Update: The Denver City Council passed the proposal loosening needle exchange rules Monday night on an 8-5 vote. Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed it Tuesday evening. Denver would eliminate its limit on ...

Update: On Tuesday evening, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced his veto of the needle exchange law expansion passed by the City Council. More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in ...

An expansion of a Denver law from the late nineties will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city. Denver Post via Getty Images An expansion of a Denver law from the late ’90s ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes council bill removing needle exchange program cap and distance requirements.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the city’s needle exchange program. The City Council may still override his veto if ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes bill to expand the needle exchange program just one day after the city council approved the ordinance. Whoopi Goldberg Says ‘I Stand Behind’ Carrie Underwood and ...

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City councilwoman Amanda Sawyer, who opposed the bill, said a needle exchange in her district has been a ‘terrible neighbor.’ ...

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Denver City Council is voting on an expanded needle exchange program, which could lift restrictions on where sites could go. Over the weekend, many Denver-area residents woke up to find the world ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed an expanded needle exchange program just one day after the city council passed the ordinance. Johnson vetoed City Council Ordinance 24-1791 on Tuesday.