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Denver City Council to consider up to $289 million in bond spending
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The Denver City Council will consider approving a sextet of construction contracts worth $30 million each ahead of their Tuesday meeting. Councilmembers are also scheduled to consider several other contracts and bond spending totaling close to $300 million. The Council did not meet on Monday, it’s normal meeting time, as the city government closed in…
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Denver City Council to consider up to $289 million in bond spending
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The Denver City Council will consider approving a sextet of construction contracts worth $30 million each ahead of their Tuesday meeting. Councilmembers are also scheduled to consider several other contracts and bond spending totaling close to $300 million. The Council did not meet on Monday, it’s normal meeting time, as the city government closed in…
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Ex-staffers: Office of Public Guardianship is in crisis, lawmakers under pressure to regular funeral industry | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 21, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Colorado office tasked with taking care of some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens is once more facing questions about its management, notably after resignations have left it with just a few staffers to care for more than 80 clients. The Office…
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Rally against Park Hill redevelopment draws Wellington Webb, other politicos
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A rally against the proposed redevelopment of the Park Hill Golf Course attracted hundreds in Denver on Sunday, including former mayor Wellington Webb, who sought to portray the fight as a battle between those who have the financial means to push it – and gain from its completion – and advocates for preserving it as…
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Five candidates battle to be Denver’s first female mayor
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Of the 17 candidates vying to be Denver’s next mayor, five are female and one of them may just make city history. Denver has never had a female mayor and early polling data show Kelly Brough and Lisa Calderon ahead of the pack. Others, like state Rep. Leslie Herod, current at-large Councilwoman Debbie Ortega, and political…
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Denver community leaders weigh in on mayor’s race as city grapples with public safety woes
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As Denver prepares to elect its first new mayor in 12 years, community leaders have begun to offer and press for answers from the mayoral candidates about one of the city’s most pressing challenge – public safety. The candidates have taken varied tones in their views on the role of policing and how to curb…
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Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod said she ‘transformed Colorado for the better’
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Leslie Herod began her political journey at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she said she thought she’d be a cheerleader. She quickly learned there were few people who looked like her and began to recognize severe inequities at the flagship university. So, she did something about it. Herod worked with a group of progressives…
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Metro realtors endorse Kelly Brough, council candidates
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Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough snagged the endorsement of the trade group for metro Denver’s realtors, the association announced on Friday. We are pleased to share our endorsements for the upcoming April 2023 election. We encourage our members to support these great candidates and also learn more about them by visiting their campaign websites below.…
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Find out where mayoral candidates stand on Denver’s rental licensure rule, housing, public safety
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Several candidates for Denver’s top post descrbed The Denver Metro Association of Realtors Thursday brought together seven candidates to discuss issues important to their members. Mayoral candidates Kelly Brough, Chris Hansen, Debbie Ortega, Mike Johnston, Leslie Herod, Andy Rougeot and Kwame Spearman discussed issues related to housing and public safety to the real estate community…
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ENDORSEMENT: Kelly Brough for Denver mayor
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Kelly Brough’s life could be a reflection of Denver itself. Her own profile synchs with much of the city’s image: educated but down to earth; cosmopolitan yet compassionate. She reflects Denver’s diversity, too, as a mom to bi-racial kids. She also can relate on a very personal level to some of Denver’s most daunting challenges.…
