infrastructure
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Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm says Denver doesn’t want Amazon HQ2
Amazon building an “HQ2” – a second headquarters – in Denver would “leave us toothless and blind,” says Former Gov. Richard Lamm. Lamm spoke at a forum hosted by the Denver Press Club Monday and joins the growing chorus of people that don’t think $5 billion in construction and 50,000 employees is the kind of…
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Bond passage means jobs, government transparency, positive growth, says Denver mayor
Denver voters gave the green light for city officials to allocate nearly a billion dollars for 460 citywide projects as part of the city’s growth plan, so now what? Mayor Michael Hancock says it’s a vote of confidence from the people and a huge responsibility that won’t be taken lightly. “With a yes vote, we…
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Hickenlooper ‘encouraged’ by Trump’s congressional address, wants more specifics
Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that he was encouraged by what he heard President Donald Trump say in his speech to a joint session of Congress the night before. “This was a very different tone than the Donald Trump we saw on the campaign trail,” Hickenlooper told The Colorado Statesman in a statement. “It was…
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Denver Council priorities could cost $1.5B
Faced with one of the fastest growth rates among major U.S. cities nationwide, Denver City Council has identified a range of priorities and goals to help guide budgeting decisions and to decide policy priority areas. Those include more than $1 billion in infrastructure needs and projects alone. Each year, the Council holds a retreat to…
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Republicans urge Hickenlooper to ask feds to speed up highway projects
A group of Republican legislators from El Paso County want Gov. John Hickenlooper to petition the federal government to hasten the approval process for transportation projects after President Donald Trump issued an executive order encouraging it. Noting that the governor declared “When it comes to transportation infrastructure projects, time is money” in his State of…
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Fact Check: Trump on the economy
EDITOR’S NOTE – A look at the veracity of claims by political figures A look at some of his claims and how they compare with the facts: TRUMP: “She said she wanted to raise taxes on the middle class.” THE FACTS: If Clinton said that – and it’s debatable – it’s clear she didn’t mean…