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3 Years After Pandemic Emergency, Colorado Normalizes COVID Care
The latest update to the disaster order came on March 7, with an additional note that the state’s General Assembly is working on legislation to codify parts of the executive order that keep the state eligible for federal funding.
AARP Colorado Seeking Projects to Help Improve Communities
AARP Colorado is putting out the call for creative projects to help improve communities, by creating new public transportation and housing options, and increasing diversity, inclusion and civic
engagement.
Is It Time for Teachers To Get a Raise? | Opinion
Here, Michael Addonizio, an education policy expert at Wayne State University, provides insight on the current state of teacher salaries, whether a collective raise is in order and how one might be achieved.
More Than 4 in 5 Western Voters Support 30×30 Conservation Plan, Poll Finds
Amid economic turmoil and a worsening water crisis, there’s no sign that people in Colorado and other Western states are backing off their long-held support for the conservation of public lands, a new poll shows.
This Is What $2.2M Can Do for the Largest Latino Nonprofit of Its Kind in Colorado
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet heard firsthand accounts Friday of how the federal funding he helped secure for nonprofit Servicios de la Raza is helping Colorado’s Latino and Latina community.
Colorado Selects Company to Administer Unemployment Benefits for Undocumented Workers
Colorado’s Office of New Americans selected a Denver-based company this week to administer its upcoming wage replacement program for unemployed undocumented workers, putting the state on track to be the first in the country to have an unemployment fund that serves undocumented immigrants.
Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost
Given the scarcity of qualified doctors to treat some of the behavioral health conditions associated with these drugs, like opioid use disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, doctors’ new ability to prescribe online or, in some cases, by telephone is a huge change.
Low Staffing at Prisons in Colorado Leads to Unsustainable Working Conditions
At both federal and state prisons in Colorado, recruiting and retaining staff across the board has been difficult for several years.
Enough Power in a Heat Wave in 2025? State Officials Wonder.
Would there be electricity sufficient to meet the demand in Aspen, Boulder, and Sterling? Grand Junction, Alamosa, and Steamboat Springs? Amid this record heat, would Coloradans be left without electricity as occurred with the rolling blackouts in California during 2020?”