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"The American dream says that if you work hard, work your 40 hours a week, or more, you ought to be able to afford a decent place to raise your kids. You shouldn't have to live in a rat-hole."
Karen Lado, director of a Denver group that finds housing for low-income residents, on Denver's looming affordable housing crisis.
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Rockies today
Alberta prospers and grumbles Alberta has Canada's hottest economy, lowest tax rates and best and brightest talent, and while there are few visible proponents of separation, there is an undercurrent of frustration. Calgary Herald; Feb. 24 Denver faces affordable housing crisis Affordable housing is too scarce in Denver, while city programs are being attacked at both state and local levels and federal aid is dwindling. Denver Post; Feb. 24 Arizona counties covet last piece of state land near Phoenix Four Phoenix-area counties are jockeying for control of 200 square miles of state trust land, the last growth area in the southeast Valley. Arizona Republic; Feb. 23 Utah legislators to talk of raising taxes for first time in 15 years Utah senators will consider a $97 million increase in income and corporate taxes, a debate not held in Utah since the 1980s, and then it nearly cost the governor his career. Salt Lake Tribune; Feb. 23
A Senate committee rejected a feasibility study for Colorado's "Big Straw," a plan to pipe Colorado River water back over the divide. Denver Rocky Mountain News; Feb. 23 Hunting gets harder on private land, as Montana ranches change hands Some researchers predict that half or more of private land in the Rocky Mountain West will change ownership in the next 10 years, as older ranchers retire and newcomers snap up recreation property and post it against trespass. Bozeman Chronicle; Feb. 24 Opinion
Tuition tax credit mars otherwise sound Utah school bill Utah's education bill contains a promising framework for reform, if only the part about tuition tax credits would go away. Salt Lake Tribune; Feb. 23 A little give on both sides could help Colorado budget crisis Colorado's budget madness would ease a bit if conservatives would agree to reform limits on tax increases and liberals would agree to scale back mandated increases in education funding. Denver Rocky Mountain News; Feb. 23 Navajo officials violate most blatant nepotism rules Navajo President Joe Shirley and Vice President Frank Dayish Jr. both hired their wives for newly created $50,000 a year jobs with no budget, without advertising the job with no search for qualified applicants. Farmington Daily Times; Feb. 24 Beyond the region
Democratic governors irked at White House control of dialogue Democratic governors were threatening to skip a meeting with President Bush at the National Governors Association winter meeting, after the White House said it would limit questions to two apiece, submitted in writing beforehand. Santa Fe New Mexican; Feb. 23 In depth
Blackfeet tribal members relieved as BIA replaces local police Residents of Browning, Mont., said the recent takeover of the Blackfeet Tribal Police Department could end an "epidemic" of corruption on the reservation. The most thorough look yet. Missoulian; Feb. 22 Phoenix downtown recovery depends on people, housing Phoenix is trying to redevelop its downtown and its looking at success stories across the nation for role models. First in a series. Arizona Republic; Feb. 23 Bush administration reaches back to Nixon era to revamp environmental protection The Bush administration is putting its stamp on environmental policy by splicing in other goals, such as economic growth, protection from regulation and increased energy production. New York Times; Feb. 23 |
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