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Defense contractor expanding to Colorado Springs with plans for more than 500 high-paying jobs
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A defense contractor whose software and digital services support military and government clients, and which has launched work on a sophisticated Space Force satellite project along with three partners, has expanded to Colorado Springs and expects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs over the next two years. Omni Federal, with employees in the Washington…
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Colorado judicial discipline director put on leave; ouster met with widespread shock
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Christopher Gregory, the executive director of Colorado’s Commission on Judicial Discipline, was removed Friday following a tumultuous tenure in which the commission and the Colorado Supreme Court squared off over issues of reform. In a statement provided Friday to The Denver Gazette, the commission would only say Gregory is “on leave and is unavailable to…
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Caps for candidate contributions in local elections clear Colorado legislature
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An effort to establish a statewide limit on contributions made to candidates in local elections passed its last major legislative hurdle on Wednesday. If signed into law, House Bill 1245 would cap contributions from individuals and political parties at $400 and from small-donor committees at $4,000 in municipal elections, among other records and reporting requirements. The House…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
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Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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COVER STORY | Unsustainable? Colorado’s government keeps growing
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Proponents of Colorado’s TABOR designed the constitutional amendment to curb government’s voracious appetite for more spending. But Colorado’s most recognizable tax law, which turns 30 this year, hasn’t stopped the state government from growing. Not even close. Consider this: lawmakers propose to spend $36.4 billion in the next fiscal year, an amount that funds 62,928…
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State employees do not have right to rescind their resignation, appeals court says
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State agencies do not have to honor an employee’s request to withdraw their resignation, the Court of Appeals has ruled. A three-judge panel for the appellate court considered whether the state constitution, which guarantees that employees in the Colorado personnel system hold their jobs “during efficient service or until reaching retirement age,” allows workers to…
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Most Denver offices, city services to close on President’s Day
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Most Denver offices, facilities and agencies will close Monday in observance of the President’s Day holiday. Closures include all motor vehicle offices, workforce centers, City Council offices, the mayor’s office, the clerk and recorder’s office, the auditor’s office and all county and state-operated courts. Libraries and recreation centers will be closed as well. The Office…
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House committee approves bill exempting nonprofit child care centers from property tax
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Nonprofit child care centers in Colorado wouldn’t have to pay property taxes under legislation a state House committee advanced on Tuesday in the hopes of reducing costs and improving access. House Bill 1006 aims to modify current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child care centers to be exempt from property taxes. The bill…
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El Paso County nonprofits receive nearly $9 million in federal ARPA funding for pandemic recovery
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown life off kilter for nearly two years, leaving adverse physical, social, emotional and mental burdens in its wake. To help El Paso County residents recover, 48 nonprofits that operate 50 regional programs spanning a wide gamut of public services collectively are receiving $8.95 million in federal stimulus money. Community Impact…
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Denver’s homeless employment program extended through end of year
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The Denver City Council approved a contract extension Monday to fund the city’s homeless employment program through the end of the year. The contract, which the council passed unanimously without comment, will provide $705,300 to Bayaud Enterprises Inc. to administer the Denver Day Works Program through Dec. 31. “We’ve seen that this program works,” Councilwoman…
