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Polis, Democrats will seek voter approval to boost nicotine taxes to raise money for education and health care
By Christopher Osher Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Think teacher pay is low in Colorado? Try teaching preschool.
By Chalkbeat Colorado Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Former Colorado foster youth make themselves heard for “sibling bill of rights,” driver’s license bill
By Jennifer Brown Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado schools will get more money thanks to new estimates. And homeowners can expect to pay more.
By Brian Eason Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Jared Polis made a lot of promises in bid for governor. Here’s his progress on the 10 biggest.
The pledges the Democratic candidates made on education, health care, oil and gas and TABOR all rank at the top of his list
At 100-day mark, Gov. Jared Polis evaluates his campaign promises and toughest moments
Early missteps initially impeded the Democratic governor's ambitious legislative agenda, but now much of it appears poised to pass
Most Americans believe schools have become less safe in the 20 years since Columbine, poll shows
Half of Americans blame students being bullied a great deal for school shootings. Roughly a third say the same of the internet and television, music and video games.
A Colorado anti-tax group is trying halt a new law aimed at boosting early childhood education funding
The Colorado Union of Taxpayers received approval Friday to gather signatures to try to repeal House Bill 1052
Meet the city-guy-turned-cattle-rancher driving the $1 billion effort to preserve the National Western Center’s roots
The billion-dollar makeover is underway but how will it attract farmers, ranchers and urban dwellers from all over Colorado? Leave that to city-guy-turned-rural rancher Brad Buchanan.
The $30.5 billion state budget bill is done, and transportation gets a boost
The House and Senate approved the measure after budget writers tapped two reserve funds to cover extra spending
No Colorado school districts meet federal safety standards for behavioral health staffing, investigation shows
A Colorado Sun investigation finds that despite clear connections between mental health and school shootings, far more funding goes to physical security measures
Use of Safe2Tell, created in response to Columbine, is growing as front line tool in school safety
While the anonymous tip program has come into its own as part of the AG’s office, it also faces a statistically small but troubling problem -- kids who use it to target other kids
Twenty years after Columbine, Colorado schools are assessing an astonishing number of student threats
Some Colorado districts are evaluating an average of four threats per school day. Administrators say the process is sound, but others worry students' civil rights are trampled in the rush to protect schools from liability.
