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Some state lawmakers are considering an unusual idea to help tackle a shortage of affordable homes. It’s a bill that would help faith-based groups to use their property to build housing developments. Today on In The NoCo, KUNC’s Stephanie Daniel discusses the idea, and what happened when one Fort Collins church tried it.
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Arvada City Council seems to support bringing in a third-party vendor to bring properties into compliance and answer resident concerns.
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State leaders discussed strategies to increase their state’s housing supply during meetings in Las Vegas last week. One idea includes using public land for affordable housing.
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Rising housing costs and a new requirement for accessing rental assistance may be fueling the increase in eviction cases, observers say.
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CU Boulder student residents of Ash House are being allowed to stay in their apartments as the property owners and city officials continue their legal battle over code violations. Another hearing on the case has been scheduled for Oct. 8.
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Housing costs have jumped in Boulder, Colorado. Can the state and city protect low-income residents?
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A group of Colorado ski towns wants the ability to tax homeowners who let their vacation houses sit empty for long stretches. And they’re asking state lawmakers to help them do it. We discuss their proposal on today's In The NoCo.
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Boulder has an ongoing shortage of affordable homes for middle-class families. One local group has proposed an unconventional solution: They want to get rid of the city's airport and build affordable homes on that land. We hear from one of the campaign’s organizers on today’s episode of In The NoCo.
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Starting on Monday, new state laws will ban firearms in so-called “sensitive spaces” and remove local limits on how many people can live together. The measures are among more than a dozen new state laws going into effect next week.
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Northern Colorado could become the epicenter of an innovative approach to home building. A new company headquartered in Greeley uses 3D concrete printing to create houses -- meaning they build each home one thin, concrete layer at a time. And soon they’ll help teach students at Aims Community College how to do this work.