Biz must pay to 'speak with people' at Thornton events

A Face the State Staff Report

July 7, 2009

The Thornton City Council is scheduled to review a policy tonight that critics charge limits free speech at city events.

The policy, approved in May, restricts the manner in which individuals, businesses and campaigners can sell products or distribute materials at public events, limiting them to approved booths or designated entrances and exits.

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The week's news: More Greeley liquor licensing nonsense; Pueblo's 'Justice League'

FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin take a look at two stories you might have missed this week: Has Greeley's system of liquor licensing run its course, especially after a string of recent inexplicable denials? And what's this about Pueblo's "Justice League"? Just a new name for the same lefty organizations doing what they've always done?

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DNC trials could cost city more than $500,000

A Face the State Staff Report

November 11, 2008

Trials for protesters arrested in Denver during August's Democratic National Convention began last month and according to defense counsel, are likely to cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. The exact tally, however, remains elusive as city officials decline to provide their own estimates.

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Courts anticipate extended hours to handle DNC protesters

A Face the State Staff Report

July 16, 2008

As Denver officials prepare to absorb 50,000 delegates and attendees for next month's Democratic National Convention, they now predict that between 800 and 2,000 of the additional 10,000 protesters now expected could spend time behind bars. The question: Will the city's courts and jails be able to absorb them?

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