Tag: Amanda Sawyer
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Denver amends campaign finance ordinance to ban anonymous donations
Denver’s revised campaign finance ordinance now prohibits anonymous donations to candidates running for elected office. The new ordinance clarifies requirements for neutral debates, updates requirements for neutral hearing officers, lists prohibited expenditures for FEF money, and tweaks language to improve readability and accessibility. The City Council approved the changes at its Tuesday meeting. “I appreciate the…
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Denver mayor vetoes bill expanding Denver’s needle exchange program
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the city’s needle exchange program. The City Council may still override his veto if supporters can secure a supermajority of nine votes. That appears unlikely, as a divided council approved the measure Monday with an 8 to…
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Denver voters reject Mike Johnston’s sales tax hike for affordable housing, latest tally shows
Denver voters have rejected Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposal to increase the city’s sales tax rate by 0.5 points in order to pay for housing projects citywide. The tax hike proposal divided the Denver City Council, where it was delayed, amended and ultimately sent to the Denver ballot in August. Johnston, who campaigned for the measure…
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Denver City Council committee delays proposed sales tax measure to fund affordable housing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than an hour of questions, a sales tax measure proposed by Mayor Mike Johnston has been tabled for more discussion by the Denver City Council. Councilmembers unanimously voted on Wednesday in the Safety, Housing, Education and Homeless Committee to delay sending the proposal…
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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments…
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Denver councilmembers tie rise in ‘hot spots’ crime to illegal immigration surge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot…
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Denver considers expanding city auditor’s subpoena powers to compel contractors’ records
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A few Denver councilmembers on Monday clashed with the city auditor over a proposal to give the latter powers to subpoena the city’s contractors and compel them to produce records. On a 9-4 vote, the City Council preliminary approved the proposal expanding the city…
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Sales tax hike proposal in Denver approved by councilmembers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday approved a sales tax hike, sending the measure to the November ballot for Denver voters to decide. If approved by voters, the 0.34 point tax rate increase would make the Denver one of the highest-taxed municipalities in the state —…
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Denver mayor to speak at homeless conference in Paris
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Days after a report revealing homelessness spending in Denver is about $65 million over budget, Mayor Mike Johnston’s office announced he will travel to Paris to speak at the International Conference on Homelessness. Beginning Friday, Johnston will join leaders from around the world to discuss…
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Former VA Medical Center may find second life as affordable housing development
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Denver struggles to address a severe lack of affordable housing, some property owners have turned to renovating office buildings as apartments. Others, like GME LLC., have looked to abandoned hospitals. The city’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee — one of several lesser bodies…