Health
Colorado sends notices to ACA enrollees as premiums set to double
Updated 16 hours ago
Without the enhanced federal subsidies that reduce payments when Americans buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Colorado premiums are expected to double. And...
SNAP benefits on their way to Colorado families
Updated 2 days ago
With the government shutdown over after a vote Wednesday by the U.S. House, federal food aid, which has been delayed almost two weeks, is on...
Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal faces backlash over Medicaid and Pinnacol deal
Updated 3 days ago
Gov. Jared Polis’ proposed state budget for 2026-27 drew sharp criticism Wednesday from the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, as lawmakers from both parties criticized plans...
Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally
Updated 4 days ago
Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday will ban nearly all hemp-derived THC products, despite Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s attempts to block the hemp-ban...
El Pomar releases $1.5 million for food assistance to Colorado communities
Updated 5 days ago
Colorado figured out how to load state money onto EBT cards, officials say
Updated 1 week ago
Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
Updated 1 week ago
Denver voters opt to keep flavored tobacco ban in place
Updated 2 weeks ago
Colorado voters OK tax hike to raise more money for school meals
Updated 2 weeks ago
Colorado: Health insurance premiums set to double in 2026
Updated 3 weeks ago
Colorado hospitals are operating on ‘unsustainable’ margins, report finds
Updated 3 weeks ago
Medicaid spending surge for therapy sessions prompts Colorado to reinstate limits
Updated 4 weeks ago
Colorado River near Grand Junction infested with zebra mussels, state officials report
Updated 1 month ago
Colorado prescription board votes to limit cost of rheumatoid arthritis drug
Updated 1 month ago
Adams County distributes almost $6M in opioid settlement funds
Updated 2 months ago
Adams County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday distributing almost $6 million in opioid settlement funds to 19 organizations throughout the county. This is the third...
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. on vaccine policy, calls for his removal from health post
Updated 2 months ago
Following a tense exchange with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, reiterated his call...
Colorado lawmakers advance bills diverting wolf funding, using portion of student meals revenue to pay for SNAP
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado senators on Friday gave final approval to several measures, while a proposal dealing with artificial intelligence regulation is mired in negotiations. The Senate panel in...
Colorado health officials unveil plan to soften impact of federal cuts to Medicaid
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado’s health officials on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle changes to Medicaid outlined in a Congressional budget — with the goal of avoiding “draconian”...
Health insurance program for ‘undocumented Coloradans’ could cost $146 million over two years
Updated 2 years ago
Colorado’s competitive edge slips in key areas, new report says
Updated 2 years ago
LIVE UPDATES: Colorado election results on property tax measure, municipal races, education board seats
Updated 2 years ago
Homelessness in Colorado: Three cities, three strategies
Updated 2 years ago
Homelessness in Colorado: Aurora experiments with ‘treatment first’
Updated 2 years ago
Homelessness in Colorado: ‘All hands on deck’ brings homeless population down in El Paso County
Updated 2 years ago
Homelessness in Colorado: A primer on Denver’s enforcement program
Updated 2 years ago
Homelessness in Colorado: Will half a billion over two years solve Denver’s crisis?
Updated 2 years ago
Colorado’s $3.1 billion energy upgrade mandate for large buildings takes effect
Updated 2 years ago
Mike Johnston’s big promises: Solve homelessness, add first responders
Updated 2 years ago
On his way to winning the mayor’s race in Denver, Mike Johnston made big promises as he vowed to tackle Denver’s most pressing issues. Political...
Denver mayor’s race shows high voter turnout trend; election officials expect quicker count
Updated 2 years ago
More than 100,000 voters have so far returned their mail ballots, confirming the high interest in the race for Denver’s next mayor between Kelly Brough...
Big money floods Denver mayor’s race as Michael Bloomberg, Pete Coors make large contributions
Updated 2 years ago
Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and once presidential aspirant, forked out half a million dollars in contributions to help a candidate...
Ballot returns in Denver point to high interest in mayor’s race
Updated 2 years ago
Roughly 55,000 Denver voters so far have cast a ballot with a week to go in the runoff election, which will decide the mayoral contest...
