The Denver City Council voted down eight proposed amendments to the city’s 2025 budget on Monday night, including rejecting a request to give another $2.5 million to the Denver Basic Income Project , a program that is gauging the impact of providing direct cash assistance to homeless or formerly homeless Denverites.
The final vote on that proposed change was a 6-6 tie with one member, Councilwoman Flor Avlidrez, absent for the latter part of the meeting.
Even some council members who felt the project showed promise in improving participants’ lives and housing outcomes felt that the ask was too much. The […]
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