Good morning, Colorado.
After partaking in a successful virtual baby shower this past weekend — and perhaps influenced by some champagne consumed during said shower — I embarked on some tipsy dusting and rearranging of the living room window sill.
Which, of course, then brought me to the entryway, which needed tidying. And while we’re at it, might as well tackle some of the mess in the guest room.
All of this means one thing: Spring cleaning is nigh. Gird yourselves — and perhaps buy some wine to help grease the elbows.
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THE NEWS
HEALTH
Colorado Medicaid is discriminating against people with disabilities, federal complaint claims
Delays and convoluted policies at Colorado Medicaid are now violating the rights of people with disabilities, a federal complaint filed last week claims. Medicaid is overwhelmed as it’s redetermining people’s eligibility after a three-year pandemic pause. Simultaneously, it’s attempting to revamp its policies and computer system. And in the process, people are slipping through the cracks, the complaint says. Jennifer Brown and Tatiana Flowers have more.
CULTURE
This bookshop in Fort Collins is paying people to sit down and read quietly
$50
Stipend per month for books
$50
Stipend per month for coffee
Perelandra Bookshop in Fort Collins is giving a reader a small stipend for a three-month stint to just … read. Not to write an essay. Not to host a book club. Not to make any sponsored-content social media posts. Just show up a couple times a week and read. As Parker Yamasaki notes, the program “doesn’t make sense on paper” and likely isn’t scalable. But the bookstore has its reasons — and Parker goes into them in her piece this morning.
POLITICS
Colorado conservatives want a property tax cap. The state’s bipartisan tax commission hates the idea.
Colorado’s bipartisan tax commission has a tough goal: mitigate sticker shock for homeowners without harming public services, such as schools and emergency responders. One approach that the commission appears especially disinterested in is capping property tax. Meanwhile, conservative and business groups have introduced sweeping ballot measures that would do just that. Brian Eason explores the tension between the two.
MORE NEWS
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COLUMNS
COMMUNITY
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SunLit
BOOKS
Old Firehouse suggests novels from the paranormal to the profound
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins recommends:
Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
Section by Kevin Simpson | Writer
Make sure to double check your dusting supplies before it becomes too late.
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