San Luis Valley
Lack of child care prevents moms from getting drug treatment in Colorado. Here comes “RV Honey.”
The first-of-its-kind program will send RVs renovated as child care classrooms to drug and mental health centers in Denver and the San Luis Valley.
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Colorado students may shuffle school districts during coronavirus, leaving a financial mess in their wake
By Erica Breunlin Education Primary category in which blog post is published
30 years after passage of Americans with Disabilities Act, key inequities remain in Colorado
By Michael Booth Health Primary category in which blog post is published
How one of Colorado’s smallest Black Lives Matter protests became its most violent
By Susan Greene Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Coronavirus collapsed America’s food system, but created “a pivotal and magical moment” for locavores
By Jason Blevins Business Primary category in which blog post is published
How do you study online without a computer or internet access? It’s a reality for many Colorado kids.
As school districts roll out online learning after coronavirus shut down schools, about 55,000 Colorado students don’t have access to a device and 64,000 don’t have access to the internet
Cory Gardner introduces bill adding 40,038 acres of wilderness to Rio Grande National Forest
The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Additions Act marks Gardner's first-ever wilderness bill for Colorado and would add more than 40,000 acres of wilderness in the San Luis Valley
Colorado wants to ensure coronavirus won’t affect low-income, minority communities disproportionately
Past research on pandemics show inequities by race, ethnicity and income groups in everything from the level of exposure to the pathogen, to health care outcomes
From rationing masks to polishing emergency plans, here’s how Colorado hospitals are preparing for the coronavirus
Hospitals are required to have plans for emergencies like a potential outbreak of the COVID-19 virus
How Colorado’s rural communities could benefit from $600 million in federal broadband grants
Dove Creek is the first in Colorado to be awarded the grant money, with two more communities crossing their fingers that they'll cash in as well
Donald Valdez abandons congressional bid, seeks reelection to Colorado legislature
Valdez, a La Jara Democrat, announced his candidacy in the 3rd Congressional District over the summer, but raised little money before ending his attempt to unseat Republican Scott Tipton
As metro Denver grows, another caller wants to tap the vast aquifer under the San Luis Valley
Politically well-connected Renewable Water Resources has Gov. Bill Owens in its court, but a coalition of water warriors has fended off two other attempts
Rural Colorado struggles to find foster homes as new federal law seeks to keep more kids out of group settings
Only 13 families volunteer in the vast, six-county San Luis Valley, where poverty presents one of several obstacles to placement
