Briefs
Denver accepts applications for its fourth round of nonprofit emergency relief grants
The city and county of Denver is accepting applications for its fourth round of grants from the city’s Nonprofit Emergency Relief Fund. Applications will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 13 at 12 a.m. Nonprofits serving the Denver community that are experiencing financial hardship due to increased demand, decreased income or the creation of new services […]
Report: Colorado’s progress on clean-energy transition promising but uneven
Colorado has made significant progress towards clean energy over the last 10 years, environmental advocates found in a report released Tuesday. But while its adoption of clean-energy technologies ranks in the top half of U.S. states across multiple categories, progress has come faster in some sectors than others. The report by Environment America’s Research and […]
LIVE: Gov. Polis gives briefing on COVID-19 at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 27
Gov. Jared Polis is scheduled to give a live update at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 27 on Colorado’s COVID-19 response. The news briefing will be conducted remotely. Scroll down for a livestream of the COVID-19 briefing, or watch on the governor’s Facebook page. During the briefing, Polis will be joined by Scott Bookman, who is the […]
COVID-19 exposure notification system hits phones Sunday
Colorado officials plan to launch a COVID-19 exposure notification system on Oct. 25. The smartphone-based system, developed by the state in partnership with Google and Apple, will notify people if they’ve potentially been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Coloradans on Sunday are expected to receive a notice on their Android and Apple phones with instructions […]
Jared Polis ranked among top 10 governors by conservative-leaning organization
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was the only Democrat ranked among the country’s top 10 governors by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative-leaning organization that advocates for limited government, free-market capitalism and states’ independence. Polis came in No. 9 in ALEC’s ranking, after Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana and before Gov. Chris Sununu of New […]
Environmental groups again urge bolder action after Polis touts climate ‘roadmap’
As climate-intensified wildfires continued to rage across Colorado on Thursday, Gov. Jared Polis touted his administration’s collaborative approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in remarks to a state air-quality board — and environmental advocates once again faulted the governor for not pushing hard enough with strict regulations. Polis addressed the members of Colorado’s Air Quality […]
New Colorado health order limits gathering size to 10 people, two households
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Oct. 23 moved to limit personal gatherings in most counties to no more than 10 people, effective immediately. Under the new order, those 10 people must be from two or fewer households — so two families of five people each is allowed, but not five couples […]
LIVE: Gov. Polis gives update on state’s response to wildfires, at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 22
Gov. Jared Polis is scheduled to give a live update at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 22 on Colorado’s response to wildfires. Scroll down for a livestream of the briefing, or watch on the governor’s Facebook page. During the briefing, Polis will be joined by: Stan Hilkey, executive director of the Department of Public Safety Scott Jalbert, […]
Hospital capacity could be exceeded by late December in Colorado due to COVID-19
Colorado officials on Oct. 20 painted a troubling picture of the state’s COVID-19 situation, with its fast-rising cases and hospitalizations. Modeling presented by state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy at a news briefing showed that if current levels of transmission are maintained, Colorado’s intensive care bed capacity would be exceeded by late December. “We unfortunately see the […]
LIVE: Gov. Polis gives briefing on COVID-19 at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20
Gov. Jared Polis is scheduled to give a live update at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 on Colorado’s COVID-19 response. The news briefing will be conducted from the Governor’s Mansion in Denver. Scroll down for a livestream of the COVID-19 briefing, or watch on the governor’s Facebook page. During the briefing, Polis will be joined by […]
Supreme Court to review Trump plan for excluding undocumented immigrants from census
The Supreme Court on Oct. 13 allowed the U.S. Census Bureau to stop counting people across the country two weeks earlier than a lower court’s order had originally required, raising fears that many people — including racial and ethnic minorities, who have historically been undercounted — would not be included in the census data. Now, the […]
Colorado COVID-19 vaccination plan announced
Colorado officials on Friday announced the state’s plan to distribute a vaccine for COVID-19. Gov. Jared Polis during a COVID-19 news briefing said he expects a vaccine, in limited supply, to be ready for distribution in late November. But it could take up to a year to distribute a vaccine widely in Colorado. A main […]