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Denver Public Schools sees bump in new Spanish-speaking students
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More than 350 new Spanish-speaking students enrolled in Denver Public Schools within the first weeks after an influx of immigrants from South and Central American arrived in the Mile High City, school district data shows. The Denver Gazette requested, under the Colorado Open Records Act, the number of newly enrolled Spanish-speaking students from Nov. 5,…
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Hickenlooper medical-pot veto is followed by call for research
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The day after Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a bill that would have made autism a condition that qualifies for medical marijuana, Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne signed an executive order calling for more research. Lynne signed the order because Hickenlooper was traveling to give a speech in Detroit Wednesday, his office said. The order instructs the…
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Denver voters could decide on sales tax for mental health, addiction
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DENVER – Voters in Denver this November could decide on a 0.25 percent sales tax to support mental health and addiction services. The 10-year tax would raise $45 million annually to help steer people into care and away from much more expensive jail cells and hospital beds, said state Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, joined by…
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Rep. Leslie Herod, Council President Albus Brooks to lead talk on drug abuse in Denver
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Elected officials and experts are planning a “community conversation” about drug abuse Thursday evening in Denver. The meeting is open to the public. Let by state Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, and Denver City Council President Albus Brooks, the meeting is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mile High United Way at 711 Park Ave. West.…
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First new Colorado law of 2018 could help nurses travel to and from other states
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What very well could be the first bill to pass in the next legislative session holds some mighty big stakes for Colorado’s more than 86,000 nurses who have licenses that allow them to work in more than two dozen other states. A group of legislators were meeting with nurses at the state Capitol Thursday about…
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Good Question: Which of the state’s rural hospitals are most threatened by proposed $500M budget cuts?
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This year’s Colorado budget so far includes what amounts to a $500 million cut to state hospital funding. It’s a frightening sum that threatens to deeply slash rural health services and to shut down some rural hospitals altogether. The proposed cuts will be a centerpiece of debate at the Capitol in the remaining three-and-a-half weeks…
