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Contentious back-and-forth follows miscommunication, grant denial for NAMI Colorado Springs
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After what El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal described as a miscommunication, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Colorado Springs will not receive funding for a school-based addiction prevention program. The Region 16 Opioid Abatement Council granted and then revoked almost $40,000 in grant funding during its April meeting that NAMI Colorado Springs had expected…
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Senate approves adding $40 million to Colorado’s special education funding
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A proposal to increase Colorado’s special education funding by $40 million cleared a major hurdle on Monday, receiving unanimous approval from the state Senate. If passed by the full legislature, Senate Bill 99 would add $40,203,671 to the Department of Education’s annual appropriation. Proponents said the funding would be used for special education programs to help bring…
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Proposal advances to add $40 million to Colorado’s special education funding
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A proposal to increase Colorado’s special education funding by $40 million unanimously passed its first committee vote Monday. If approved by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 99 would add $40,203,671 to the Department of Education’s annual appropriation. Proponents said the funding would be used for special education programs to help bring down student-teacher ratios,…
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$160,000 available for Colorado Springs and other local employers to train employees
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The Pikes Peak Workforce Center, a job service center for El Paso and Teller counties, is accepting applications from employers to earn funding to train or upskill their current employees, a release from the center announced. A $160,000 fund, made possible by the federal Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act, must be used to provide training…
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Colorado Springs approves raises, new fire, police, park ranger positions in 2023 budget
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The Colorado Springs City Council approved a $1 billion 2023 budget Tuesday that includes raises for employees, new police and firefighter positions, park rangers and permanent funding for a program to combat litter. The large total budget number covers all city departments, including those that are self-supporting, such as the Colorado Springs Airport and the…
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Polis opposes proposed charter school federal grant changes
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has publicly and loudly opposed proposed changes to federal rules that could make it harder for charter schools to get start-up grants. Polis, a Democrat who founded a charter network in Colorado in 2004, wrote a three-page letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona earlier this month listing several concerns. Polis’…
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District 11 Board of Education votes to dissolve equity department
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Less than two years after Colorado Springs School District 11 adopted an equity policy and instituted a Department of Equity and Inclusion, the district’s Board of Education has voted to shut down the department. After a contentious discussion during a work session Wednesday, the board voted 4-2 not to fund the department in the 2022-2023…
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Denver to receive more COVID stimulus money this summer
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Just over a year after the passage of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, Denver is anticipating its second half of stimulus funding to come in July, city officials said Monday. Denver will receive $308 million in relief funds through the American Rescue Plan, the first half of which the city received in July. Since…
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RTD will see additional $53M in funding from American Rescue Plan
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Denver’s Regional Transportation District will see more than $53 million in additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to pay its workers and help expand services. The Biden administration said Monday it was awarding $2.2 billion in coronavirus relief money from the American Rescue Plan to 35 financially strapped transit agencies in 18 states, and…
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Polis assures infrastructure sector of funding as he pledges to reduce transportation-related fees
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The Polis administration on Thursday assured the transportation sector that plans to save Coloradans money by reducing or delaying several fees – the same revenue streams the governor and his Democratic allies approved last year to fund the state’s 10-year transportation program – will not slow down Colorado’s infrastructure projects. State officials, in fact, said Colorado’s transportation…
