u.s. census
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Colorado’s 2022 economic forecast shines bright, with warnings
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Colorado should recover this year all the jobs it lost during the pandemic, and many industries are poised to return to pre-pandemic levels of business, according to panelists at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce economic forecast breakfast Friday. “Most economic activity is getting back, or will be back in 2022 to where it…
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Colo. sues Trump administration over census citizenship question
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Colorado is suing the Trump administration to keep census takers in 2020 from asking about citizenship. Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday afternoon that Colorado will join the lawsuit by a coalition of 18 states and Washington, D.C., as well as nine cities, four counties and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. “We have a responsibility to…
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Colorado Common Cause endorses ballot measures to change redistricting procedures
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Colorado Common Cause on Tuesday endorsed a pair of proposed ballot initiatives filed by a coalition of left-leaning groups calling itself People Not Politicians that would overhaul how the state draws its political districts. The ballot measures “will give unaffiliated voters an equal voice in drawing legislative and congressional maps and ensure the process reflects Colorado’s…
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Groups sign on to Kent Thiry-backed proposals to revamp redistricting in Colorado
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A bipartisan organization pushing ballot measures to change the way Colorado draws its legislative and congressional boundaries announced the support Monday of a number of groups representing rural, minority, business and civic reform interests. Fair Districts Colorado, a group chaired by Kent Thiry, the CEO of kidney dialysis giant DaVita Inc., said it now has the…
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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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Immigrant & Refugee, LGBTQ commissions prep for federal changes
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Two City and County of Denver commissions will be busy this year, if recent actions by the federal government regarding minorities continue, a City Council committee was recently told by commission members. The Denver Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Commission works to advance social, economic and political equality for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and…
