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Denver Decides Candidate Forums

The Denver Decides in-person debates concluded Thursday, March 2, but if you haven’t been able to attend, they will be broadcast on Channel 8 (See their daily schedule.) and streamed on the Denver Decides website. To access the the council forums, click on Council Candidates, then on the council district you want. The forum you want should be there. (Thanks to Anne Duncan for specific directions.)

Denver City Council District 4 Candidate Debate
February 15, 2023

I.Welcome by Donna Wickham, University Hills Neighborhood Association

II.Welcome by Pearlanne Zelarney, League of Women Voters of Denver

III.Introductory Remarks by each Candidate - 2 minutes each

IV.Prepared Questions - 1-minute responses from each candidate

V.One on One Questions -- 2 questions

VI.Questions from the audience

VII.Closing Remarks by each Candidate -

Previous Briefings

March Briefing -Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Recording Available

Reproductive Rights Legislation Update - Colorado

The March 21 Briefing provided update on the activities of Colorado's abortion rights organizations, including Cobalt (https://cobaltadvocates.org/) and Colorado Organization For Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR Latina) and Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood (https://www.plannedparenthood.org/). The briefing will include information on legislation being planned for the Colorado Legislature including SB23:

188 - would protect patients and their assistance from out of state
189 - would provide for insurance coverage for gender affirming care and women's care
190 - would outlaw disinformation and deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers

Link to details on SB23 190
SB23-190 Stopping Disinformation and Deceptive Practices

Program Briefing -Tuesday, March 7, 2023 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Parkhill Golf Course Referred Ballot Measure 2 O Conservation Easement

This briefing features proponents and opponents of the Park Hill Golf Course Easement ballot issue to be voted on Tuesday, April 4. This was a voter education event in which we asked proponents and opponents of the issue to focus their remarks solely on whether to keep or not keep the conservation easement.

Chat Transcript with links to additional resources

The two sides have provided internet links to information supporting their positions. As always, when the League makes information available that has been provided by other sources, we make no promises about the accuracy or completeness of the information.

Proponents of 2O Links:

yesforparksandhomes.com
parkhillcbacoalition.org
Yes on 2O Responses

Opponents of 2O Links:
Statement from the Honorable Wellington Webb
Don't lift the easement on the Park Hill golf course with Measure 2O (denverpost.com)
Conservation Easement Analysis (yesopenspace.org)

Please see Voting/Ballot Issues page for Pro/Con information on all three April 4 Referred measures prepared by the League of Women Voters of Denver

February Briefing -Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Denver Preschool Program - Update from the CEO

In 2006, LWVDenver endorsed a ballot issue that imposed an increase in city sales tax, to create the Denver Preschool Program. League positions have always supported a quality and equitable public school system, pre-K-12. The proposal only seemed to make sense—an investment in quality care and education for Denver four-year-olds. DPP not only provides tuition credits for families, based on a sliding income scale, but also works with preschools to improve and ensure quality programming.

On Tuesday, February 21, Elsa Holguín, president and CEO of Denver Preschool Program (DPP), presented an update on the program, including the successes, challenges, and the relationship of this program with the new Colorado preschool program.

Making Democracy Work

The League of Women Voters of Denver, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization, has fought since the 1930s to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through education and advocacy.

The League is strictly nonpartisan. We neither support nor oppose candidates for office. At the same time, the League is wholeheartedly political and works to influence policy through advocacy. The League:

Acts as a force to create positive, lasting change in our community
Empowers voters to protect their right to vote
Educates citizens and fosters dialogue on pertinent issues - from health care and climate change to openness in government
Strives to ensure that all votes are counted and all voices are heard
Works to preserve our constitutional rights
Partners with others to make democracy work

We believe that sensible, responsible civil discourse and action based on substance rather than partisanship are essential for civic improvement. Our enduring vitality and resonance come from our membership, which is open to all people 16 years of age and older.

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