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Health orders allow Colorado hospitals to refuse new admissions, transfer patients as COVID-19 numbers rise
Gov. Jared Polis signed two executive orders on Sunday in response to the high level of COVID-19 hospitalizations and limited health care resources after suggesting last week that increased action could be necessary. One order authorizes the state health department to direct hospitals to stop admitting patients and to transfer patients to other facilities. The […]
Pueblo County wants to replace Comanche coal plant with nuclear power. Local activists are worried.
Driving into Pueblo, the Comanche Generating Station is merely a speck on the horizon, just a few smoke stacks rising above the plains towards the southeast part of town. What that coal-fired power plant represents, however, is much larger: millions of dollars in annual tax revenue for Pueblo County, a stain on the area’s environment […]
Colorado launches ‘I Matter’ mental health program for youth
Colorado children can now undergo up to three free mental health counseling sessions through a program announced by the governor’s office on Wednesday. The “I Matter” program is a response to a worsening mental health crisis because of the COVID-19 pandemic and is funded by $9 million from the Polis administration’s Colorado Comeback roadmap. “We […]
Colorado Supreme Court hears oral arguments for new state legislative maps
While the recently redrawn state House and Senate district maps face fewer legal objections than their congressional counterpart, they must still clear the Colorado Supreme Court before going into effect. The objections to those maps revolve around the argument that they split up cities like Lakewood and Greeley without justification and don’t create enough competitive […]
Jan. 6 organizers tell Rolling Stone they met with Rep. Boebert ahead of insurrection
Organizers of the Jan. 6 protests that led to a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol were allegedly in communication with Rep. Lauren Boebert’s office in the lead-up to the event, according to a news story published Sunday evening. Two organizers told Rolling Stone that they met with “close to dozen” Republican members of Congress […]
COVID hospitalizations increase in Colorado as they decrease nationwide
While COVID-19 hospitalizations are sharply declining across the United States, Colorado is going on two months of experiencing an increase in the hospitalization rate. There are 1,130 people in the hospital with COVID-19 as of Oct. 21, Gov. Jared Polis said during a news briefing Thursday, and 893 of those cases, or about 80%, are […]
Colorado Supreme Court denies Tina Peters’ appeal of decision barring her from Mesa County election involvement
The Colorado Supreme Court will not hear Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ appeal to a ruling last week that prevents her from overseeing the Nov. 2 coordinated election in her county. The court issued a one-sentence order on Wednesday that declined to accept jurisdiction in the case. That means Peters will not serve […]
Sweetwater Lake area to become next Colorado state park in federal-state partnership
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday that the land surrounding Sweetwater Lake will become the newest state park through a partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service. “Sweetwater Lake is simply gorgeous, and has great potential for even more recreational opportunities like a campground,” Polis said in a statement. “This is […]
Sol Sandoval gains fundraising momentum in uphill bid to unseat Rep. Boebert
The race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District is shaping up to be the most contentious and expensive in the state next year, with a crowded field of Democratic candidates poised with a singular mission of defeating Republican incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert. State Sen. Kerry Donovan was a clear frontrunner to win the Democratic primary to […]
Settlement reached between family of Elijah McClain and city of Aurora
The city of Aurora has reached a settlement agreement with the parents of Elijah McClain, the 23 year-old Black man who died in August 2019 after police officers detained him and paramedics sedated him with ketamine while he was walking home. “Sheneen McClain confirms that a settlement in principle has been reached with the city […]
Lotteries did not encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, new study finds
The chance to win $1 million did not lead to increased vaccination rates against COVID-19, according to a new study published Friday that examined the states that held vaccine lotteries earlier this year. There was a “near zero” association between those cash drawings and additional vaccinations in states like Colorado, which held five drawings among […]
Judge rules Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is barred from supervising November election
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters will not oversee November’s election, a district court judge ruled Wednesday after reviewing evidence that Peters allegedly allowed a breach in the county’s election system during a major software update. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold filed a lawsuit in August to remove Peters as a designated elected […]