Tag: Covid-19
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Estimated 325,000 Coloradans will lose Medicaid with end of COVID-19 public health emergency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With the federal government’s COVID-19 public health emergency set to end in May, an estimated 325,000 Coloradans face losing Medicaid coverage. To put that number into perspective, Colorado enrolled 400,000 people in the first two years of the state’s Medicaid expansion in 2014. “The magnitude…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes control of sprawling property tax challenges in wake of pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court has assumed control over four virtually identical cases at the unusual behest of the state’s Court of Appeals, wading into a flood of challenges filed by commercial property owners who want counties to reduce the value of their properties because of…
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From ‘eccentric’ family to pandemic-era justice: Maria Berkenkotter ceremonially sworn in to Supreme Court
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter poked gentle fun at the unusually large gap between her first day on the job in January 2021 and her public swearing-in nearly 21 months later. “Thank you all so much for being here to celebrate the 633rd-day anniversary of my…
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Colorado sees flat unemployment rate, signaling a return to normal
Colorado’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in September at 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The number of unemployed fell by 2,200 from the month before, but the unemployment rate stayed unchanged due to rounding, according to the report. Colorado Springs hotel lodging sees boost in September Ryan Gedney, a senior economist with…
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Polis gets new omicron COVID vaccine booster, opens 10 community vaccination sites
Gov. Jared Polis received the newest COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Wednesday, the first booster designed to protect against the omicron variant of the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the boosters from Moderna and Pfizer one week ago, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending the shots a day later.…
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From ‘off-the-grid kid’ to appeals judge: Eric Kuhn sworn in to Colorado’s second-highest court
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shortly after his birth in Santa Fe, N.M., W. Eric Kuhn recalled his parents bought a large amount of land in northern New Mexico, where he and his brother grew up isolated from other families. “I remember at least stories of the teachers at the…
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Denver will continue to house members of high-risk homeless population at Aloft Hotels
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council gave final approval Monday night to a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The resolutions will extend the…
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Federal judge to CU worker: 2-hour ‘inconvenience’ not a constitutional violation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A University of Colorado employee claimed in a federal lawsuit that one of her colleagues filed a deliberate, falsified report that she was COVID-19 positive days before a major work event, causing her severe emotional distress and violating her constitutional rights. However, a federal judge…
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Denver council postpones vote extending contract with hotel to house high-risk homeless population
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council postponed its vote on whether to extend the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population. Council member Deborah Ortega requested the council postpone the vote because she was not present for the topic discussion at…
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Southwest Airlines files lawsuit against Colorado after being fined $1.3M in labor law violations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Southwest Airlines is suing Colorado after the state ordered the company to pay $1.3 million in fines for violating the state’s labor laws relating to sick leave during the pandemic. A March 18 citation from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says Southwest Airlines…