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President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, listen as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony S. Fauci delivers remarks during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Littwin: As country begins to reopen, Fauci asks how much death we’re willing to...

You can call the reopening of America’s businesses an experiment. I’ll call it a gamble, and we know what the stakes are. I’ll let Dr....

Coloradans still have questions about filing for COVID-19 unemployment. We have some answers. Six...

More than 358,000 Coloradans have filed for unemployment over the past six weeks, in an unprecedented wave that reflects the nationwide job-loss and economic...

Polis places moratorium on evictions through May Housing advocates say the order brings needed...

Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order suspending evictions late Thursday night, joining most states in the U.S. to temporarily outlaw removing renters from...
Members of the East Colfax Community Collective announce its formation to combat business and community displacement on Nov. 21, 2019. The Collective launched relief fund for small businesses on East Colfax impacted by COVID-19 on April 30, 2020. (Photo by Forest Wilson)

East Colfax group launches fund for businesses that haven’t received emergency help The advocacy...

An advocacy group along a stretch of East Colfax in Denver launched a relief fund on Thursday for small businesses — many of which...
COVID-19

Democratic lawmakers prepare to make budget cuts, scrap 2020 priorities Colorado lawmakers plan to...

Colorado lawmakers have been left with a state budget crippled by the economic fallout of COVID-19, forcing them to all but start from scratch...
Gov. Jaren Polis answers questions from reporters at the Colorado Convention Center as it is converted into a care site for COVID-19 patients on April 10, 2020. He is aiming to gradually reopen Colorado by April 26. (Photo by Forest Wilson)

April Updates: COVID-19 in Colorado Regular updates from the month Coloradans were ordered to...

These updates continue our coverage of a story that was originally published on March 5, when Colorado health officials announced the first two diagnosed...
Wendy Dyson, who is recovering from an opioid addiction, holds her prescription for methadone at the Behavioral Health Group clinic in Denver on April 29, 2020. (Photo by Forest Wilson)

New COVID-19 policies could make life easier for Coloradans with substance use disorders Regulations...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Wendy Dyson would take the 6 a.m. bus every weekday from Commerce City to a Denver methadone clinic for...
Denver’s top prosecutor says scammers are finding opportunities for profit in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Top prosecutor warns of scams circulating during COVID-19

Denver’s top prosecutor says scammers are finding opportunities for profit in the COVID-19 pandemic. In a conversation with Insight’s John Ferrugia, Denver District Attorney Beth...
Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump, pictured here during the Feb. 5, 2019, State of the Union address. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Littwin: Trump and Pence show America that only the good guys wear masks

Tuesday was, on balance, a horrible day, even by present-day standards. And I don’t have to tell you what that means — when any...
Colorado's Capitol, where Democrats currently control both chambers. (Photo by John Herrick)

Colorado schools, universities could see major budget cuts amid coronavirus downturn Legislators have to...

Colorado schools and universities could see dramatic budget cuts, as the severe measures taken to combat the spread of coronavirus have caused state revenue...