Chamber News Chamber Announces Election Endorsements Fort Collins Municipal Election Vital to Community Success Published Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:00 am On the whole, things are going quite well in Fort Collins. The quality of life of our area is the envy of many other communities, and the unemployment rate is relatively low. In light [...]
Voters in Fort Collins City Council District 2 have familiar candidates to choose from in the April 7 municipal election. The race , which covers the east-central part of the city, features former mayor Ray Martinez and Nancy Tellez, a Poudre School District Board of Education member. Both are longtime Fort Collins residents; both say [...]
Editor's Note: Coloradoan Editorial Board member Carol Ann Hixon abstained from the vote on this endorsement. City Council District 2 candidate Ray Martinez has articulated a clear vision for how he would serve residents in central Fort Collins if elected. The Coloradoan Editorial Board endorses him for council ahead of the April 7 election. [...]
Representative Nydia Velazquez (New York City) has introduced H.R. 480, “Housing America’s Workforce Act”. This bill creates a tax incentive for businesses to encourage more employers to offer employee assisted housing benefits to their employees. Employer Assisted Housing programs have been shown to be a successful private sector tool to helping lower- and middle-income families [...]