Tag: Jared Polis

IN-DEPTH: Mile High City of Denver Feeling the Strain of Illegal Immigration

DENVER, Colo.—Pastor Bryan Sederwall, director of the Denver Dream Center, says he’s used to getting requests to meet the basic needs of the city’s homeless and less fortunate on short notice. City officials gave him just days to set up a temporary supply center for newly arrived asylum seekers from south of the U.S.-Mexico border….


IN-DEPTH: Sanctuary City Denver Scrambles for Resources Amid Surge of Illegal Immigrants

DENVER, Colo.—Pastor Bryan Sederwall, CEO of the Denver Dream Center, says he’s used to getting requests to meet the basic needs of the city’s homeless and less fortunate on short notice. City officials gave him just days to set up a temporary supply center for newly arrived asylum seekers from south of the U.S.-Mexico border….


Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Cuts Convicted Trucker’s Jail Time by 100 Years

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Thursday reduced the prison sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Medero, the truck driver who was convicted in a 2009 deadly crash, by a century, reducing from 110 years to 10 years. “After learning about the highly atypical and unjust sentence in your case, I am commuting your sentence to 10 years and granting…


Colorado Becomes First State to Ban ‘Legacy Admissions’ for Higher Education

Colorado on Tuesday become the first state to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.


Colorado Governor: ‘No Reason’ to Suspect Any Ties to Terrorism in Boulder Mass Shooting

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he is ruling out claims that the Boulder mass shooting suspect had any ties to terrorist groups. “From a preliminary perspective, there’s been comments from the brother, the family, that there were concerns about this individual’s mental health,” Polis said in a televised interview on Wednesday, adding that an investigation…