Tag: metropolitan state university
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Here are three more Colorado cities supporting strong home rule powers | Bob Loevy
Let’s continue our close look at the six Colorado cities suing Gov. Jared Polis and the legislature for enacting two new laws that limit the home-rule powers of cities along the Front Range. As pointed out last week, the new laws deny cities the power to require off-street parking for certain new apartment buildings. They…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters on Auraria Campus, university officials meet, fail to reach agreement
Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on Denver’s Auraria Campus told university officials they are engaged in “civil disobedience” and have no plans to dismantle the tents. Meanwhile, the officials reiterated that the activists may engage in a peaceful protest — but they need to take the encampment down, as it violates campus policy. That’s…
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Balancing Colorado’s budget means juggling optimism, reality
Colorado’s state budget is slated to be introduced on Monday, three days ahead of deadline. What a difference a year makes. The spending plan, which insiders call the Long Appropriations Bill, will look dramatically different from that of the budget year that ends on June 30. If last year was about cutting, this year is…