
Brian Eason
Politics and Policy Reporter at The Colorado Sun
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Articles
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3 weeks ago |
coloradosun.com | Brian Eason
When Colorado voters passed Proposition 130, requiring the state to spend $350 million to support law enforcement, they didn’t give the General Assembly any direction on how the state was supposed to pay for it. With the state facing a $1.2 billion shortfall, the most straightforward path would have meant additional cuts to the two biggest drivers of state spending: education and health care.
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4 weeks ago |
the-journal.com | Brian Eason |Jesse Paul
Friday, May 30, 2025 5:08 PM Updated Friday, May. 30, 2025 6:40 PM Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks to reporters on Thursday, May 8, 2025, during a news conference in Denver about what happened during the 2025 legislative session.
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4 weeks ago |
kunc.org | Jesse Paul |Brian Eason
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed a measure that would have banned the use of many computer algorithms to set rent in Colorado, saying it could have outlawed some legitimate technologies used by landlords, and risked driving some housing providers out of the market.
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4 weeks ago |
coloradosun.com | Brian Eason |Jesse Paul
Don’t be fooled by the high-profile fights between Gov. Jared Polis and local governments. Believe it or not, housing advocates say, many Colorado cities are taking steps to obey the state’s new land use laws — and some have gone even further than they’re required. That’s the big takeaway of a report released this month tracking local government efforts to comply with the array of new zoning rules the legislature passed last year.
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4 weeks ago |
coloradosun.com | Brian Eason |Jesse Paul
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed a measure that would have banned the use of many computer algorithms to set rent in Colorado, saying it could have outlawed some legitimate technologies used by landlords, and risked driving some housing providers out of the market. Rent-setting algorithms have become a target of consumer protection advocates in recent years, who say software used by companies like RealPage effectively enables landlords to collude and drive up the cost of housing.
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DOJ, Colorado AG's office sue RealPage for subverting competition "openly and directly — and American renters are left paying the price." https://t.co/vaGAsIg5Kn

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RT @MDRC_News: Using affordable housing dollars once reserved exclusively for low-income residents, the state of Colorado has begun subsidi…