Tag: Denver Basic Income Project
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Denver nixes funding for ‘basic income’ project in proposed 2025 budget
Denver will discontinue funding a project that offers money with no strings attached and no questions asked in order to test the feasibility of providing “guaranteed income” to homeless people under the city’s proposed spending plan for next year. The city made the decision after the Johnston administration concluded the data yielded “limited results.” “The data…
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract
Members of the council’s progressive bloc questioned why the contract could not be modeled after the basic income project, which saw moderate success.
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Denver Basic Income Project shares results after one year of cash payments to homeless Denverites
Project demonstrated moderate success with about half of participants finding stable housing, but leadership watching other states warily.
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Denver City Council bans sugary drinks on children’s menus
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The Denver City Council on Tuesday moved to prohibit restaurants within city limits from including sugary drinks on children’s menus, arguing it would help counter America’s obesity epidemic. The measure defines “default” beverage in a “children’s meal” to mean two things — water, which may be “still or sparkling, with no added sugar” or “dairy milk or…
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Denver City Council to consider up to $289 million in bond spending
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The Denver City Council will consider approving a sextet of construction contracts worth $30 million each ahead of their Tuesday meeting. Councilmembers are also scheduled to consider several other contracts and bond spending totaling close to $300 million. The Council did not meet on Monday, it’s normal meeting time, as the city government closed in…