Mile Highlights: Mayor pitches sales tax hike for housing

📈 Denver Mayor Mike Johnston yesterday unveiled a proposal to increase the local sales tax by 0.5% to raise $100 million annually to build and preserve affordable housing.

• Johnston is working with the City Council to put the measure before voters this fall, Esteban reports.

🚨 Two former sheriff officers in southern Colorado who were fired last year after using a Taser on a man who was handcuffed in 2022 now face multiple misdemeanor charges, including assault and menacing. (9News)

🚩 State Sen. Faith Winter violated Senate ethics rules when she appeared to be intoxicated at a community meeting earlier this year, a panel determined yesterday.

• Senate President Steve Fenberg will decide whether disciplinary action is needed. (Colorado Sun)