Jared Jacang Maher

Jared Jacang Maher has worked for Adbusters Magazine, Free Speech TV and was a 2003 fellow at Northwestern University's Academy for Alternative Journalism. While a staff writer at Denver's Westword Newspaper, Jared received multiple awards for his writing and investigative reporting on topics such as identity theft within the Hispanic community, problems within Denver's ambulance system, and the true effectiveness of laws banning pit bulls. His article "A Hunger to Help" won a 2010 James Beard Award.
Lawmaker to face penalty - confidentially - for sexual harassment
September 1, 2010
Process that is shrouded in secrecy obscures even the outcome of McKinley probe
LaCabe’s back, and he doesn’t come cheap
August 27, 2010
This time, Denver's former safety chief is an expert witness
Why a good apartment is hard to find
August 27, 2010
Why is a good apartment increasingly hard to find? And what does rental housing have in common with Ramen noodles or cheap beer?
Criminal probe widens at state housing authority
August 25, 2010
The criminal investigation into possible financial fraud at the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority has been widened to include at least two additional individuals whom authorities suspect were involved in the illegal transfer of roughly $250,000 in funds earlier this year.
After decades with ban, Denver revisits pit bulls
August 24, 2010
Pit bulls, outlawed from Denver more than 20 years ago, will be allowed back into city limits as service animals under a proposed law being considered today by the city council’s safety committee.
State to probe transportation department overpayments
August 16, 2010
The state auditor’s office has initiated an inquiry into why officials at the Colorado transportation department decided not to recoup some $100,000 it overpaid to employees.
You asked for it: Denver School Board campaign finance 2007
August 12, 2010
The latest installment in our effort to track down public documents requested by our readers, we uncover a set of campaign finance disclosures missed by Denver's webmaster.
City Hall's response: more Q's than A's on Hick's Income
August 11, 2010
How much did Hickenlooper profit from a tax credit sale to a trio of his well-heeled supporters? A statement from Hickenlooper's city spokesman raises more questions than it answers.
Hick’s camp kicks out reporter, refuses comment on sale of tax credits
August 9, 2010
High-level staff members at Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's gubernatorial campaign today refused to answer questions about the amount of money the mayor received from three prominent local businessmen from the sale of tax credits from 2003 to 2005.
Hick conserves land - and keeps the change
August 5, 2010
Public documents show Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper sold "conservation easement tax credits" to Starz Entertainment Group founder John Sie as well as John and Thomas Gart of the Gart Brothers family fortune.
You asked for it: Michael Bennet’s Hick years
August 3, 2010
Looking for a public document? Face The State will track it down. First up: Michael Bennet's financial disclosures from his time in the Hickenlooper administration.
Senator asks for inquiry into transportation department overpayments
July 29, 2010
State Sen. David Schultheis has asked state auditors to look into why officials at the Colorado Department of Transportation have not attempted to recover an estimated $100,000 in overpayments to employees.
Romanoff betting the house - and the trust fund - on a primary win
July 27, 2010
Democratic Senate candidate cashed out investments, trust fund to assemble $100k
Romanoff sells home to Denver's 'King of Flips'
July 26, 2010
Buyer didn't know it was Romanoff's house 'til sale was underway
Feds to Colorado: Get drunk (but not high) during recession
July 26, 2010
$5 million in loans have been funneled to liquor stores, breweries, wineries and distilleries across Colorado since Congress passed the stimulus act last year.
New rule stands to squeeze medical-pot providers out of retail space
July 21, 2010
State lending agency deems dispensaries “sin businesses,” cites risk of federal impoundment
State agency lets employees slide on payroll overpayments
July 16, 2010
Transportation department declines to pursue $100,000 owed by some workers
Federal probe could prompt changes in Aurora police recruitment
July 14, 2010
Details of Justice Department investigation still are under wraps
What was Joyce Foster thinking in pushing choice for sex offenders? Nothing much, apparently.
July 13, 2010
State Sen. Joyce Foster's fumbling of sex-offender legislation affecting a relative got us wondering: What the heck could she have been thinking? E-mail records offer a clue.
Documents dish out details on CHFA probe
July 12, 2010
No arrest yet in $250k fraud case; sham company was registered to former employee's address
Denver officials let developer string them along on a wing and a promise
July 8, 2010
Osborn continued to schmooze city on money he owed - even after he was indicted
Denver's budget gap grows to $100 million, Hick tells city staff
July 6, 2010
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper says that the city is now looking at a $100 million budget gap for next year, up from earlier estimates of $80 million.
Denver City Hall to mend ways after coming up short on Osborn project
June 21, 2010
Officials insist they will collect money owed to the city
Criminal probe underway at state affordable-housing agency
June 18, 2010
A CHFA employee is suspected of using her access to real estate escrow accounts to make an estimated quarter of a million dollars in unauthorized payments to various Aurora-based companies.
Will dizzying deal with developer help Lakeside sink or swim?
June 16, 2010
Bet you didn't know the metro-area hamlet has its own mayor, police and fire chief
By the numbers: Economy idles, but rents rise
June 15, 2010
Rent is getting more expensive in Colorado despite high unemployment and negative job growth, according to numbers released last week by the state Division of Housing.