Tag: Covid-19
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Colorado Supreme Court considers whether refunds available for CSU’s pandemic campus closure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether students at Colorado State University had a viable claim for refunds after the school closed its campus temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic while still retaining their fees. On behalf of all people who paid student tuition and…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his…
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Federal judge green-lights First Amendment claim of fired Douglas County school employee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury will decide whether a Douglas County charter school fired an employee because of her protected online speech about vaccinations, a federal judge ruled last month. At the same time, U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak determined Jennifer Webb’s repeated reports of alleged financial…
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COVID-19 not seasonal disease yet, Denver Health official says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The rising number of COVID-19 cases throughout the summer has Denver health officials believing the novel corona virus has yet to transition into a seasonal respiratory disease. “I think a lot of people have predicted that eventually we’ll get to seasonality,” said Dr. Anuj Mehta,…
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CU Study: 2020 police pullback led to more crime
Police pullback in response to law enforcement changes in Colorado’s metro areas led to more instances of violence and property crimes, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study. Still, researchers stressed that more policing is not necessarily the answer. “It’s an interesting time. The pendulum swung pretty far in 2020 and 2021, but now,…
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Colorado respiratory season looks like ‘typical’ year after pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After three years of uncertain respiratory seasons because of mitigation efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic that included face masks and social distancing, local health care officials believe this year just might be the return to normal. Without transmission routes in 2020 with public schools and…
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Federal judge throws out Bandimere Speedway’s COVID-19 lawsuit against Jeffco health chief
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from Bandimere Speedway that sought to hold Jefferson County’s former public health director liable for his enforcement of COVID-19 protocols against the racetrack in the early months of the pandemic. John Bandimere Jr. and Lorraine Bandimere, who own the speedway near Morrison, alleged Jeffco’s public health director…
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10th Circuit in Denver throws out challenge to military’s now-rescinded COVID vaccine mandate
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an attempt by two ex-military personnel to halt the U.S. Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, recognizing on Thursday that the government had already rescinded the mandate and there was nothing for the court to block. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Colorado Supreme Court rules commercial property owners not entitled to 2020 tax relief due to pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In four separate cases encompassing hundreds of commercial property owners, the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying public health restrictions on businesses did not entitle the owners to a lower property tax bill for 2020. Eleven lawsuits across Colorado challenged…
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Powwow attendees can enjoy festivities, free COVID-19 vaccine | HEALTHY BITES
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COVID-19 ain’t over just yet. Organizers for a federal initiative to increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines want the public — especially the vulnerable — to know that getting inoculated is the best defense. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment will be providing…