Author: Pat Poblete

Colorado is poised to re-launch an at-home COVID-19 testing program, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Tuesday. Speaking at a COVID-19 briefing from the governor’s mansion, Polis touted the state’s move to purchase 2 million more BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests. “It’s an extra security layer to identify any infection earlier and find out whether in fact…

With the United States likely a week away from widespread distribution of a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot, Colorado is ready to begin rolling out a large-scale campaign to get those shots into the arms of those most vulnerable to the virus. Booster shots are already available to those who are immunocompromised or have a weakened…

A panel of lawmakers reviewing treatment of those with mental health disorders in the criminal justice system is moving forward with 10 bill drafts, the maximum the interim committee can recommend. Included in the topics that members of the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System committee voted to move…

Reps. Alex Valdez and Mary Young with Sens. Robert Rodriguez and Dominick Moreno will serve on a task force charged with recommending on how the state should spend some $700 million in federal relief funds, Democratic legislative leaders announced Wednesday. The Economic Recovery and Relief Task Force, created by Senate Bill 291 and authorized by…

A panel tasked with studying treatment of those with mental health disorders in the criminal justice system is calling for a 10% cap on THC potency for medical cannabis and criticized the removal of a potency cap from a high-profile marijuana concentrates bill that cleared the General Assembly earlier this year. The recommendation came as…

The leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus of Colorado on Tuesday slammed the newly effective Texas state legislation on abortion, describing it as “another way to suppress, control, and shame women over their healthcare choices.” Senate Bill 8, known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, bans abortions after doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat. That generally…

A bill approved by state lawmakers in April requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons goes into effect on Tuesday, the final piece of gun-related legislation passed during a record-breaking session for firearm bills to begin carrying the weight of law. Under Senate Bill 78, firearm owners are required to report to law…

A cohort of more than two dozen elected officials and community members on Monday kicked off crafting recommendations to use $450 million in federal dollars to create “transformational change” in Colorado’s behavioral health system. The Behavioral Health Subpanel is charged with developing recommendations to be considered by the Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force, a panel…