Tag: Budget
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Denver’s 5-year revenue outlook depends on 2026 budget
Denver’s financial outlook for the next five years relies heavily on its five-year revenue forecast. And that forecast, in turn, depends on the final numbers approved in the city’s 2026 spending plan, which is expected on Nov. 10. City budget officials said they first started seeing “a lot of anomalies” in revenue projections back in…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s next budget crunch
Like slacker students who flunked a course and had to make it up in summer school, Colorado state lawmakers who were summoned back to the Capitol last month — to patch a gaping hole in the current state budget — knew they had gathered under a stigma. Convened by Gov. Jared Polis, they sullenly filed…
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Denver’s proposed 2026 budget: Here’s where cuts are planned
Next week, members of the Denver City Council will meet to pore over Mayor Mike Johnston’s $1.66 billion proposed 2026 spending plan, hearing from city department heads as they present their proposals for how they plan to “do more with less.” While significant cuts have been made across city departments, aiming to fill a $200…
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Denver clerk and recorder calls for budget amendment to fund 2026 elections
Less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston delivered his 2026 budget proposal to the city, Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López has called for the City Council to consider an amendment to the mayor’s spending plan that would increase funding for his office. Johnston’s proposal for the coming year did not include the…
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Denver Public Library to expand Central Library hours despite city hiring freeze
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Public Library will expand the Central Library’s hours beginning July 6. With the Central Library now being open on Saturdays, the expansion brings operations to six days a week. Additionally, the library will offer curbside pickup on Fridays, which will expand that service to…
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Denver PrideFest slated for weekend amid funding loss
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver PrideFest will take over Civic Center Park downtown this weekend and organizers estimate it will attract more than 500,000 people. The festival is one of three main events slated for this year’s Denver Pride weekend, which will also feature a parade and a…
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City of Boulder freezes hiring for vacant positions amidst potential budget shortfall
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder city government has put an immediate freeze on hiring for vacant, nonessential jobs for the remainder of the year amid concerns about an $8-10 million budget shortfall. The decision, one of several the city has proposed to make up the spending gap, comes…
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‘Running on empty tanks’: Chief justice addresses legislature with plea for more judges
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Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez delivered her plea for more judges to the entire legislature on Friday, saying workloads are more demanding and well-meaning legislative changes have contributed to the burdens on the bench. “We cannot ask our judges, day in and day out, to make consequential decisions impacting people’s lives when they are running on…
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Denver imposes hiring freeze, diverts funds to come up with $90 million for illegal immigration crisis
Denver taxpayers are on the hook for $90 million this fiscal year to pay for the city’s response to the illegal immigration crisis that has been spilling over into America’s interior cities from the southern border. That’s the latest estimate from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration, which earlier said the city was poised to spend…
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Denver Police Department to get 35 new vehicles following city council vote
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The Denver Police Department will receive 35 new vehicles after the Denver City Council on Monday approved two purchase orders totaling $1.6 million. The larger of the two, worth $1,077,540 with John Elway Chevrolet of Englewood, will see the department receive 20 new Chevy Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicles. The second, worth $628,665 with Sil-Terhar Motors…