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2020 Census-takers address the growing concern of uncounted kids An estimated...

In theory, the Constitution requires every man, woman and child to be counted every 10 years. In practice, the 2010 Census saw about a...

Feds call off pricey Lakewood immigrant children’s shelter

The federal government has cancelled its plans to convert a large warehouse in Lakewood into a temporary shelter for unaccompanied migrant children from Central...

Health coverage on the rise for hispanic kids in Colorado

The number of hispanic children covered by health insurance is on the rise in Colorado. But they are less likely to be covered than...

Children Pay Price of Immigration Raids, Report Says

A new report commissioned by National Council of La Raza details the psychological and economic trauma suffered by children and families affected by immigration...

More Funding for Colorado’s Uninsured Children?

More than 167,000 Colorado children have no health insurance, and nine million children are uninsured nationwide. It's a hot issue in Washington this week...

Gay Adoption Bill Moves Forward

A bill that would allow unmarried couples to adopt children together passed through the House Health & Human Services committee Thursday. Several gay women...

Kids Voting Turns Out Thousands of “Voters”

They may be under 18, so their vote isn't officially tallied, but there are thousands of children from kindergarten to high school voting across...

The Politics of Healthy Eating

An interview with House Majority Leader Alice Madden It's back to school time and the problem of childhood obesity-and how schools might help curb it-is...