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Posted inEquity

Programs offering universal basic income — or direct cash with no strings attached — are increasing across Colorado

by Jennifer Oldham 3:16 AM MST on Jan 25, 20239:01 AM MST on Jan 25, 2023

Dozens of Colorado nonprofits are funding direct cash programs they say have led to economic stability for individuals and families.

Posted inOutdoors

Colorado ski areas open day cares to attract high country workers in child care desert

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MST on Jan 17, 202311:20 AM MST on Jan 19, 2023

Steamboat Resort and Breckenridge Resort opened child care centers for the kids of their employees this season. In Aspen, the resort is helping pay for new child care center slots in the community.

Posted inPolitics and Government

Denver bought one-way bus tickets for 1,900 migrants. Here’s where they were going.

by Jennifer Brown and John Ingold 4:59 PM MST on Jan 13, 20235:07 PM MST on Jan 13, 2023

Some of the top destinations were Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Miami and Dallas

Posted inHousing

Aurora landlord who hired armed guards to evict motel residents faces a second lawsuit

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MST on Jan 12, 20231:06 PM MST on Jan 12, 2023

The VareCo settled with three plaintiffs involved in the first class-action lawsuit. Now 18 more residents are suing the property manager for similar claims.

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado governor calls for more property tax relief as long-term solution to rising tax bills remains elusive

by Jesse Paul 3:15 AM MST on Jan 9, 202311:28 AM MST on Jan 9, 2023

If approved, it will mark the third time in as many years state lawmakers slap a Band-Aid on a problem that has big ramifications for schools and local governments.

Posted inHousing

The last few months of 2022 have been particularly deadly for Coloradans who are homeless

by Jennifer Brown and Olivia Prentzel 4:10 AM MST on Dec 28, 20229:59 AM MST on Dec 28, 2022

Two people were murdered and five likely froze to death last week in what has been a deadly end to an extra deadly year for Colorado’s homeless population.

Posted inWildfire

A year after the Marshall fire, community is scattered as people try to move home or move on

by Jennifer Brown, Tamara Chuang, Olivia Prentzel and Tatiana Flowers 4:15 AM MST on Dec 27, 20225:47 PM MST on Dec 27, 2022

Fewer than 170 building permits have been issued for more than 1,000 burned homes. Empty lots are sitting for months on the market. Families are in limbo.

Posted inMarshall Fire

One year after the Marshall fire, housing advocates call for policy changes to help Colorado’s renters who survive a natural disaster

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MST on Dec 27, 20225:44 PM MST on Dec 27, 2022

Renters whose homes sustained smoke and ash damage found themselves illegally evicted or persuading landlords to clean their residences following the environmental damage

Posted inPolitics and Government

Residents of Castle Rock’s metropolitan districts are on the hook for nearly $1B in debt

by McKenna Harford 7:01 PM MST on Dec 21, 202211:34 AM MST on Dec 22, 2022

The 37 active metro districts in Castle Rock have a combined debt of $943 million as of 2021

Posted inEducation

This Dillon teacher lives in a van — not for the “van life,” but because it’s her only affordable option

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MST on Dec 20, 202212:50 PM MST on Jan 5, 2023

High cost of living in Summit County is causing retention struggles for the school district, which is embarking on an affordable housing plan in hopes of keeping more educators

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