Author: Drew Hamrick
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Misguided rent control squeezes affordable housing
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Drew Hamrick This week, the House Appropriations Committee will consider HB22-1287, a bill that, if passed, will become the first statewide rent control in Colorado’s history. Like all rent-control legislation, this bill misses the mark, failing to address the supply shortage behind rising housing costs. In this case, legislators’ efforts are especially misguided, as they…
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OPINION | Eviction moratorium unneeded, unconstitutional
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Drew Hamrick The Supreme Court recently ruled – for the second time in a matter of weeks – that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had exceeded its legal authority in issuing a national eviction moratorium. In a sweeping rebuke of the current administration, the court held that “it strains credulity to believe the CDC…