Author: Thelma Grimes
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Rural Reckoning | Front Range counties dominate Colorado’s population and political influence
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To Paul Lundeen, the numbers reveal the truth about how well Colorado’s 53 rural counties are represented — or not — at the state Capitol, particularly when compared to the 11 most populous counties that hold the most influence. Lundeen, who recently served as the minority leader…
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Rural Reckoning | Beset by constant budget pressures, rural hospitals serve patients — and local economies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s rural hospitals are teetering on the edge of financial collapse, burdened by rising costs, shrinking reimbursements and a growing list of state and federal regulations, according to the Colorado Hospital Association. In Colorado, half of the 88 acute care hospitals are in rural or…
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Front Range water providers force hearing over proposed purchase of Colorado River water rights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Water Conservation Board on Tuesday voted to approve a request from four Front Range water providers to hold a hearing in September to address worries with a proposal to create an instream water right, which is related to water used by the Shoshone…
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Colorado challenges Medicaid data transfer to ICE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is joining a multi-state coalition in filing a lawsuit to challenge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to provide access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Filed in the U.S. District Court…
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Gov. Polis, Western governors voice worries over proposed sale of public lands
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SANTA FE, N.M. • Before scheduled sessions got underway at the annual Western Governors’ Association conference in Santa Fe on Monday, Democratic governors, including Colorado’s Jared Polis, emphasized their opposition to a federal proposal to…
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U.S. agriculture secretary plans repeal of Clinton-era ‘Roadless’ rule
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SANTA FE, N.M. • The Trump administration on Monday announced it would repeal a Clinton-era rule on logging in order to improvement forest health and reduce wildfire risk. The repeal does not affect Colorado. In 1999,…
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US Secretary of Education McMahon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis discuss education changes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SANTA FE, N.M. • Colorado Gov. Jared Polis led a panel discussion with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Monday, the opening day of the Western Governors’ Conference in Santa Fe. The keynote session focused…
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Colorado Gov. Polis attends Western Governors’ Conference in Santa Fe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in attendance, the 2025 Western Governors’ Conference kicked off in Santa Fe on Monday, a two-day event that is expected to cover a variety of topics — from housing and healthcare…
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Watching pieces of my dad fade away
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several years ago, in a conversation that will be burned into my heart forever, my dad turned to me from the passenger seat and asked, “Do you think I am stupid?” I had already been…
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Colorado law restricting “misgendering” and “deadnaming” faces second First Amendment challenge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Alliance Defending Freedom organization filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of a Colorado athletic company focused on standing up for women’s rights and being “truthful about the biological differences between men and women.” The lawsuit challenges Colorado’s House Bill 1312, which Gov. Jared…