Tag: Kevin Flynn
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Council’s tax hike proposal will make Denver’s sales tax highest in metro area
Councilmembers are pushing for a sales tax hike to help fund Denver Health that, if approved, would make Denver the highest-taxed major city in the wider metro area. The proposed 0.34-point hike would put Denver’s total sales tax rate above the 9% mark — to 9.15%. That would make Denver one of the highest taxed municipalities…
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Denver City Council delays neighborhood sidewalk repair program
Program postponed to 2025 due to billing complications
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Denver councilman demands investigation into alleged political interference in police, fire department hiring
Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn has called for an investigation into the allegations that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured the Civil Service Commission to ignore “red flags” in applicants to Denver’s police and fire departments The Commission’s five-member board said it made the decision to release Executive Director Niecy Murray on May 16 and had arranged…
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Denver councilmembers defend budget cuts, as city struggles to find money for immigration crisis
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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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Hasan Minhaj, Minnie Driver coming to Denver | Arts news
SeriesFest makes Denver, Red Rocks center of the TV universe for one week each year.
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Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion
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More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver seeks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
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New city arts leader Gretchen Hollrah took one for the team | John Moore
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An unforced error by Denver mayor ironically ends with a fully qualified leader for Denver Arts & Venues
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Sweet potato casserole, canned cranberry sauce and Denver’s spirit of generosity: Denver’s elected leaders share what they’re thankful for
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s favorite Thanksgiving dish is sweet potato casserole. With “extra marshmallow,” of course. It’s one of the things Johnston, who is celebrating his first holiday season as mayor of Colorado’s most populous city, is thankful for. Most of all, he said, he is “deeply thankful for the deep spirit of generosity that we’ve seen…
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‘Let everyone speak’: Denver City Council public comment on homelessness stirs drama, delays council meeting
Council extends emergency homeless declaration, approves $3.66 million for former Best Western hotel homeless programs
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Denver mayor cuts 87% of council’s 2024 budget suggestions
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston wants to cut nearly all of the councilmembers’ proposed additional spending to the city’s 2024 budget plan. The city council made 28 recommendations last week, totaling $81 million in proposed changes to the mayor’s budget. In a letter, Johnston said the price tag for the changes is too high. Denver City…