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Colorado vaccine skeptics heartened by ‘pro-choice’ Jared Polis The state ranks...

When Gov. Jared Polis told reporters last week that he’s “pro-choice” on vaccines, “that was music to my ears,” said Philip Silberman. Silberman, the leader...

Dems fight the clock on vaccine, sex ed and greenhouse gas...

Lawmakers have been working past midnight in recent weeks and even came in on Saturday for the first time in decades. But it's clear...

Homebrew: Colorado Springs Halloween shooter identified

Shooter ID'd The family of 33-year-old Noah Harpham has identified him as the gunman in the Colorado Springs Halloween shooting that left four, including Harpham, dead. "Our...

Thunderdome 2015: Children’s health vs. parents’ rights

“Thunderdome 2015” is The Colorado Independent's wrap-up series on the 2015 legislative season. For a series overview, check out “Thunderdome 2015: 120 days under the...

Statetap: TSA groping scandal: Is manhandling the norm?

Business as usual Two DIA employees set up a scheme to grope passengers during security screenings. But TSA screenings have become so invasive that several passengers...

Police-powers let schools bar unvaccinated students, court says

Students suffered a chickenpox outbreak in a New York school. Administrators forced unvaccinated kids to stay home. Anti-vaccination parents objected in court. In January,...

Does Hickenlooper’s pro-vaccination ad inoculate him from inaction?

An unvaccinated infant rides in a grocery cart where she risks contracting whooping cough. She crawls through her day care nursery, a possible Petri...

Hick on Vaccines: Strong statement, still no real plan

DENVER — Governor John Hickenlooper has recently made a strong case for the need to raise Colorado’s bottom-of-the-barrel vaccination rates, but he has fallen...