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Public media filling the funding gap
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 73.77. boulder, boulder county, budget, city of boulder, colorado, commission, development, downtown boulder, election, housing, infrastructure, joe neguse, kgnu news, students, sustainability, sustainable
Executives at public media outlets in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado say congressional... Executives of public media outlets in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley want to clear the air.They say congressional votes to cut federal funding will not disrupt their missions. In fact, they add, the creative solutions the news from Washington has sparked have the potential to make their products even better and more responsive to Colorado’s listeners, viewers and readers.The loss of federal financing “is not getting in our way,” said Amanda Mountain, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain
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Boulder predicting budget gap as economic forecast remains cloudy
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 59.38. boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, city manager, city of boulder, colorado, covid-19, housing, pandemic, sales tax, sundance film festival, traffic
City of Boulder officials have identified a $6.5 million shortfall in the 2027 budget, setting the stage for another tight budget year as key sources of city revenue are not keeping pace with expenses. The economic outlook builds on several years of relatively slow revenue growth. For the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Boulder’s city manager last year recommended cuts to General Fund spending, the city’s largest source of discretionary money, to help close a $7.5 million shortfall in the 2026 budget. For the latest potential gap, the city manager has asked all departments
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Melat Kiros says she’ll bring change, lower costs in bid for Congressional District 1 seat
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 59.28. budget, campaign finance, child care, colorado, election, enforcement, housing, immigration enforcement, infrastructure, pandemic, petition, police, progressive, public education, refugee, the hop, transportation, voting rights
Melat Kiros, a former attorney, grad student and barista, is running to represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. Kiros is a Democratic Socialist, and she posted a strong showing earlier in the primary process. She beat incumbent Diana DeGette at the local Democratic assembly, a preliminary stage of the election — a sign of grassroots interest. No candidate had bested DeGette at the assembly since she joined Congress in 1997 . “It’s time for a change. It’s time for leadership that is actually committed to addressing the structural issues that have prevented working families from being a
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Wanda James brings military experience to Congressional District 1 campaign as war in Iran rages
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 52.84. black, boulder, cars, colorado, election, enforcement, infrastructure, joe neguse, latino, petition, police, small business, students
Wanda James , a University of Colorado Regent, the first Black woman to own a cannabis dispensary in the country and a former Naval officer, is running to represent Colorado’s first congressional district. “The federal-level issues, they’re fascinating to me. And I think that that’s the core of where America lives. And I love that part,” James said. “I mean, you’re discussing where the military goes. You’re discussing higher education and how that’s being funded. You’re discussing gas and oil prices. You’re discussing infrastructure, financial services, you’re discussing Pell Grants, all of th
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Stump of beloved Boulder Pearl Street cottonwood gets second life as little library
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 44.08. boulder, cars, east boulder, landmark, pearl street, traffic
[image: Pedestrians stop to look at the new Little Free Library in front of the Arnett-Fullen House. Credit: Brooke Stephenson] For years, passersby stopped on West Pearl to admire the size of a nearly 150-year-old cottonwood tree just past 8th Street. The beloved cottonwood was a longtime neighborhood landmark, the last of a series of old trees that populated the area. Families once joined hands and stretched their arms around the huge trunk. When the city cut the dying tree down in 2022, it prompted protests. Now, the stump has a second life: A Little Free Library. The stump’s transformation
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The Rumors of Colfax’s Devastation Are Greatly Exaggerated…and Holding Denver Back
Denver Westword
KEYWORD SCORE: 43.70. budget, bus rapid transit, cars, colorado, colorado department of transportation, development, housing, infrastructure, occupancy, public works, small business, sustainable, traffic, transit, transportation
[image: arch on colfax] "The choice isn’t between supporting businesses and building better transit." The post The Rumors of Colfax’s Devastation Are Greatly Exaggerated…and Holding Denver Back appeared first on Denver Westword. Hot Times Ahead: 7 Things to Do for Free in Denver Today (Before It Snows!)colfaxave.comAudio By CarbonatixAnytime the topic of Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) comes up in Denver, inevitably someone laments the “devastating” impact on local businesses. While construction impacts are a fair concern, misinformation on this topic abounds, and is causing real harm. Major pu
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Rep. Diana DeGette is focused on healthcare in bid for 30th year in Congress
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 41.06. budget, civil rights, colorado, election, employment, enforcement, housing, immigration enforcement, progressive
Rep. Diana DeGette has been in Congress for nearly three decades, representing the city of Denver. This year, she says the stakes are especially high — and voters are especially energized — amid President Donald Trump’s second term. But the election isn’t just about Republicans. Establishment Democrats like DeGette are also trying to fend off challengers. DeGette faces two other candidates, Wanda James and Melat Kiros , in one of the most contentious reelection campaigns of her career. “This year, we have chaos because of Donald Trump in our country, and voters are really, really concerned and
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Street Safety and Police Reform Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Streetsblog Net
