Weekly Roundup: Abuse of Taxpayers in Jeffco, Migrant Crisis, Tax Relief in Dougco, the Polis Agenda

Howdy Colorado! I hope you are staying warm this week!

Every week I take a look at news stories, articles and headlines around Colorado.

Let’s see what’s in the news this week:

Links to Articles:

Husband of Rep. Brittany Pettersen lands hefty Jefferson County consulting gig; questions swirl around bid process: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/01/15/husband-of-rep-brittany-pettersen-lands-hefty-jefferson-county-consulting-gig-questions-swirl-around-process/

Douglas County commissioners approve millions in tax relief checks as steep property tax bills come due: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/douglas-county-commissioners-approve-millions-in-tax-relief-checks-as-steep-property-tax-bills-come-due

Woodland Park approves property tax relief amount: https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/woodland-park-approves-property-tax-relief-amount/article_1c9f0e78-ad7a-11ee-a8ad-33101c8598da.html

Mayor Mike Johnston asks for city agency spending cuts to fund Denver’s migrant response: https://denverite.com/2024/01/09/mayor-mike-johnston-asks-for-city-agency-spending-cuts-to-fund-denvers-migrant-response/

Denver Reaches a New High With 5,000 Migrants in Shelters: https://www.westword.com/news/denver-shelters-full-migrants-during-cold-snap-18837737

Colorado church sues city for opposing its sheltering of the homeless: https://www.christianpost.com/news/colorado-church-sues-city-for-refusing-let-it-host-homeless.html

Colorado’s Minimum Wage Hike Leads to Massive Layoffs: https://www.thelobby-co.com/content-library/colorados-minimum-wage-hike-leads-to-massive-layoffs

In State of the State, Gov. Polis calls for a Colorado with lower taxes, denser housing and more trains: https://www.cpr.org/2024/01/11/2024-state-of-the-state-polis-housing-taxes-trains/

PERSPECTIVE: The agenda Colorado needs in 2024: https://gazette.com/opinion/columnists/perspective-the-agenda-colorado-needs-in-2024/article_bfb0b39a-ab69-11ee-ae55-4b1231e07da1.html

Meet the Twelve-Year-Old Behind Colorado’s Ban on Plastic Bags and Styrofoam Containers: https://www.westword.com/news/meet-the-twelve-year-old-behind-colorados-plastic-bag-ban-18702673

Colorado legislation requires public schools to call students by ‘preferred name’: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdenvergazette.com%2Fpremium%2Fcolorado-legislation-requires-public-schools-to-call-students-by-preferred-name%2Farticle_c304285a-e358-521b-95bd-f32e8c866894.html

Fagin: School choice key to making peace in the education wars: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/01/07/fagin-school-choice-key-making-peace-education-wars/

Proposal allowing Colorado counties to ban flavored tobacco, nicotine products introduced: https://gazette.com/government/proposal-allowing-colorado-counties-to-ban-flavored-tobacco-nicotine-products-introduced/article_034e5aa0-b0ef-11ee-9856-5f6f6e215e8d.html

Liberty on the Rocks Denver: Open-Source as a Service with David Young of Federated.Computer: https://www.meetup.com/liberty-on-the-rocks-denver/events/297915518/

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