Author: Anya Moore anya.moore@denvergazette.com
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Jefferson County says it has launched first behavioral health sector partnership in Colorado
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A Colorado county recently met with groups in the behavioral health arena to discuss the challenges facing the sector, particularly when it comes to the workforce. In a news release, Jefferson County said that, along with Workforce Boulder County, its Business and Workforce Center recently launched a Behavioral Health Sector, the goal of which is to connect individuals…
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Aurora mayor plans policy changes for public comment during city council meetings
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman plans to crack down on public comments in future Aurora City Council meetings after protestors disrupted Monday night’s meetings for the third time. “I will oppose any extension of the time because so many of the demonstrators increasingly don’t adhere to the three-minute time limit,” Coffman told The Denver Gazette in…
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Q&A with Justin Schwartz: New CU Boulder chancellor on tuition, safety, football and diversity
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The University of Colorado’s 12th Chancellor, Justin Schwartz, shared his vision for the university and talked about head football coach Deion Sander’s rise in popularity in a recent interview with The Denver Gazette. Schwartz previously served as the executive vice president and Provost at the Pennsylvania State University for just under a year, and he…
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Jefferson County’s commissioners seek elimination of TABOR refunds — again
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For the third time in five years, Jefferson County’s elected officials are asking voters to allow the local government to spend all of the revenue that it collects above the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights limit, thereby eliminating refunds to taxpayers. For fiscal year 2024, that refund amount is estimated to be $54.4 million. Last year, the…
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Denver school bond likely to join sales tax hikes on ballot
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In addition to two sales tax increases that supporters say would generate nearly $200 million, Denver voters could also see a $975 million bond and mill levy package for schools on November’s ballot. All told, the three proposals, if approved, would result in at least $1.1 billion in additional taxes levied on Denver residents at…
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Denver native’s fight against antisemitism leads to meeting with Netanyahu in Israel
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Even at a young age, Talia Boyle knew what antisemitism looked like. “In middle school, people called me derogatory names, drew Swastikas in my notebook, and even threw pennies at me,” she told The Denver Gazette recently. In high school, students vandalized her campus with antisemitic memes, the Denver native said. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); “I…
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Denver City Council delays neighborhood sidewalk repair program
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Denver residents will have to wait a bit longer before seeing any significant sidewalks improvements. That’s because a Denver City Council committee voted Monday to further delay the Sidewalk Program and Sidewalk Fund approved by voters in 2022. That provides the Department of Transportation more time to create and execute the billing plan, members said.…