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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…
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Denver City Council audit delayed over disagreement with Auditor’s Office
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A planned audit of the Denver City Council has been delayed by a conflict between the council and the Auditor’s Office over whether the council can have an observer present during the auditor’s interviews of staff members. Auditor Tim O’Brien announced the delay Tuesday, saying he refuses to conduct the staff interviews with senior staff members…
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10th Circuit dismisses lawsuit challenging validity of TABOR
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed the long-running lawsuit seeking to void Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights, finding in a 7-2 decision that a collection of local governments has no basis to challenge the 1992 constitutional amendment. Chief Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, writing for himself and six of his colleagues, concluded that the…
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Colorado Springs voters back parks, roads measures in early returns
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Voters were roundly boosting Colorado Springs’ parks and infrastructure budget Tuesday night as preliminary results of the election showed city residents approving a tax retention question and renewing a longstanding sales tax. Leading with about 57% of the 100,399 votes counted for citywide question 2B, Colorado Springs can likely retain up to $7 million in…
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Conservative firebrand Gordon Klingenschmitt running for El Paso County commission
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Former state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, a conservative firebrand, said Friday he hasn’t given up on politics despite a recent defeat. The Colorado Springs Republican said he will seek the District 2 seat on the five-member El Paso County commission in 2020. District 2 encompasses much of eastern Colorado Springs up to the edge of northeastern…
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Colorado’s prison population, once forecast to boom, now is expected to level
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Colorado’s prison population, which six months ago was projected to hit a record high in 2025, now is expected to level over the next six years. The state Department of Public Safety predicted in December that the population of prisoners would swell by more than 20% between fiscal years 2018 and 2025, from 20,136 at…
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Is the Hyperloop in the blueprint for Colorado’s transportation future?
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More than 18 months after a Los Angeles-based company announced it was eyeing Colorado for its first Hyperloop system, there have been few signs that the proposal has progressed beyond a cutting-edge concept. Virgin Hyperloop One is among a handful of companies that have made pitches for transit networks that would send passenger-loaded pods zipping…
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Polis’ behavioral health task force calls for ‘systemic transformation’
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CASTLE ROCK ? The leader of Gov. Jared Polis’ new behavioral health task force kicked off the group’s work Monday calling for a “systemic transformation” to Colorado’s mental health and substance abuse recovery system. “I will be really disappointed if we come back with just a few incremental changes,” said Michelle Barnes, executive director of…
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Package triggers bomb scare at Rep. Lamborn’s Colorado office
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A suspicious package left outside U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s office in northern Colorado Springs office Friday morning set off a bomb scare. It was intended to be a bombshell, instead. “It was just paperwork, research on people on the political side that he doesn’t agree with,” Colorado Springs police Sgt. Fred Walker said. “There’s nothing…
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Colorado Springs may ask residents to forgo TABOR refund to fix parks
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Chipping away at a $100 million parks maintenance backlog and repairing Colorado Springs’ roadways are among the highest priorities for the coming year, city officials said Wednesday. The conversation at a joint meeting headed by City Council members and Mayor John Suthers quickly turned to how to ask voters in November to allow the city…
