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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
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In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
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Local governments’ participation is crucial to goals of $300 million ballot measure, analysis says
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The buy-in of local governments is key to successfully implementing the goals of Proposition 123, which, if approved by voters this November, would direct $300 million per year in TABOR refund revenues into affordable housing programs, according to an analysis from a Colorado think tank. Indeed, the proposal will only be as successful as the…
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Backers launch campaign to set aside $300 million a year in TABOR funds for affordable housing
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Jordan and Jojo McDonald both have good jobs – she’s a Medicaid care coordinator and he’s a teacher. In January, the couple, who live in a two-bedroom apartment in Park, although both work in Aurora, is expecting their first daughter. They have been pre-approved for a home mortgage, but they were told last year to “try again later”…
