Tag: Common Sense Institute
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RTD budget rises as ridership numbers remain low, study says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District, despite budget increases over the past four years, is witnessing a slow post-pandemic recovery in ridership levels amid a simultaneous rise in RTD crime rates, according to a Common Sense Institute study. The study, titled “A Fork in The Railroad,”…
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Town hall: Regional leaders delve into Denver’s illegal immigration crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save America’s illegal immigration crisis is spilling into metro Denver. At last count, nearly 41,000 immigrants have arrived in the city in the last 16 months, and officials said the response this year will cost $90 million. Meanwhile, Aurora, Douglas County and other jurisdictions have adopted…
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World War II veteran Charles Burrell honored with affordable housing development in Five Points
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver leaders gathered to celebrate the grand opening of a new affordable housing development named in honor of jazz musician and World War II veteran Charles Burrell. Burrell has been called the “Jackie Robinson of jazz music” and is a world-renowned bassist. He was the…
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Denver councilmembers defend budget cuts, as city struggles to find money for immigration crisis
Denver’s councilmembers on Monday defended about $42 million in proposed budget cuts aimed at cobbling together enough funds to pay for the thousands of immigrants who arrived in — or yet to come to — the city after illegally crossing the southern border. During the hearing, one councilmember blasted the “national media” for allegedly reporting that the…
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Denver parks face flowerbed cuts as city tackles illegal immigration crisis
The capital city of colorful Colorado may see a little less color in the concrete jungle after the city cut back on an annual flower planting in parks citywide. As part of a strategy to find millions to address its illegal immigration crisis, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has asked all city departments to find and…
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Colorado lawmakers reject bill to ban oil and gas drilling by 2030
A panel of Colorado lawmakers on Thursday night rejected legislation that sought to ban all new oil and gas drilling in Colorado by 2030. Senate Bill 24-159 would have mandated the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission to adopt rules on ceasing the issuance of new oil and gas permits before Jan. 1, 2030. Sponsors of…
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Study: Colorado ban on oil and gas drilling will take a toll on education, destroy jobs, cut GDP
A bill introduced in the state senate to end oil and gas drilling poses a catastrophic threat to Colorado’s economy, according to researchers from the Common Sense Institute. Senate Bill 24-159 would require the state to cease issuing new oil and gas drilling permits by 2030. The bill was set to be heard on Thursday…
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‘It’s our Grand Slam’: The National Western Stock Show finally arrives in Denver
Nick Cragen stood next to his daughter, Amelia, and their Miniature Hereford cow on Saturday morning, preparing to show the small cow off to a panel of judges. Amelia was born with Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), a neurological movement disorder that drops a person’s average lifespan to eight or nine years. Amelia is 12, and…
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National Western Stock Show parade takes over downtown Denver
Families, friends and various animals came out for the 118th parade through the city
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Freezing weather creates possible issues for incoming ranchers
A onslaught of winter weather may cause issues for ranchers heading westward for the National Western Stock Show, which unofficially starts with today’s parade at noon downtown Denver and officially kicks off with opening day 9 a.m. Saturday at the National Western Center and Denver Coliseum. The northeastern part of the state — including Weld County,…