Third Colorado patient cleared of suspected coronavirus
The one patient awaiting a test result for potential coronavirus in Colorado is clear of the virus, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced on Tuesday.
Previously, CDPHE reported that there were two other patients, each with a history of travel to China, who similarly had received negative test results for the virus.
“The department continues to believe the current health risk is low for novel coronavirus in Colorado,” CDPHE said in a statement, adding that it is tracking the number of confirmed cases and will release updates every Wednesday.
The coronavirus, which has spread to China and 16 other countries, has killed 106 people, the BBC reported on Tuesday. It is from a family of viruses with flu-like symptoms, and Colorado officials are unsure of its severity or tranmissibility.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Monday joined 30 other senators in asking the Trump Administration for an update on its response to the virus. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said on Friday that he has contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of State for information.
Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper lands support from trio of local labor unions
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Three local labor unions endorsed U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bid for reelection this week, calling the Colorado Democrat a proven champion of the state’s workers and their rights. Hickenlooper’s campaign announced endorsements on Tuesday from SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local...
Colorado legislators pass bill to strengthen sex crime victim protections
Jenny Deam
jenny.deam@gazette.com
Updated 10 hours ago
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill...
Colorado justices acknowledge judge’s misunderstanding of law in eminent domain case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared to agree on Tuesday that a Douglas County judge incorrectly believed he lacked the authority to allow a property owner to pursue evidence challenging a government entity’s legal right to take the property...
Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections
Jenny Deam
jenny.deam@gazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill...
Municipal camping bans do not violate Colorado Constitution, says appeals court
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
Municipal ordinances that ban people from living on public property do not violate the Colorado Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed that it was appropriate...
Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a...
10th Circuit again dismisses ex-prison employee’s challenge to workplace DEI training
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court dismissed a second lawsuit on Monday brought by a former Colorado Department of Corrections employee who was offended by an equity training module and had alleged it created a hostile work environment. In 2023, U.S....
AI’s rapid growth spurs regulatory reaction in Colorado
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
The 2026 legislative session was marked by a major push to regulate artificial intelligence, a technology advancing at breakneck speed. Colorado is at the forefront of AI policy, becoming the first state to pursue regulation on “algorithmic discrimination” by passing...
As Colorado’s federal judges churn through immigration petitions, Domenico’s cases sit undecided
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado’s U.S. District Court judges have spent months pushing out decisions in hundreds of immigration detention cases and largely siding with detainees, but one judge has barely touched his caseload. Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico has only issued orders in...
Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who said they were all but told that Gov. Jared Polis would veto the measure. Sponsored by...
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