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Denver will use rent subsidies to fill vacant apartments
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Surging rent and an apartment glut have spawned a new Denver pilot program providing housing subsidies to low-income Denverites. A news report from the Wall Street Journal notes that the new program called LIVE, Lower Income Voucher Equity, will help “house teachers, medical technicians and others” in “sparkling new, high-end rental apartments with amenities like…
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Denver mayor calls AG Sessions ‘out of step’ over shifting federal pot policy
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With Denver reaping millions of dollars annually in sales tax revenue from recreational marijuana, and Colorado’s market representing a billion-dollar industry, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called a shifting federal approach toward states with legalized marijuana irresponsible. “This is a billion-dollar-plus industry here in Colorado, (with) thousands of jobs, and what this move has done is…
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Drawing ire themselves, Denver leaders say ink! gentrification saga speaks to a bigger issue
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Denver’s ink! Coffee shop making light of gentrification on a sandwich board has become a national story and drawn droves of condemnation and protests. “Happily gentrifying the neighborhood since 2014,” the sign read outside the shop last week before it was taken down. The property was vandalized and protests persisted at the shop. Ink! reopened…
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Denver Mayor Hancock touts efficient city government on national TV
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock took to the national airwaves this week, boasting about the speed and efficiency of his city government and talking up the city’s bid for Amazon HQ2. The Mile High City’s chief executive was featured on “CBS This Morning’s American Voices” series, which examines how national issues are playing out at a…
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Civil rights group recognizes Denver with perfect score for pro-LGBTQ laws, policies
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Denver has garnered high marks last week for its devotion to the LGBTQ community. The Human Rights Campaign recognized the Mile High City with a perfect score – the first city to earn the recognition in Colorado – on the LGBTQ civil rights organization’s 2017 Municipal Equality Index. According to the group’s website, “the Municipal…
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What gifts have Denver elected officials received this year?
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Per a new rule in Denver city government, City Council members and Mayor Michael Hancock must report all gifts received. And while the value of the gifts won’t jump off the page, it’s the details that make the report worth a read. Denverite’s got the interesting scoop on the tally of the value of gifts…
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To get ahead of electric car surge, Denver wants more, faster charging stations
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In the progressive, environmentally conscious way it often does things, Denver is trying to make life a bit more convenient for electric car owners in the city. Many of the 55 existing public places for charging electric vehicles in Denver aren’t especially accessible or convenient, and with that in mind city officials hope to influence…
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Denver’s ‘Peak Academy’ trains city workers, tames the bureaucracy
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A mayor’s pet project usually can be counted on to cost taxpayers money. How about one that actually saves money? Denver Peak Academy, the handiwork of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, is being touted by the city to have saved the public an estimated $22.5 million over the past five years. The novel program, which has attracted interest from…
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Denver council members seek answers on $1.8 billion DIA pact
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In a letter Tuesday, two City Council members asked that a vote on a $1.8 billion, 34-year private-public partnership with Denver International Airport be postponed for 120 days to give officials, airlines and city voters more time to review the proposed pact. Council members Deborah Ortega and Rafael Espinoza wrote the letter on Tuesday arguing…
