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Neguse presses for higher pay for wildland firefighters
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, along with several House colleagues, is urging Congress to raise the pay for federal wildland firefighters as they battle tinder-dry conditions across the country, particularly in the West. In Colorado, experts say the conditions have cranked up April’s fire risk to what the state would normally see in the summer. In…
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Officials say health insurance subsidies are available to more Coloradans
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Subsidies will be available to more residents in 2022, state officials said amid another push this week to get Coloradans covered through the health insurance market. Officials said individuals and families who were previously denied insurance subsidies might now be eligible – thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act. Two out of three customers who applied for but failed to get subsidies in 2021 could get the help financial aid in 2022, they said. The…
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Gov. Jared Polis takes aim at COVID misinformation, presents 2022-23 budget
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday presented his 2022-23 budget to the Joint Budget Committee, whose members quizzed him on why he isn’t putting more money into higher education and how he intends to address a looming structural budget deficit. The governor also took aim at those spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is causing…
