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Aug. 8, 2025: Denver mayor on bond, layoffs, and Broncos; New GM on future of Colorado State Fair

By Ryan Warner
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Photos shows Denver Mayor Mike Johnston seated in front of a microphone on a table. There is a wooden door in the background. Johnston is looking to the left.
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston answers questions from Colorado Matters senior host Ryan Warner at the City & County Building, August 6, 2025.

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Aug. 8, 2025: Denver mayor on bond, layoffs, and Broncos; New GM on future of Colorado State Fair

Denverites are trying to square something: the city's about to lay off employees but at the same time it wants voters to approve nearly a billion dollars in projects. We ask Denver Mayor Mike Johnston about that, tensions with Trump, turning office towers into apartments, and the future of the Broncos. Then, remembering a Hiroshima survivor in Denver 80 years after the bombing. Plus, the State Fair is back with a new general manager with an eye on the future. And Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese Incident has a new single: Colorado.

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