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Denver launches initiative to house 400 homeless residents in 100 days
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Denver’s Department of Housing Stability and Mayor Michael Hancock launched a housing initiative Tuesday with a goal of getting 400 homeless residents housed in 100 days. Denver launched a similar initiative at the beginning of September with the goal of housing 200 people. Officials said 576 people were housed at 346 households during that initiative.…
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Title Board declines to advance personhood ballot initiative with Texas-style enforcement feature
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A state panel has blocked on procedural grounds a proposed ballot initiative that would generally ban abortions contrary to Supreme Court precedent, label fetuses as children, and include an enforcement mechanism similar to the one used in a controversial Texas anti-abortion law. Initiative #51, tentatively captioned “Prohibit Intentional Killing of a Living Child,” would make it…
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Primary election measures signed by Hickenlooper
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Proposition 107, a measure calling for presidential primary elections to be held every four years, and Proposition 108, a measure allowing unaffiliated voter participation in primary elections, on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Proposition 107 was approved by 64 percent of state voters in the Nov. 8 general election. The measure allows unaffiliated…
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Webb: Looking back on Election 2016
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As we begin to digest the 2016 election results, let me begin with our successes. First, I want to congratulate Denver voters on our 80 percent turnout, which is outstanding. I also want to congratulate Emmy Ruiz for running a great campaign in Colorado for Hillary Clinton. She helped make Colorado blue and bring Hillary…
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Endorsements not sought, but given, for Amendment 70
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Getting endorsements from elected officials is not something either supporters or opponents of Amendment 70, which would raise Colorado’s minimum wage, have been working to get, according to campaign organizers. Instead, both camps are 100 percent focused on gathering voters’ support for their side of the ballot question. But that hasn’t stopped some elected officials from…
