Aurora
CO VOTE 2026: GOP, Dems battle for key county seats in Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties
AURORA | For decades a Republican stronghold in Colorado, political tides have turned in Arapahoe County, where almost every elected political seat is held by a Democrat. Republicans are hoping to turn the tide again, seeking to exploit voter unhappiness on a wide range of issues. In Douglas County, a Republican stronghold for decades, Democrats […]
CO VOTE 2026: Aurora proposes $264M infrastructure funding in 3 sales tax votes, whether to change city election years
Aurora Ballot Questions 3A, 3B and 3C AURORA | For the first time since 1993, the city is asking voters to increase the sales tax and approve three ballot proposals to fund $264 million in transportation, public safety and city facility capital improvement projects. If voters approve all three bonds questions, it would amount to […]
The Sentinel launches personalized 2026 midterm election guides for Aurora area voters
AURORA | It’s time. The 2026 Midterm Election ballot is ready for your judgments, and the Sentinel is ready to offer you straight news and details about the election from the candidates themselves. This year, the Sentinel is offering readers a close look at ballot candidates and issues customized just for each address. Just enter […]
Rep. Crow, local election and law officials pledge secure vote amid Prop 7A ballot gaffe
AURORA | Amid controversy over a train-district ballot question being mistakenly sent to hundreds of thousands of voters in the Aurora region, federal and local elected officials said Thursday they’re confident that the underway election will be safe, secure and accurate. “We have the safest and most secure election system in the world,” Aurora Democratic […]
City council avoids staff layoffs in 2027 budget plan requiring $10.2 million in cuts
AURORA | City council is moving forward with a 2027 budget that would require $10.2 million in cuts to spending, but will avoid staff layoffs. Lawmakers went through the budget in-depth at an Oct. 3 workshop, where they added a fourth homelessness mobile response team and a code enforcement officer and cut funding for Flock […]
Rep. Crow, local election and law officials pledge secure vote amid Prop 7A ballot gaffe
AURORA | Amid controversy over a train-district ballot question being mistakenly sent to hundreds of thousands of voters in the Aurora region, federal and local elected officials said Thursday they’re confident that the underway election will be safe, secure and accurate. “We have the safest and most secure election system in the world,” Aurora Democratic […]
Rail district blamed for sending wrong ballots to 800K Aurora area voters, prompting call to cancel the vote
AURORA | A ballot question asking voters to raise sales taxes to build a Front Range passenger rail line was wrongly included on ballots sent to hundreds of thousands of area voters not eligible to vote on the measure after the rail district miscommunicated district boundary details, state election officials and county clerks said Wednesday. […]
Rep. Crow introduces bill to extend TPS protections for Ukrainian immigrants
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow is behind a House bill that would extend through 2029 temporary immigration protections for Ukrainian nationals living in the United States. Crow’s bill would extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Ukrainians currently in the U.S. The protections are scheduled to expire Oct. 19, 2026, according to a […]
Activists schedule Oct. 12 sit-in to pressure Aurora to fire the city’s police chief
AURORA | A group of community activists are calling on the city to fire its police chief with a sit-in planned for the Oct. 12 city council meeting. The Epitome of Black Excellence, a community organization that includes many family members of Black men who were killed by Aurora police, said in a press release […]
Aurora Mayor Coffman seeks to halt Trident data center project after public backlash
AURORA | Mayor Mike Coffman is calling for a planned data center to be stopped after intense backlash from the local community who said they were blindsided by the project and raised concerns about health and environmental impacts. In a Facebook post, Coffman said he plans to call the Trident data center up for a […]