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		<title>Zoned in, funded out: Denver&#8217;s ADU dream faces budget wall</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:43:31 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Cody_-3-bed.jpeg" alt="Zoned in, funded out: Denver&#8217;s ADU dream faces budget wall" /><p>The city's ADU assistance program may face hurdles next year after funding cuts.</p>
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		<title>Budget Breaks: Denver&#8217;s money problems have created cracks in city services</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/cover-image-budget.jpg" alt="Budget Breaks: Denver&#8217;s money problems have created cracks in city services" /><p>Here's how city budget cuts are affecting everyday life in Denver.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/impact-denver-2026-budget-cuts-40922201/">Budget Breaks: Denver&#8217;s money problems have created cracks in city services</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver gas prices are up big, but for how long?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:46:20 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Denver&#8217;s dueling music festivals share success, high numbers on the same weekend</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:49:36 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/gillian-by-garage_crycore.jpg" alt="woman holding a cardboard horse" /><p>As Blucifer's First Rodeo and the Underground Music Showcase squared off, everybody won. But will it happen again next year?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/music/blucifer-ums-denver-festivals-success-same-weekend-40920037/">Denver&#8217;s dueling music festivals share success, high numbers on the same weekend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Could empty cannabis grow facilities help solve the data center problem?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Tom Downey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Will the Denver Mint produce the $1 gold Trump coin?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:26:09 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/trump-coin.jpeg" alt="Renderings of $1 Trump gold coin" /><p>There are four U.S. Mint production facilities, but only one will produce the controversial coin.</p>
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		<title>Twenty bucks for a sandwich? Why are food trucks so expensive? </title>
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					<dc:creator>Brandon Bishop</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2023-31/taylor-herbert-the-easy-vegan.webp" alt="person in an apron standing in front of a food truck taking an order from another person" /><p>Start with rising food costs, event fees...and flat-out price gouging.</p>
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		<title>Colorado&#8217;s 2026 budget crisis absorbed by poor and working class</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kayla Frawley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:46:58 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/capitolwestword.webp" alt="capitol building dome" /><p>"As a welfare program advocate I track how governments leave the poor to struggle."</p>
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		<title>From San Luis Valley to Vail, Latino labor powers Colorado’s economy</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ernesto Sagás</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 06:43:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/flickr-yuma-migrant-workers-field.jpg" alt="Mexican migrant workers harvest crops in an Arizona field" /><p>Latinos have always been a part of Colorado's story. Here's how they helped drive the economy and contributed to its lifestyle.</p>
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		<title>Governor Polis Signs $46.8 Billion State Budget</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:04:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/polissigns.jpg" alt="man at podium" /><p>“This is a zero-sum game. A dollar here is a dollar less over there.”</p>
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