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Beloved tiny-home village needs a permanent space, Denver officials say
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It’s a one-of-a-kind project. A village of nearly one dozen tiny homes serving Denverites who were once homeless. The 11-tiny-home Beloved Community Village touts itself as a “democratically self-governed” community giving people without homes a chance to re-establish their place in a community, renew their purpose and restore their dignity, and most importantly, have a…
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Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold lands backing from unions, elected officials
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Jena Griswold, a Democratic candidate for Colorado secretary of state, announced Monday she’s won the endorsements of two local unions and more than a dozen current and former elected Democrats, including state lawmakers, city council members and county officials. “Colorado needs a secretary of state who will protect all eligible voters’ right to vote and…
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Denver Superfund sites, environmental protections, threatened under EPA budget cuts, city councilwomen say
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Proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget would threaten on-going environmental protection efforts in Denver – particularly Superfund site cleanup and maintenance – two Denver city councilwomen say. The two council members, Robin Kniech and Debbie Ortega, penned a post last week on the city’s website detailing their concerns about the cuts to…
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Denver councilman rails at board president over appointment to city task force
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Denver will soon begin reviewing its landmark ordinance, which preserves buildings of historical significance in the city, for updates or changes. The process will start with the forming of a taskforce to kickoff the review, and that’s where Denver Councilman Rafael Espinoza comes in. He wanted in on the taskforce, bad, and railed against council…
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A face-off at Denver City Hall over immigration enforcement
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Competing measures formally articulating how Denver law enforcement interacts with federal immigration authorities and laws have set the stage for a City Hall showdown. Just hours before City Council members were set to consider in committee a new ordinance authored by council members Robin Kniech and Paul Lopez on immigration enforcement (it passed 6-1), Denver…
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Results are in: Denver citizen survey finds good and bad for Council consideration
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Getting a sense of what the citizens of the City and County of Denver think are key issues their elected officials should address depends on who is asked. So, Denver City Council, like many other governing bodies in other cities, often seeks survey results to help tell them what they should spend their time —…
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Open late: Denver OKs expanded hours for retail marijuana shops
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Denver officials gave retail marijuana dispensaries the OK to operate for an extra three hours in the evening — a measure that would bring hours for city retail cannabis shop hours in line with neighboring communities. The City Council approved the bill 11-2 during a regular meeting April 24, which allows medical and/or recreational marijuana dispensaries to…
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Denver pot stores cite safer roads, extra city revenue with more hours
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Denver’s marijuana dispensaries are seeking longer hours to have a level playing field with other city businesses and competitors in neighboring communities. City Council listened to mostly supportive arguments for extending the closing hours from 7 p.m. to midnight at a recent Special Issues Committee hearing. Currently, Denver’s hours of operation for both medical and…
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Denver’s $4M Target store incentive scrutinized
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Several Denver City Council members have reservations about a proposed $4 million loan to help see a Target open on the downtown 16th Street Mall. The city’s budget and management office is requesting a $4 million supplemental appropriation for the Office of Economic Development’s Business Incentive Fund. That office wants to loan the funds to…
