Author: Thelma Grimes
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Colorado programs for older residents face major funding shortfalls
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Funding for community-based programs to help Colorado’s older residents receive daily necessities, such as meals and transportation services, is dwindling, and the future looks bleak, advocates said. The Colorado Association of Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) provides services to more than 56,000 seniors over 60 annually. The federal Older Americans Act and the Colorado Department…
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Are laws cracking down on car theft responsible for downward trend in Colorado?
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Colorado found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years – record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond. Notably, lawmakers, upon the urging of the governor, passed a law that made all…
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GOP candidate Nikki Haley to host rally in Colorado
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Republican candidate Nikki Haley, who has vowed to keep fighting presumptive nominee Donald Trump, is hosting a rally in Colorado next week. Colorado voters began receiving presidential primary ballots last week. Haley, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will host a rally at Wings over the Rockies Exploration of Flight at 13005 Wings…
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Poll: Worried about housing, Colorado voters support several ideas percolating at state Capitol
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Worried about the cost of renting and buying a home, Colorado voters are backing several concepts that lawmakers are exploring at the state Capitol, notably allowing what’s called accessory dwelling units and ceding some local control. In a new Keating Research poll, 95% of those surveyed said home prices continue to be “a problem”…
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Q&A with Chad Clifford | The HD37 Rep on tensions in the House, housing and priorities
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As the new legislative session got underway in 2024, Centennial resident Chad Clifford was appointed to the House District 37 seat, taking over for Democratic Rep. Ruby Dickson who resigned, citing toxic workplace conditions. Clifford was appointed by a Democratic committee to finish Dickson’s term. Clifford is a lobbyist who has served as a police…
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Q&A Colorado Behavioral Health Administration | I Matter and other mental health programs
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As Colorado lawmakers, health officials and others continue to take on the growing mental health crisis, the Behavioral Health Administration, of BHA, was started through the passage of House Bill 22-178 in 2022. The BHA is now a part of the state’s Department of Health Services. The BHA is the state administration responsible for ensuring…
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Colorado legislators seek to make youth mental health program permanent
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Democratic legislators seek to save a mental health program for young people, arguing the results show the spending is worth it. Without legislative approval, I Matter, which is temporary, will expire on June 30. Sponsored by Democrats Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Rep. Kyle Brown, Senate Bill 24-001, the chamber’s first bill of the session, would make I…
