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Posted inEducation

Colorado added thousands of child care slots in “day care deserts” in just two years

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MST on Mar 2, 20237:38 AM MST on Mar 2, 2023

The legislature approved the child care expansion program in November 2020 during a special session to help the state recover from the COVID pandemic

Posted inHealth

Colorado lawmakers are targeting hospital facility fees. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

by John Ingold 3:44 AM MST on Mar 1, 20238:45 PM MST on Feb 28, 2023

House Bill 1215 would ban hospitals from charging facility fees for most outpatient visits, ending what proponents say is an unnecessary add-on that boosts hospitals’ bottom line

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: When the lease expires, landlords should let tenants stay if they keep paying the rent

by Melissa Mejía and Zach Neumann 1:30 AM MST on Feb 28, 20236:03 PM MST on Feb 27, 2023

A proposed state law would protect rule-abiding tenants from being forced out of their rentals and into the brutal housing market.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: This change to state law will help preserve public access to private land

by Anneliese Steel 1:30 AM MST on Feb 26, 202311:24 PM MST on Mar 6, 2023

Removing one word — “willful” — from the liability law will help ensure Coloradans can continue to enjoy access to outdoor wonders.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Unpredictable work schedules cause havoc with child care

by Perrine Monnet and Sophie Mariam 1:30 AM MST on Feb 25, 20235:42 PM MST on Feb 24, 2023

When child care is a patchwork of providers, child development suffers and costly labor churn increases. Parents need a reliable schedule.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: The solution to high housing costs isn’t rent control, it’s more housing

by Drew Hamrick 1:30 AM MST on Feb 24, 20235:44 PM MST on Feb 23, 2023

Rent control reduces the incentive to build new homes, hurting the people it is trying to help. Instead, Colorado needs more housing options.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: The promise of universal health care deserves a proper analysis

by Bill Semple 1:30 AM MST on Feb 23, 20234:32 PM MST on Feb 22, 2023

That’s why lawmakers should pass the Analyze Statewide Publicly Financed Health Care Act. It will give Coloradans the evidence they need to decide whether to adopt a single-payer system.

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Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado law makes it very difficult and financially perilous to sue the gun industry. That’s likely to change.

by Jesse Paul 3:15 AM MST on Feb 21, 20238:47 AM MST on Feb 21, 2023

Colorado Democrats this year are poised to roll back the state’s extra protections against lawsuits for gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers, which are among the toughest in the country

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado legislation to ban horse slaughter for human consumption stripped down after opposition from ranchers

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MST on Feb 17, 20236:20 PM MST on Feb 16, 2023

The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a weaker version of the original bill that’s intended to protect horses during transport

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Psychologists are not qualified to prescribe medication

by Patricia Westmoreland, M.D. 1:30 AM MST on Feb 16, 20236:10 PM MST on Feb 15, 2023

They are highly educated, but not in medicines and the human body. A proposed law allowing them to prescribe drugs should be defeated.

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