Mayor Mike Johnston on protests, housing and the NFL Draft

Mayor Mike Johnston on protests, housing and the NFL Draft

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced this week that the city will invest more than $500 million to revitalize downtown, marking another ambitious initiative alongside his administration’s ongoing efforts to get people off the streets and into homes.

On this week’s “Colorado Point of View,” Johnston talks about the work needed to address housing and homelessness, ongoing pro-Palestine protests at Auraria Campus and the University of Denver and his push to bring the NFL Draft to Denver.

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Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese looks back at the 2024 legislative session, which wrapped this week with a property tax deal, new gun laws and more.

Watch the full episode in the video player above. “Colorado Point of View” airs weekends on Colorado’s Very Own Channel 2.

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