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Cherry Creek News · Denver, CO

Nearby: Denver, CO

Denver mayor agrees to smaller cut for housing assistance

Denver City Council and Mayor Mike Johnston’s office reached a compromise late Monday night to add $4 million to the 2027 budget for the Temporary Rental and Utilities Assistance Program, bringing total funding to $8.5 million. The deal, which still falls short of this year’s $15 million, will draw from the city’s contingency fund and department budgets, according to officials. The compromise adds $1.72 million through the council amendment, with the mayor’s office committing to contribute an additional $2.3 million in the coming weeks, according to officials. The funds will be drawn from the city’s contingency fund and from service and supplies budgets across several departments. Mayor Mike Johnston originally proposed $4.5 million for TRUA in the 2027 budget, a significant reduction from the $15 million the city plans to spend this year.

The Catalyst · Denver, CO

Nearby: Denver, CO

Could CC’s class of ‘32 See a Train to Denver — and Beyond?

By: Abigail Hill, Ewan Ward, Molly Luikart, Skyler Siegfried (Staff Writer & Guest Contributors) The class of ‘32 at Colorado College could potentially be able to catch a train from Colorado Springs for activities like a weekend party in Boulder, a concert in Denver or to the airport for holiday breaks. Currently, they’d have to drive, get a ride or take a bus. But on Election Day, Colorado voters appeared poised to support raising taxes to create a Front Range passenger rail line named the Colorado Connector, or, for short, CoCo. The train would travel from Fort Collins to Pueblo, and by 2032, CoCo’s “full corridor service” could run through Colorado Springs. “I didn’t have a car freshman year, so more transportation to Denver and the ski mountains would be good,” said Keller Mahoney ‘28. Public transportation from Denver International Airport to the Springs currently means two buses and one train for a roughly three-hour commute costing around $30.