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Are Denver’s minority, women contractors given equal footing?
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Denver wants to measure the evenhandedness of its contractor-hiring process. That means gauging the disparity between the available stock of minority- and women-owned businesses and those that win a city contract. The city announced Wednesday it has hired BBC Research and Consulting, a firm that specializes in disparity research, to conduct a study to…
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Denver Mayor Hancock promises more affordable housing in ‘State of City’ address
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Denver’s housing market is red hot, but it’s one “responding to the greatest return on investment, not to the greatest needs of our people,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said during his annual “State of the City” address this week. In recent years, many have found themselves priced out of the housing market or unable to…
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Will reinventing Denver’s bureaucracy unlock its transportation grid?
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In its ongoing effort to fight snarled and congested city roadways, Denver is doing the equivalent of crossing three lanes of interstate traffic to make a last-minute exit – by creating a new, cabinet-level city department tasked with tackling its transportation plight. The plan is to place its traffic woes at the feet of a…
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Colorado cities speak up on Paris climate accord — even if White House isn’t on board
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Conservative blog Colorado Peak Politics shot some snark at Denver Mayor Michael Hancock over his appearance at, and tweets from, this week’s annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Miami. The confab’s near-consensus on the issue du jour, climate change, was that the nation’s cities should move ahead on their own in tackling the challenge…
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Emily’s List endorses Democrat Cary Kennedy for Colorado’s 2018 gubernatorial race
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A national Democratic fundraising group that backs women running for office endorsed Colorado gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy on Wednesday. “Colorado has a long history of strong women’s leadership, but has never before elected a woman as governor,” said EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock in a statement. “Cary will not only break through that glass ceiling…
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Centennial claims ‘victory’ in Denver’s decision to dump 4/20 rally
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The conservative Centennial Institute blasted out the email equivalent of a high-five following news over the weekend that the organizer of the annual 4/20 rally in downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park will be denied an event permit for the next three years. The Colorado Christian University-affiliated thank tank and advocacy group’s director, Jeff Hunt, not only welcomed…
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Denver wants to help local business ventures with start-up cash
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Denver is looking to ease growing pains for three local business ventures with a potential six-figure cash infusion. Designed to invigorate Denver‘s small business climate and promote local job growth, city officials announced a venture capital competition, pitting local startups against each for a cash award. The “Race to the Raise” competition opened May 15 to early-stage…
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Immigrant groups, Denver drafting new ‘sanctuary city’ policy
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Local immigrant advocates have been working alongside Denver officials drafting a new undocumented immigrant policy which in part would outline how local law enforcement interact with federal immigration agents. The proposed policy includes stipulations against local law enforcement holding immigrants past their release date for Immigrant and Customs Enforcement authorities and communication between local authorities…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy talks opportunity as she launches campaign for governor of Colorado
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For Democrat Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer and former deputy mayor of Denver, it’s all about opportunity, and that’s what she wanted to talk about as she prepared to make her run for governor of Colorado official. Kennedy is the fourth Democrat to jump in the primary race for the chance to take…