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Despite voter approval, Colorado’s SNAP recipients unlikely to see Proposition MM benefits anytime soon
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Colorado voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a tax hike on households earning at least $300,000, after being told it would not only help fund free school meals for students but also boost food assistance through the federal food stamp program. However, early indications are that the added benefits may not reach recipients of the Supplemental…
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Colorado lawmakers sign off on $10 million for food assistance as SNAP benefits are poised to run out
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A panel of Colorado legislators on Thursday approved a $10 million cash infusion into food assistance for residents who are expected to lose food stamp benefits starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown. But state policymakers and budget staffers said they fear that the plan is riddled with “holes,” describing it as akin to…
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Colorado human services agency faces buzzsaw at state Supreme Court as justices critique non-disclosure argument
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Several members of the Colorado Supreme Court pushed back on Monday against the state’s position that it could not disclose the number of child abuse reports at individual group living facilities because doing so would improperly reveal a person’s address — even though such addresses are already in the public domain. The Colorado Department of…
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Divided Colorado Supreme Court rules government can re-evaluate juvenile defendants without court order
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The Colorado Supreme Court, by 5-2, ruled on Monday that the state may rely upon its evaluation of a juvenile defendant who was previously found not competent to proceed, even though the evaluation happened without a judge’s order. The clarification took on significance because of a 2023 law that enacted protections for juveniles who receive…
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Northglenn transitional home for sex offenders, mentally ill sparks controversy
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Neither the state nor the City of Northglenn wants to budge in a tug of war over plans for a facility that would house dozens of registered sex offenders and mentally ill residents in a neighborhood near schools and a playground. The Mental Health Transitional Living Home – the subject of the tug of war – is comprised…
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Northglenn transitional home for sex offenders, mentally ill sparks controversy
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Neither the state nor the City of Northglenn wants to budge in a tug of war over plans for a facility that would house dozens of registered sex offenders and mentally ill residents in a neighborhood near schools and a playground. The Mental Health Transitional Living Home — the subject of the tug of war — is comprised…
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Northglenn transitional home for sex offenders, mentally ill sparks controversy
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Neither the state nor the City of Northglenn wants to budge in a tug of war over plans for a facility that would house dozens of registered sex offenders and mentally ill residents in a neighborhood near schools and a playground. The Mental Health Transitional Living Home — the subject of the tug of war — is comprised…
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Colorado Supreme Court finds judge wrongly disclosed report about troubled child welfare office
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A Washington County judge should not have disclosed a report about potential misconduct in the local child welfare agency to the state office charged with investigating the child protection system, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. In addition to finding that District Court Judge Charles M. Hobbs had already given up his jurisdiction over…
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Colorado justices clarify threshold for accessing government files in child neglect cases
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed Washington County’s request to apply a tougher standard for parents who seek to access government documents in child neglect cases, instead adopting the more lenient threshold for civil proceedings. The ruling makes it easier for a father and mother in an ongoing custody case to obtain records Washington…
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Appeals court rules in favor of limited disclosure for child abuse reports
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week ruled that the state must disclose general details about child abuse reports at group living facilities in response to an open records request, provided no identifying information is included. By 2-1, a panel of the Court of Appeals concluded the law generally shielding child abuse and neglect reports from disclosure…
