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Denver City Council to vote on $93.4M plan to widen Peña Boulevard

Jul 8, 2019

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Colorado Politics

Illustration of the type of divergent diamond interchange proposed for Jackson Gap Street at Peña Boulevard.(Image courtesy of Denver International Airport) The Denver City Council will vote tonight on a proposed $93.4 million contract to widen a section of Peña Boulevard in order to add more lanes and improve traffic flow leading to Denver International Airport.…
DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 10’s Chris Hinds

Jun 11, 2019

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Colorado Politics

Newly elected Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds won’t have to wait until he is sworn in on July 15 to bring about change at City Hall. It’s already happening. Hinds, who defeated incumbent Wayne New in a June 4 runoff election, believes he will be the first-ever city councilman who uses a wheelchair to get…
Denver considers $13M bond issue to renovate affordable housing in former hotel

Mar 28, 2019

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Colorado Politics

A former Capitol Hill hotel that was once home to some famous Beat Generation writers and later became a place for low-income residents is in line for a major makeover if the Denver City Council approves a $13 million bond finance measure. The Council is considering the bond plus a $3.45 million loan so that…
Denver’s pols have a bone to pick with President Trump’s budget

Jun 7, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

… But of course, that comes as no surprise. Sure, the depth and breadth of the cuts in federal funding proposed by the White House have sweeping implications for urban centers like the Mile High City. Then again, it’s not like Denver’s Democratically inclined political establishment has had many kind words for The Republican Donald since his unexpected elevation to the…
Denver social consumption events could start this summer

May 12, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

The first of Denver’s marijuana social consumption permit applications are expected this summer, after proposed rules and regulations called for under Denver’s Initiative 300 are adopted. Ashley Kilroy, executive director of the city’s Department of Excise & Licenses, discussed the main provisions of the ordinance establishing the four-year pilot program and the proposed timeline for…
Finances may have improved at RMHS after negative 2015 audit

Apr 14, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Just over a year after a Denver auditor’s report found a nonprofit provider of services to the mentally and developmentally disabled residents of the City and County of Denver had mismanaged city funds, the picture is much better, City Council members were recently told. Rocky Mountain Human Services, formerly called Denver Options, serves over 6,000…
Free MetroRide could ease 16th Street Mall shuttle crowding

Apr 4, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Relief for the always-crowded free 16th Street Mall shuttle service in downtown Denver is a main goal of an upcoming study. The study will focus on another free circulator route that city and Regional Transportation District officials think could be pulling more weight. The two entities are poised to approve an intergovernmental agreement that would…
Endorsements not sought, but given, for Amendment 70

Oct 4, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

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…