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DENVER COUNCIL SPOTLIGHT | Councilwoman Robin Kniech on breaking barriers and leaving an impact
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Denver Councilwoman Robin Kniech made Denver history in 2011 when she was elected to council as the first out member of the LGBTQ community. In the last decade, she has worked tirelessly on issues including affordable housing, labor laws and minimum wage. Kniech grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, moving to Denver after she graduated from…
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Denver Councilwoman Kniech seeks re-election
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Joining a crowded field, Denver at-large Councilwoman Robin Kniech will seek a third term on the Denver City Council in the spring 2019 election. Kniech – a Milwaukee native, attorney who previously worked with Front Range Economic Strategy Center and first out member of the LGBT community to serve on the City Council – will…
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From ethics stories to ethics code for Flynn
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Kevin Flynn has written about ethics battles on city councils and other local governing bodies, now he’s writing an almost-new code of ethics for the Denver City Council. The former longtime reporter was elected in District 2, the southwestern part of Denver, in 2015. Several months after he took office, Flynn said a task force…
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McCann talks about her salary increase, goals for DA’s office
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Denver District Attorney-elect Beth McCann will receive 2 percent salary hikes in each of the last two years of her four-year term, similar to other salary increases given to her metro-area and statewide colleagues under state statutes. Denver City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday, Jan. 3, that set McCann’s incoming salary at $219,606, the current amount…
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Denver deserves dedicated funding for affordable housing
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On July 20, during his inaugural address, Mayor Michael Hancock announced the next bold step in Denver’s commitment to affordable housing — dedicating at least $15 million a year in new funding to preserve and build at least 6,000 additional affordable homes over the next 10 years, and a package of aggressive policies. Council members…
