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Follow this topic by RSSDNC trials could cost city more than $500,000
A Face the State Staff Report
November 11, 2008
Trials for protesters arrested in Denver during August's Democratic National Convention began last month and according to defense counsel, are likely to cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. The exact tally, however, remains elusive as city officials decline to provide their own estimates.
Courts anticipate extended hours to handle DNC protesters
A Face the State Staff Report
July 16, 2008As Denver officials prepare to absorb 50,000 delegates and attendees for next month's Democratic National Convention, they now predict that between 800 and 2,000 of the additional 10,000 protesters now expected could spend time behind bars. The question: Will the city's courts and jails be able to absorb them?
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1/8: A high-pressure speech
Gov. Ritter presents his State of the State address today, and the pressure is on.