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Elliott Wenzler
Elliott Wenzler wrote about politics, water, housing, and other topics for The Colorado Sun from October 2022 through September 2023. She has covered community issues in Colorado since 2019, including for Colorado Community Media. She has been featured in various outlets for her reporting, including on Colorado Public Radio's show Colorado Matters and the podcast City Cast. Previously, she wrote about local issues for the Palm Beach Post in Florida and Main Street Media in Tennessee.
Topic expertise: Politics, housing, guns, water, abortion
Location: Denver
Education: University of Arkansas
Honors & Awards: CPA awards - first place in 2023 for environmental reporting for a story on malfunctioning sewage system in Castle Pines; Awarded second for Best Health Feature in 2021 by the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists; Awarded second for a package of stories on the local school district in 2023 by the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
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Posted inPolitics and Government
A year after Colorado exempted menstrual products and diapers from state sales tax, few local governments have followed suit
The state sales tax makes up just a fraction of what consumers pay. Denver, Aurora and Boulder have removed local taxes on the hygiene products, but Colorado Springs and other Front Range cities have not.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Aurora could become 4th Colorado city with a “strong mayor” after initiative qualifies for November ballot
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo all have the same system, which gives the mayor executive powers
Posted inPolitics and Government
Denver’s new mayor declares state of emergency on homelessness, sets goal of housing 1,000 unsheltered people by end of 2023
Mike Johnston was sworn into office on Monday. The homelessness declaration and plan was his first major action as Denver’s new leader.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Two Colorado House Democrats sue their caucus, Republicans for alleged violations of open meetings laws
The legal action, a rare intraparty spat spilling into public view and the courts, was filed in Denver District Court by Reps. Elisabeth Epps of Denver and Bob Marshall of Highlands Ranch
Posted inPolitics and Government
Colorado tribes fear the effects of U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Navajo Nation in water rights case
Ute tribes in Colorado fear ruling in Navajo Nation’s Colorado River case weakens U.S. government obligation to keep promises made in treaties
Posted inClub Q Shooting
The stories Club Q victims shared as shooter was sentenced to life in prison
It was their first, and possibly only, chance to directly confront the assailant
Posted inClub Q Shooting
Club Q shooter pleads guilty, is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Anderson Aldrich pleaded guilty Monday to 53 counts in the Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs
Posted inPolitics and Government
Colorado lawmakers were warned their bill helping child sex abuse survivors was unconstitutional. They passed it anyway.
The Colorado Supreme Court last week struck down the part of Senate Bill 88, a law passed in 2021, giving victims of child sex abuse dating back to the 1960s a three-year window to file lawsuits
Posted inWater
Here’s who will be on the panel tasked with helping state lawmakers respond to the Colorado River crisis
There will be no state lawmakers on the Colorado River Drought Task Force, though Capitol leadership has a lot of influence over who is on the panel