KEYWORD SCORE: 40.36. black, cars, development, enforcement, infrastructure, low-income, police, police reform, public health, racial discrimination, traffic, transit, transportation, transportation system, vision zero
America’s broken approaches to roadway safety and criminal justice are profoundly intertwined, a provocative new report argues — and until reformers in both fields reckon with how deeply their battles are connected, neither will notch any real progress. Researchers at the American Civil Liberties Union and the Policing Project at the New York University School of Law closely examined how mass car dependency amplifies harm in the criminal legal system, like rampant traffic stops that disproportionately turn deadly for people of color or traffic fines that trap low-income earners in “inescapable
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Manufactured Housing’s Unrealized Promise
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.11. accessory dwelling unit, affordable housing, development, hispanic, housing, housing and urban development, mayor, police, single-family, zoning
More states are enacting “equal-treatment” laws requiring localities to permit manufactured housing wherever traditional single-family homes are allowed. At least five states — Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana and, most recently, Virginia — have passed such laws since 2024. Legislators hope that knocking down local zoning barriers to affordable factory-built homes, particularly those intended to be installed on a permanent foundation, will help fill the country's housing gap. But the evidence suggests these reforms have not worked. In new research for my organization, I find that states with
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Boulder memorial honors AIDS victims, pushes for additional education and resources
9 News Denver
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.05. boulder, boulder county
At Boulder’s AIDS memorial, community members honored the lives lost and emphasized the need for sustained HIV support and health resources. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.Next up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoNext up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoBOULDER, Colo. — Community members gathered Sunday at First United Methodist Church to honor those lost to AIDS at a memorial co-hosted by the Interfaith AIDS Coalition and the Boulder County AIDS Project. The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, which takes place in more than 100 c
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Boulder hopes voluntary water cuts can avoid mandatory water restrictions later this summer
Denver 7 News
KEYWORD SCORE: 35.86. boulder, city of boulder
BOULDER, Colo. The City of Boulder is currently under a drought watch, but officials said voluntary reductions as dry conditions continue could help avoid mandatory restrictions later this summer. While many surrounding cities have implemented their own mandatory water restrictions, Boulder has yet to do so. Drought and climate change have been incorporated into Boulder's planning efforts for many years. This year, we're relying on decades of planning to thoughtfully respond to drought conditions, City of Boulder water resources senior manager Kim Hutton said. According to the latest map from
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Could Delivery Robots Help Pay For Better City Sidewalks?
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.63. air quality, cars, infrastructure, landmark, scooter, shelter, traffic, transportation
A sidewalk delivery robot built by California-based Serve Robotics features an ad from dating app Tinder. (Photo by Maylin Tu) *This story was produced with support from the Solutions Journalism Network’s How Government Responds Innovation Fund.* Camron Bridgford was eating dinner outside at a Miami restaurant when she saw a strange sight: two sidewalk delivery robots in a standoff, each one blocked by the other. “One finally had to back out and let the other one through,” says Bridgford, senior principal at Cityfi, who worked on a 2021 landmark sidewalk delivery robot pilot program in four ci
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Kansas City’s Streetcar Grows Up
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.50. apartment, bus route, bus service, buses, development, infrastructure, multimodal, open space, sales tax, transit, transportation, walkable
In Brief: The Kansas City Streetcar is opening a new extension to the Missouri River waterfront today. In combination with an extension opened last year, the route is now three times as long as it was when it opened a decade ago. Officials credit it with spurring development and boosting transit ridership. The Kansas City Streetcar began service 10 years ago as a two-mile loop, primarily serving tourists visiting downtown attractions. But lately it’s begun to grow up, evolving into a useful piece of infrastructure for a bigger share of the city’s transportation needs. Last year the streetcar a
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“The Service at This Lucile’s Was Always Better Than I’ve Gotten From DISH”
Denver Westword
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.06. bike, boulder, colorado, oau
[image: a restaurant gate] The Littleton eatery will close at the end of the month, and its landlord will expand into the space. The post “The Service at This Lucile’s Was Always Better Than I’ve Gotten From DISH” appeared first on Denver Westword. Hot Times Ahead: 7 Things to Do for Free in Denver Today (Before It Snows!)Antony BrunoAudio By CarbonatixLucile’s Creole Cafe got its start in 1980 in Boulder, where Lucile Richards opened her first eatery specializing in Southern cooking…and long brunches.Over the years, Lucile’s has added many outposts, including one in the University of Denver n
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Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana GOP primary; Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
Denver 7 Politics
KEYWORD SCORE: 23.11. black, covid-19, development, diversity, election, human services, special election, voting rights
Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturdays Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He finished behind U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who capitalized on the power of Trump's endorsement as the president continues purging his party of people he views as disloyal, and John Fleming, the state treasurer. Letlow and Fleming will compete in a runoff on June 27. The result was the latest example of Trump's unrivaled powe
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