 Friday, July 4, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is giving up some property tax dollars to get more homes built for the city’s middle class. | | | | | The “Declaration of Dissent” letter shows at least 13 current and retired Region 8 employees as signatories. | | | | | Colorado’s U.S. House members voted along party lines on President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill Thursday, with all four Republicans supporting it. | | | | | At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection Republican priorities. | | | | | Officials say they are reviewing the funds to ensure alignment with President Trump’s priorities. | | | | | “This $29 million ‘art installation’ is financially irresponsible and completely tone-deaf,” said Rep. Tammy Story, who chairs the Capital Development Committee. | | | | | The funding was required, by law, to go to states Tuesday to be used for multilingual students, teacher training and afterschool programs. | | | | | House Republicans propelled Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage. | | | | | It wasn’t immediately clear when the detainees would arrive or where they were coming from. | | | |
