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Nearly 25% of Colorado’s state lawmakers have landed a statehouse seat by vacancy committee

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 3:15 AM MST on Jan 25, 20234:31 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

There will be 24 lawmakers this year who secured a statehouse seat through a vacancy appointment, including no fewer than nine legislators who will have been appointed in a 12-month span

Posted inHealth

Colorado is in a mental health crisis. Psychologists want to help by being allowed to prescribe medication.

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MST on Jan 20, 202310:09 AM MST on Jan 21, 2023

Medical doctors and psychiatrists say it’s dangerous to let non-medically trained psychologists prescribe mental health medications.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Rep. Amabile: Frustrated yet hopeful Coloradans have entrusted Democrats to grow the economy

by Rep. Judy Amabile 1:30 AM MST on Jan 20, 20237:22 PM MST on Jan 19, 2023

The chair of the House Business and Labor Committee on achieving a balance of worker protections and environmental health with the needs of business.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: New state bag law will benefit the environment and our health

Ryan Call by Ryan Call 1:30 AM MST on Jan 7, 20235:39 PM MST on Jan 6, 2023

Plastic shopping bags defy easy recycling and break down into microparticles that end up in our bodies.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Medical debt is cheaper and easier to forgive than student-loan debt

by Emily Eelman 1:30 AM MST on Dec 13, 20228:41 PM MST on Dec 12, 2022

For pennies on the dollar, we could provide relief to the 1 of every 6 Colorado adults in medical collections.

Posted inSocial Services

Colorado lawmakers to consider $5 million proposal to target youth homelessness after current programs fall short

by Shannon Najmabadi and Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MST on Dec 9, 20228:57 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

On a typical day in Colorado, there are about 600 homeless children and 262 homeless young adults ages 18 to 24

Posted inCrime and Courts

Colorado has no mandatory training on how to investigate school sexting. Educators face prison time if they do it wrong.

by Shannon Najmabadi 4:00 AM MST on Dec 8, 202211:17 AM MST on Dec 8, 2022

In one case, an Eastern Colorado principal faces 12 years in prison

Two people are in the shadows while sitting in front of a school.
Posted inEducation

School resource officer at center of controversial teen sexting case in rural Colorado didn’t take notes of key events

by Shannon Najmabadi 4:00 AM MST on Dec 7, 20227:49 AM MST on Dec 7, 2022

The key role Officer Jared Barham has played in the case highlights the lack of consistent regulation around school resource officers

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: The budget surplus won’t last forever. Now’s not the time to cut the income-tax rate

by Angela Cobián and Dr. Stephen Berman 1:30 AM MDT on Oct 31, 20228:57 AM MDT on Oct 30, 2022

With a recession on the horizon, flush times at the Capitol are nearing an end. The needs of families, roads and schools will remain.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Gov. Ritter: We’re having a dishonest debate about crime in Colorado. Here are the facts.

by Bill Ritter 1:30 AM MDT on Oct 23, 202212:00 PM MDT on Oct 24, 2022

The laws on the books today are products of bipartisan majorities, not a single party

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