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State DHS lauds Larimer County for human services gains
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Larimer County has made the most improvements in its human services programs among the Colorado’s 10 largest counties, and this week it was lauded by the state Department of Human Services for its distinguished performance. DHS executive director Reggie Bicha presented Larimer County the C-Stat Distinguished Performance and Most Improved Large County awards this week.…
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Grand Junction Regional Center survives budget hit
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The continuing effort to close the Grand Junction campus* of the Grand Junction Regional Center, home to its last 22 residents, hit the House floor Wednesday morning. Rep. Lois Landgraf, a Fountain Republican, offered an amendment to a supplemental budget bill that she said would escalate the closing of the campus and require those remaining…
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This Week at the Capitol: Jan. 29 – Feb. 2
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. Monday House Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources Committee, 1:30 p.m. HCR 112 House…
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Albritton: Colorado leading the way in providing for needy children, families
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Colorado is leading the nation with a new policy that supports and strengthens the safety net for children. In April, Colorado became the only state in the nation to allow Colorado Works (Colorado’s version of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF) recipients to receive full child support payments with no impact on their cash…
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Faulty data doesn’t stop bill to ban corporal punishment
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Colorado would become the 32nd state in America to outlaw corporal punishment in public schools under a bill approved by the House Education Committee, after lengthy discussion and questions about disputed data about the number of such incidents in the Sheridan School District No. 2 and other districts. State Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver, sponsors House…