Tag: Federal Funds
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Denver Health, UCHealth halt gender transition services for minors following Trump order
Under the threat of losing significant funding, two of metro Denver’s biggest hospitals have halted their gender transition services for minors to comply with an order from the Trump administration, which described such programs as the irreversible “chemical and surgical mutilation” of children. The move by Denver Health and UCHealth is the latest indication of…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado stops providing puberty blockers, hormonal treatment for gender transitions
Following the move by two of metro Denver’s biggest hospital groups, Children’s Hospital Colorado also decided to halt gender transition services for minors to comply with an order from the Trump administration. Specifically, the hospital said it would no longer offer puberty blockers and hormonal treatment to patients. Instead, the hospital said it would now only…
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Trump’s immigration orders put Denver’s federal dollars at risk
Colorado’s most populous city faces the risk of losing hundreds of millions of federal dollars under a slew of directives that President Donald Trump issued as part of his campaign to crack down on illegal immigration, a crisis that has spilled over from the border into America’s interior cities. In an executive order, Trump outlined…
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Colorado to improve food stamp customer service with $500,000 federal grant
The Colorado Department of Human Services was awarded $517,961 on Thursday to improve efficiency in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides monthly benefits to help low-income households purchase food. With this grant, Colorado plans to build an interactive voice response system that SNAP customers can talk…
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Colorado receives $5.1 million federal investment to address wildfires
A federal department invested over $5.1 million in Colorado to help the state fight and prevent devastating wildfires. In Colorado, record-breaking wildfires have become more and more common in recent years. At the end of December, Colorado suffered its most destructive wildfire in state history, when the Marshall fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in…