Denver Mayor Mike Johnston described the ordinance as “the wrong solution at the wrong time” in a letter to the City Council released by his office Tuesday night.

Heading into the new year, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston graded his administration's 2024 goals, which included improving downtown, public safety and ending homelessness.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by the Denver City Council one day prior expanding the city's needle exchange programs, per to a statement from his office. The big picture: The measure would have eliminated a cap on the number of syringe access programs in the city and removed a 1,