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Some Public Officials’ Conversations Are ‘Off The Grid’
Posted on 06 October 2010.
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Shave And A Haircut? Over $1M And Counting In Larimer County
Posted on 01 October 2010.
Since October 2004, inmates in the Larimer County Detention Center have racked up more than $1.3 million in unpaid bills for wide-ranging services, and those on work release and home detention have gone in the red for an additional $82,500.
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Hickenlooper Presents Denver Budget Plan
Posted on 16 September 2010.
The city’s newest budget calls for an increase in a variety of traffic fines to help close an estimated $100 million shortfall for the next fiscal year budget, Mayor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday.
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Denver Public Parks Soon To Host Ticketed Events
Posted on 13 September 2010.
Parks and Recreation Manager Kevin Patterson said the new permitting process does not equate to selling or leasing public park land, but instead creates a permitting process no different than for a picnic site.
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States Pressed To Fix Local Water Systems
Posted on 08 September 2010.
States have a lot to lose if repairs to local water systems are delayed for too long.
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Stalled Proposal To Repeal Denver Law Raises Uncertainty
Posted on 07 September 2010.
Uncertainty remains over how revenue collected from a controversial voter-approved city ordinance that requires police officers to impound the cars of unlicensed drivers will be spent to create additional impound space.
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Sen. Sandoval’s Seat Up Early With Her Election To Denver Council
Posted on 05 May 2010.
State Rep. Jerry Frangas, a Democrat, came in third with 15 percent of the vote.
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Denver Settles Pair of Lawsuits
Posted on 04 May 2010.
The Denver City Council last night gave approval to $65,000 in liability claims stemming from one incident described as “unwarranted police brutality” and a separate civil action against the Denver Public Library system for allegedly firing a disabled security guard after he complained about adverse working conditions.
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Commissioners: We’ll Give Welfare to State if Pushed
Posted on 24 April 2010.
County commissioners in Colorado vowed to turn over control of their welfare programs to the state if Gov. Bill Ritter goes ahead with a threat to take over county programs that refuse to pay more for services.
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HCR10-1001: Effort to Give Counties Power over Pay Fails
Posted on 07 April 2010.
County officials turned out in force Tuesday to help kill a bill that would have put county commissioners in charge of their salaries.
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