A proposal calls for a 0.34% increase in sales tax to raise up to $70 million a year for the safety-net hospital.
Voters may be asked to raise city’s sales tax to help ailing Denver Health
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Johnston unveils plan to break downtown out of ‘doom loop’ with $500 million public investment
City leaders have zeroed in on a strategy they hope can break downtown Denver out of what Mayor Mike Johnston has described as the area’s post-COVID “doom loop.” The key to that strategy: the expansion of an obscure special taxing authority that played a key part in downtown’s last big boom. Johnston and other city… Read more »
Johnston administration cutting funding for overnight homeless parking sites
“What I was told was that the contract had been signed with the previous administration … and priorities have changed.”
Do-or-die time for pipeline Thornton says it needs to keep home construction alive
Larimer County’s commissioners are set to decide a “critical vote” on the permit for the $500 million project.
$2B wind project on Eastern Plains threatened by tribe’s lawsuit
And the project’s developer is suing Kiowa County over a $20 million impact fee.
Judge: Netflix streaming ‘not capable of being touched,’ so it can’t be taxed
Denver Judge Sarah Wallace says 1935 law prohibits sales tax on streaming service.
DU property named part of new historic district against school’s wishes
The college says it might one day sell Buchtel Bungalow, which housed the school’s 3rd chancellor and Colorado’s 17th governor simultaneously.
State moves to shut down ‘outlandish’ online investment frauds
Allegedly fraudulent firms claimed to work in the same building as investigators.
Sponsored Content: Energize Denver – New Energy Performance Regulations for Building Owners Take Effect
Authors – Paul M. Seby, Katy O’Brien & Matthew K. Tieslau The new year brings with it new legal expectations from the City and County of Denver that require all existing commercial, multifamily, and public buildings 25,000 sq. ft. and larger to comply with stringent “energy efficiency” mandates. These requirements are known as the “Energize… Read more »
Denver looks to allow ADUs citywide as state Legislature also considers measure
Lakewood and Centennial have also been discussing easing restrictions.
