Tag: Johnston
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Denver mayor wants to borrow money to pay for parks, libraries, streets — he didn’t say how much
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston wants voters to approve a borrowing program to pay for new parks, cultural centers and other “investments that bring joy” to Mile High City. He didn’t say how much or identified which exact projects the borrowed money would pay for. Officials said that list will be created and refined — after city…
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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 Mayor candidate Chris Hansen seeks audit of city programs as one solution to homelessness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver mayoral candidate Chris Hansen, a state legislator, on Monday unveiled what he described as an “attainable, results driven approach” to solving his city’s homelessness crisis, which he said is beset by a sense of defeatism and aimlessness. Hansen’s plan centers on auditing the city’s programs…