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Gov. Jared Polis says Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting Colorado’s exports, jobs
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A report released Thursday by Colorado’s governor said President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting the state’s economy and courting a recessionary scenario. State economists have, in fact, been sounding the risk of a scenario for a year — preceding both the White House’s tariffs changes and the congressional budget that Democrats blamed for Colorado’s…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
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Outgoing Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock, sits down with Denver Gazette for exclusive interviewTom HellauerTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to…
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Report: Colorado economy continues to outperform, but headwinds are fierce
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While Colorado continues to outperform the nation and most states in job recovery and growth, business owners are decidedly glum about the future, a midyear economic report by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business released Friday shows. The latest Colorado Business Economic Outlook shows Colorado with the second-highest labor force participation rate…
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Survey: More than half of Americans cutting expenses
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More than half of Americans, 52%, have cut back on daily expenses and 44% are delaying large purchases because of inflation, according to a survey released by Greenwood Village-based Empower, formerly Empower Retirement. With inflation hitting a new high Wednesday, 9.1%, the July Empower survey shows how spending and savings habits have changed — sometimes…
