Gov. Polis extends payments assisting Coloradans affected by COVID-19
Gov. Jared Polis on Saturday extended an executive order that has provided some extra dollars to Coloradans facing financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coloradans who have filed for unemployment since March 15 and make less than $52,000 annually have benefited from these one-time stimulus payments of $375.
Polis announced on Oct. 30 that $168 million was being allocated for these payments through the state’s disaster relief funds and from over-budgeted sections of the state’s Medicare program.
Colorado stimulus dollars for the unemployed are on their way
The funds will remain available to Coloradans through Feb. 28.
Those who have been deemed ineligible for the state’s unemployment benefits but who have received assistance through federal funds also qualify for the one-time payment.
Judge denies USIP’s restraining order against DOGE
Brady Knox
brady-knox@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
A judge denied former board members from the U.S. Institute of Peace’s request for a restraining order against the Department of Government Efficiency but remained sympathetic. In a Thursday ruling, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell rejected the request by...
10th Circuit dismisses Brighton church’s challenge to future public health orders
Michael Karlik
michael_karlik@coloradopolitics.com
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More than three years after a Weld County church filed suit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s public health response to COVID-19, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled the organization lacks standing to seek exemption to other hypothetical...
Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera tests positive for COVID-19
Hannah Metzger
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Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera tested positive for COVID-19, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. Primavera is experiencing minor symptoms but will continue to work from home and follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the announcement said. She is...
Federal judge rejects lawsuit of Colorado Springs man fired for ignoring COVID-19 protocols
Michael Karlik
michael_karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
A federal judge has declined to reconsider her dismissal of a Colorado Springs man’s lawsuit, involving his termination from a defense contracting company because he refused to abide by corporate COVID-19 protocols. Michael S. Freeman II, representing himself in court,...
CSU may be sued for refunds following COVID-19 campus closure, appeals court rules
Michael Karlik
michael_karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that a class action lawsuit against Colorado State University may proceed, based on allegations the institution unjustly enriched itself by suspending in-person activities at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic without refunding tuition or...
Contours of Colorado’s 2024 election seem clear, but some surprises could be in store | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
It’s almost exactly a year until Colorado’s 2024 general election ballot will be set, and already the contours are beginning to emerge. Next year’s election will be one of those rare occurrences when Colorado voters are faced with deciding only...
Meet Mike Johnston, Denver’s new mayor
Alex Edwards
alex_edwards@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
When Mike Johnston became principal of Thornton’s Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in 2005, he learned many of his students couldn’t claim in-state tuition if they enrolled in college after graduation because they were living in the country without...
Kelly Brough points to experience as chamber CEO, mayoral chief of staff in Denver race
Alex Edwards
alex_edwards@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Kelly Brough was serving then-Mayor John Hickenlooper as chief of staff when the Great Recession took its toll and local governments’ budgets went into a downward spiral. Denver runoff elections: Ballots mailed Monday So, rather than planning for spending in...
Colorado College lifts COVID-19 vaccination requirement
Nick Sullivan
nick_sullivan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado College lifted its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Thursday. Incoming students and faculty will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination or request an exemption. The move coincides with the federal government’s decision to end the national public health...
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs lifts COVID vaccine requirement
Nick Sullivan
nick_sullivan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will no longer be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the university announced in a news release Wednesday. The requirement will end on May 15 for all students, faculty and staff....
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