Most money would go to low-interest loans for developers; grants to nonprofits, local governments…
Category: News/Politics
OPINION: A Dubious Crime Wave Report
A recent report by two former prosecutors about what they called “The Colorado Crime Wave” purports to chart rising rates of violent and property offenses in Colorado…
Transportation Commission Approves Planning Rule Aimed at Greenhouse Gas
“Investing in more sustainable transportation means giving Coloradans more options to get around…”
Comparative Charts for COVID-19 in Archuleta County and Beyond
One overall depressing aspect of Figure 1 data is that all cumulative metrics of tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise without bending over to indicate the virus is under control…
Colorado Democrats Urge EPA to Place Risk Management Rules on Chemical Plants
“The RMP program is especially important in Colorado… where communities directly abut petrochemical and other industrial facilities…”
State Senator Don Coram Considering Run Against Lauren Boebert
“I’m concerned that we as a state and as a nation have extremes on both sides. The left and the right seem more hell-bent on dividing our nation rather than uniting our nation…”
CDOT Welcomes Marsha Nelson to Lead Environmental Justice and Equity Branch
Nelson joins CDOT from the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure of the City and County of Denver…
ON EDGE: Colorado’s Mental Health ‘Safety Net’ Failure… Part Three
Former state Human Services director Reggie Bicha notes there has long been “significant political pressure” from the trade group not to monitor centers that closely…
ON EDGE: Colorado’s Mental Health ‘Safety Net’ Failure… Part Two
“If the CMHCs are not willing to reinvest their reserves to expand access to care now, then when?” ask consultant Nancy VanDeMark….
Did Colorado Pay Out $73 Million in Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits?
The department lacked evidence to demonstrate it had resolved nearly three-quarters of the requests it received related to fraud holds…
ON EDGE: Colorado’s Mental Health ‘Safety Net’ Failure… Part One
“What kind of safety-net system blows off the hardest cases?” van der Laak once wrote in a note to herself….
OPINION: Children’s Health Defense Challenging FCC Rules on 5G Antennas, Today via YouTube
The FCC allows the installation of fixed wireless base station antennas including 5G antennas on private property (including homes) in order to provide wireless service to other properties…
Colorado Democrats Announce Plans to Protect Abortion Rights
“It’s time to ensure that Colorado is truly a legal and safe place for anyone seeking access to their right to reproductive care,” State Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, said…
LETTER: Kudos to COVID-Safe Theatre Companies
I know that most performing arts groups in Colorado, including the theater department at Fort Lewis College in Durango are also following suit…
New State Agency to Oversee Colorado Apprenticeship Programs
Programs for jobs such as carpentry, construction, electrical work would register under State Apprenticeship Agency starting in 2023…
POLIS: Colorado Not Considering Statewide Mask Mandate
The health authorities of three metro Denver counties voted Monday to require adults and most children to wear a mask in indoor public spaces beginning this week…
Banking on Cannabis
This is a serious public safety risk for our communities, inviting theft, tax evasion, robberies, burglaries, or worse…
2021 Brought Progressive Immigration Policies to Colorado
“That foundation of trust… has been broken here in Colorado, because of the interactions that we have seen between ICE and state departments such as the DMV,” Gonzales-Gutierrez told Newsline…
Denverites Not Pleased with Homeless Living in Vehicles
“We’ve made it impossible for people who aren’t wealthy to live and we’re not seeing the full spectrum of options for people to live safely and securely…”