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Colorado Springs mayor calls for investigation into officers who allegedly made ‘wholly unacceptable’ comments during protests in 2020 and 2021

By Abigail Beckman

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In Trinidad, a new space for artists to create — and live — opens with an eye on revitalization and community

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To fill hundreds of empty snowplow seats, CDOT plans to offer state-owned housing to drivers

By Nathaniel Minor

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Government and Politics

YIMBY in Colorado? 6 big points from Gov. Jared Polis’ interview on housing

By Andrew Kenney

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Coloradans are worried about housing. Here’s what Jared Polis and Heidi Ganahl say they’d do

By Andrew Kenney

Coloradans will vote on whether to increase affordable housing funding this fall. The initiative is ‘urgently needed,’ but its odds are hard to predict

By Paolo Zialcita and Andrew Kenney

Colorado Springs. May 31, 2022.

The cost to rent an apartment in Colorado Springs is up as inflation and building costs hinder new building

By Andrew Villegas

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Government and Politics

Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals

By The Associated Press

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Government and Politics

Homelessness is growing in Douglas County — and there’s little agreement on how to respond

By Andrew Kenney

Gate 1 at the Fort Carson military base south of Colorado Springs.

‘They’re at a hotel or camping in tents or living in RVs’: Military housing benefits lag as rents explode

By The Associated Press

Colorado voters will decide whether to dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars per year to affordable housing

By Andrew Kenney

Colorado teachers can afford just 1 in 5 homes in the state

By Jenny Brundin

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Rental scams are trickier than ever in Colorado’s housing crunch

By Lacretia Wimbley

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Steamboat is asking voters to tax Airbnbs to pay for affordable housing. Will it work?

By Sarah Mulholland

Colorado Springs. May 31, 2022.

More than 1,400 people are experiencing homelessness in El Paso County, according to new data

By Abigail Beckman

DOUGLAS COUNTY CHANGING POLITICS

Government and Politics

Douglas County says it’s sending homeless people to places where they can get help. DougCo’s neighbors don’t agree

By Andrew Kenney

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New Colorado ‘middle income’ housing authority expected to build 3,500 units, but raises questions from some in industry

By Andrew Kenney and Matt Bloom

Temporary program allowing local workers to sleep in their cars opens in Salida

By Shanna Lewis

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