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Colorado House gives final approval to bills on occupancy limits, foster youth ‘bill of rights’
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The Colorado House on Friday gave final approval to two major proposals dealing with housing and youth in the foster care system with a few defections among Democrats. House Bill 1007 would block local governments from imposing residential occupancy limits except for public health and safety reasons. The House had debated HB 1007 on Feb.…
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State Sen. Martinez Humenik: 276 Colorado foster kids still need to be adopted
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State Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, doesn’t have kids of her own, but getting foster kids into a permanent home is an issue she holds close to her heart. And though November was National Adoption Awareness Month, it’s a very real year-round need, she said. “Kids just need love,” Martinez Humenik said about chrildren waiting…
