Voters undecided on choice for mayor but not the value of a college degree
With less than two weeks to go before Denver voters begin receiving ballots in the mail, 58% remain undecided on…
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Colorado needs health care workers. MSU Denver has a plan to provide them
With the state facing a critical shortage of skilled health care workers, Metropolitan State University of Denver has embarked on…
MSU Denver, 9News to host Denver mayoral debate
Candidates in Denver’s crowded race for mayor will face off Feb. 16 on the Auraria Campus, where Metropolitan State University…
Member of the Little Rock Nine shares her story of desegregation
Hiram Holloway, in his youth, witnessed people being auctioned off in Florida and Georgia. He later told his story for…
Q&A: How Democrats won Colorado’s midterm elections
A blue wave hit Colorado this year, giving Democrats control of the governor’s office, the state House and the state…
Young voters press Polis, Ganahl on water, mental health crises
A panel of young voters pressed Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates this month on how they intend to address water, mental health,…
U.S. Senate candidates face college students concerned about housing costs, immigration policy
Two candidates in one of the country’s most closely watched races for the U.S. Senate faced a panel of Metropolitan…
More young people are registered to vote. But will they?
While more young people have become eligible to vote since the 2020 election, they don’t appear to be nearly as…
Pushing back against gentrification
The work of restoring Latino communities besieged by gentrification is underway in Denver, but there’s still a long way to…
Initiative aims to strengthen ‘backbone’ of democracy
This story appears in the winter 2022 issue of RED Magazine. As public trust in government plummets and political divisions…