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Meet Mike Johnston, Denver’s new mayor
Johnston says his experience as a state lawmaker, educator and nonprofit head make him the best candidate to succeed term-limited Mayor Michael Hancock
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Mike Johnston secures endorsement from Terrance Carroll, Peter Groff
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Johnston, who is headed for a runoff in the race for Denver mayor, on Thursday announced endorsements from former Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll and former Colorado Senate President Peter Groff. Both highlighted Johnston’s work in serving communities he has represented, either as a…
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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
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Local governments’ participation is crucial to goals of $300 million ballot measure, analysis says
The buy-in of local governments is key to successfully implementing the goals of Proposition 123, which, if approved by voters this November, would direct $300 million per year in TABOR refund revenues into affordable housing programs, according to an analysis from a Colorado think tank. Indeed, the proposal will only be as successful as the…
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Backers launch campaign to set aside $300 million a year in TABOR funds for affordable housing
Jordan and Jojo McDonald both have good jobs – she’s a Medicaid care coordinator and he’s a teacher. In January, the couple, who live in a two-bedroom apartment in Park, although both work in Aurora, is expecting their first daughter. They have been pre-approved for a home mortgage, but they were told last year to “try again later”…
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A look at state measures on Colorado’s 2021 November ballot
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For an off-year election, Colorado voters still have a lot of questions to answer, mostly about how they want government to spend their tax dollars and some hefty policy decisions. Voters get to decide whether…