Colorado
Thursday, March 28, 2024
New guidebook aims to help local farmers and schools serve healthy meals
Colorado is working to boost the state's agricultural communities by getting more fresh, nutritious foods into school cafeterias - and a new online …
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Renaissance marks quarter century serving homeless, low-income kids
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Renaissance Children's Center, which serves low-income families and those experiencing homelessness with …
New bill would expand PFAS ban for tampons, other consumer items
Colorado lawmakers want to beef up legislation that bans PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, by 2028. Yahn Olson is an associate attorney with …
Nurses, environmental groups welcome Biden's clean car standards
On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced new tailpipe pollution standards that will give automakers more time to ramp up production of zero-…
New scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs
This year's high school graduates will be eligible for 14,000 new scholarships offered through Opportunity Next Colorado, a $21 million investment …
Report: Second Trump term would add 4 billion tons of climate pollution
As Coloradans begin to weigh their options in this year's presidential election, a new Carbon Brief analysis projects that a second Biden term would …
Community-based services for older Coloradans at risk in Legislature
Advocates for people age 65 and older urged Colorado lawmakers to fully fund a program helping people remain in their homes and avoid placement in ass…
Lawmakers could continue re-wilding Colorado with wolverine bill
Colorado may soon welcome back wolverines, an animal with a reputation for its ferocity and strength nearly wiped out by trapping, poisoning and …
Weld County’s Latino community wins court case on gerrymandered maps
Weld County commissioners are headed back to the drawing board, after a county district court ruled that their voter district maps created after the 2…
Filling behavioral care gaps for Coloradans with acute mental illness
Behavioral health providers in the Denver metro area are tapping new technologies to ensure people with acute mental health needs don't fall through t…
Tracking effectiveness of Colorado’s Public Option health coverage
Colorado's standardized health-insurance plan, known as the Colorado Option, is changing how consumers interact with insurance, according to a new …
Colorado’s Medicaid insurance terminations seventh highest in nation
Two-thirds of Coloradans who have lost their health insurance during Medicaid's unwinding process are still eligible for coverage - but were terminate…