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Gov. Jared Polis announced Colorado's first two cases of coronavirus in Colorado on March 5, 2020. As of Friday, March 27, tyhe state was up to more than 1,700 cases with 31 deaths. (Photo by John Herrick)

Polis’s ‘experiment’ begins with soon-to-expire stay-at-home order Public health expert says it may be...

On Monday, Gov. Jared Polis plans to begin lifting social distancing restrictions, including his stay-at-home order, perhaps his most restrictive public health order aimed...
A "closed" sign on the gate at Carson Elementary School in Denver on April 3, 2020. On Monday, April 20, 2020, Gov. Jared Polis announced that all Colorado schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year.

All Colorado schools to remain closed for the rest of the academic year

Colorado schools will be closed for the rest of the school year, even as Gov. Jared Polis laid out a plan for a partial...

VIDEO: When a visit to mom takes place through a window "I can't come...

Last week, on a walk in my neighborhood, I noticed a man standing outside the window of a room at a memory care center,...
Protesters are expected in Denver this weekend condemning a continued stay-at-home order. (Flickr photo courtesy of Marco Verch Professional)

Littwin: They’re coming to man the barricades and Trump is cheering them on

There’s apparently a reopen-the-economy demonstration coming to the state Capitol this weekend. I have no problem with protesters. In fact, back in my youth,...
For so many vulnerable Americans, Medicaid is the only way to get health care.

Guest Post: Medicaid saved my son’s life, it saves lives in a pandemic too

As the U.S. grapples with the spread of COVID-19, it is more important than ever before that every American has access to quality, affordable...

I-70 construction near Elyria-Swansea continues despite pandemic-related health concerns A spokesperson for Gov. Jared...

Gov. Jared Polis is not stopping construction to widen Interstate 70 near Elyria-Swansea and Globeville in Denver, despite concerns that the project is making...
With hospitals struggling to get more ventilators, they must ensure every ventilator they have is ready for service. But manufacturers limit who can repair them.

As ventilators become crucial in saving lives, repair roadblocks remain

DENVER — For years, manufacturers of ventilators and other medical equipment have kept a tight grip on the ability of hospitals to service and...
The $41 million coming to Colorado’s early childhood sector is part of a $3.5 billion stream earmarked for early childhood in the CARES Act passed by Congress in late March.

Colorado is about to get $41 million for early childhood. Here’s where the money...

As Colorado’s early childhood leaders discuss how to spend a new $41 million pot of federal coronavirus relief money, there are lots of unsettled...
Photo of smoggy downtown Denver skyline via the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division, Technical Services Program, Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Guest Post: Pollution protections vitally important during and after coronavirus crisis Trump's EPA gives...

At a time when America is under assault from the deadly new coronavirus, Trump’s EPA has told polluters that they will not face enforcement...