal creates ‘monopoly’: How Vail’s exclusive delivery service sparked a lawsuit and controversy
106West landed a $1.5 million contract that could transform Colorado ski towns