Newsline February 2024

Newsline February 2024

Hi Friend,  We are in the thick of legislative session at the state and federal level and our teams are working tirelessly to advocate for policies that put people first.  In Colorado we continue to fight for stronger renters rights, climate justice, and to ensure water quality for residents while at the same time our…

Denver Cascade Mobile Home Park Conoce Tus Derechos/Know Your Rights

Esta capacitación de Conozca sus derechos es para residentes que viven en Denver Cascade Mobile Home Park. 9to5 Colorado y Colorado Poverty Law Project realizarán esta capacitación de manera conjunta. Esta capacitación solo está abierta a residentes que viven en este parque y no trabajan para la administración actual o el propietario del parque. This…

Colorado Democrats Propose ‘Rent Stabilization’ for Mobile Home Parks

Colorado Democrats Propose ‘Rent Stabilization’ for Mobile Home Parks

Dismayed by changes in local mobile home parks, State lawmakers from Northern Colorado are proposing a sweeping new bill that would include the first statewide mandate for rent stabilization, which is similar to rent control. The bill which would cap rent hikes on mobile home lots each year is a response to the influx of…

House Bill Enables Local Governments to Consider Rent Control

House Bill Enables Local Governments to Consider Rent Control

In 2023, some state legislators are pushed to repeal the 1981 Colorado rent control. ban. The Repeal Prohibition Local Residential Rent Control repealed a provision in state law that prohibits rent control policies in the state of Colorado.  Representatives Javier Mabrey and Elizabeth Velasco, along with Senator Robert Rodriguez, have sponsored the legislation. Mabrey says…

Report Spotlights Climate Justice Blind Spots for Colorado Families

Report Spotlights Climate Justice Blind Spots for Colorado Families

Many Coloradans living in lower-income households are at higher risk of harm from climate change as well as environmental racism and injustice in their day-to-day costs of living. Senior organizer for 9to5 Colorado, Hannah Recht, shares sources of air and water pollution including highways, refineries and coal-fired power plants, which have been zoned for and…

Colorado Voters Say Yes To A Paid Family And Medical Leave Program

Colorado Voters Say Yes To A Paid Family And Medical Leave Program

In 2020, Colorado voters approved a new paid family and medical leave law. Under Proposition 118, Colorado would require that employers provide 12 weeks of paid time off for childbirth and family emergencies. Eight other states and Washington, D.C., have created similar programs in the last two decades. For years business interests have paid leave measures,…

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