The Denver City Council adopted Mayor John Hickenlooper’s $914 million budget Monday night, with Councilwoman Jeanne Faatz casting the only dissenting vote.
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Follow this topic by RSSNo to House Bill 1186: Ballot chasers threaten election security
FTS Opinion
February 23, 2009By Denver Councilwoman Jeanne Faatz
If election ballots were $100 bills, voters would be a lot more careful with them. They’d keep them secure and make certain they ended up in the hands of the proper elections officials. They wouldn’t blithely hand them over to third-party collectors who appeared on the doorstep drenched in smiles.
Penry takes new look at transportation funding
A Face the State Staff Report
January 7, 2009Coming off an unsuccessful November campaign to free up funding for the state's roads and highways, Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, was joined Tuesday by fellow GOP lawmakers to present a controversial plan to help finance a variety of transportation needs.
Hickenlooper passes the buck on budget cuts
November 11, 2008Hickenlooper budget bullish on city's financial future
A Face the State Staff Report
October 29, 2008
Since his election in 2002, Hickenlooper has persuaded Denver voters to pass 14 separate tax increases and bond measures totaling over $800 million. Jeanne Faatz supports Hickenlooper's pay raise proposal, she points out that in times of economic crisis, salaries are often the first thing to go. The last time that Denver faced cuts on a large scale was in 2003 when Hickenlooper took office. City officials slashed $70 million from the budget, mostly by eliminating vacant positions and cutting salaries.
Amidst budget uncertainty, Hickenlooper lobbies for pay raises
A Face the State Staff Report
October 24, 2008
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is requesting a pay hike for a top aide who has been on the job less than two months.
FTS on the air: Millions in public debt, but no public vote
May 9, 2008According to documents uncovered by Fox 31 reporter Leland Vittert, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is seeking millions in new debt to build a homeless shelter, but voters won't have a say in the matter.
Denver Taxpayers Just Can't Say "No"
A Face the State Staff Report
May 2, 2007Over the last four years, Denver taxpayers have approved more than 13 fee or tax increases at a estimated cost of more than $280 million in additional taxes to the city's residents and visitors.
NO to Denver Clerk Wage Increase
FTS Opinion
March 26, 2007The Denver City Council is on an election spending spree. The problem: No one is watching.