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Colorado lawmakers vote to give themselves a pay raise beginning in 2025
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Colorado House Democrats on Thursday voted to boost the pay of General Assembly lawmakers beginning in the 2025-26 fiscal year, with those living in the Denver metro area getting substantially more in actual dollars and rate increase than policymakers who reside outside. The cost to taxpayers for the higher per diems is just shy of…
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ACLU of Colorado’s Denise Maes joins Biden administration
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ACLU of Colorado’s former long-time public policy director, Denise Maes, has a new gig in President Joe Biden’s administration. Maes is now the regional administrator in the U.S. General Services Administration for regions five, six and eight – covering 16 states, including Colorado. Her appointment is effective as of Tuesday. “I am extremely honored to…
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Court rules against homeless-advocacy group in Lakewood land fight
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The federal government will move forward with the sale of a 59-acre parcel in Lakewood after a homeless advocacy group lost a court battle to cease the auction. The U.S. District Court of Colorado this week ruled against the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), denying a request to stop the auction of the public…
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Feds reject plans for Lakewood homeless campus
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An advocacy group’s plans for a sprawling Lakewood facility to help house those experiencing homelessness took a blow late last week. Details are sparse, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rejected the plans after reportedly finding issues with advocacy group Colorado Coalition for the Homeless’ (CCH) financing proposal, Westword reports. The…
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Huge, solar-powered campus for the homeless? Advocacy group’s plans for Lakewood site get initial OK
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An advocacy group has been given the initial OK from the federal government for its plan to construct housing and provide services for those experiencing homelessness in Lakewood. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved an initial application from the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless late last month, the Lakewood Sentinel reports. CCH…
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Homeless coalition seeks ownership of Lakewood site
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After beating the federal government in court last fall, a local homeless coalition has submitted an application to take ownership of a 59-acre parcel near the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless won the court battle in late September after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) declared…
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Lakewood site turns out to be suitable for homeless housing after all, feds say
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A homeless advocacy coalition took it to the federal government and won. But, it may be more of a lesson in government accountability than David versus Goliath. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless won a court battle late last month after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) finally declared a 59-acre Lakewood…
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Facing a court order, feds will reconsider whether Lakewood land can serve the homeless
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Whatever the best use might be for some surplus land the government is hoping to auction off at the Federal Center in Lakewood, you’ve got to give due credit to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for its dogged pursuit of the 59-acre parcel. And it looks like the nonprofit might prevail in its quest.…
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Coalition challenges feds on land use: Hey, how about housing the homeless?
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It isn’t exactly politics per se, but the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless‘s ongoing joust with the federal government – over a parcel of surplus land in the Federal Center in Lakewood – raises questions about responsive government. Or, the lack thereof. The news this week is that the U.S. General Services Administration is going…
