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Enrollment declines could lead to DPS schools closing, consolidating

Jan 22, 2022

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BY DAVID MULLEN

Denver Public Schools is considering closing and consolidating some schools as district enrollment continues to decline. Denver students stage walkout over COVID-19 concerns Superintendent Alex Marrero said during a board of education meeting Thursday that the decline in elementary level students began in 2015 and is an indicator for the future. When students go elsewhere,…
Biden approves federal aid for Colorado in wake of Marshall Fire

Jan 1, 2022

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SETH KLAMANN The Gazette

President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Colorado on Saturday, opening up federal funding to support the devastation caused by the Marshall Fire. The declaration will open up federal disaster assistance for people affected by the fires and for recovery efforts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced. The money “can include grants for…
State plans to rely on federal one-time money as youth mental health advocates call for funding

Nov 16, 2021

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Marianne Goodland

A coalition of families and youth mental health experts this week called on government policymakers to invest in services to address the state’s youth mental health crisis. But will their request – a $150 million investment in one-time only federal funds – cover children whose mental health needs can go on for years? Children’s Hospital declared a…
CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDUP: How Colorado’s delegation voted this week

Jun 1, 2018

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Tom Ramstack

Here’s a look at key votes in Congress this week and how Colorado’s delegation voted: H.R. 5515: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This was a vote to pass H.R. 5515 in the House. H.R. 5515 is the hotly contested $717 billion military spending bill that would pay for numerous new fighter jets,…
Bennet, Gardner urge leadership to pass Secure Rural Schools Program

Dec 7, 2017

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Colorado Politics

Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are urging Senate leaders to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools program by the year’s end to avoid cuts in funding to rural public schools. The Secure Rural Schools program, which expired in 2015, supports public schools, public roads, forest health projects, emergency services and other essential county…
Outdated transportation system could stall Colorado growth

Oct 23, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Colorado has the team in place to make big-ticket transportation projects come to life, according to state officials. What the state doesn’t have is the money. Monday, Gov. John Hickenlooper, along with transportation officials and business leaders, talked about the problems of trying to keep the state’s economy moving when its transportation system isn’t keeping…
Showdown over state budget raises possibility of a special session

Apr 17, 2017

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Peter Marcus

The House and Senate are on a collision course over the proposed annual state budget that has raised increasing concerns over the chance of a special session. “This puts different possibilities on the end of the session,” said Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City. Senate Republican leadership on Monday placed the blame on House Democrats…
Colorado Hospital Provider Fee bill crosses important first hurdle

Apr 11, 2017

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Peter Marcus

A Senate committee on Tuesday advanced bipartisan legislation that would finally pump money into ailing roads, schools and hospitals by restructuring the thorny Hospital Provider Fee. A conversation years in the making, Senate Bill 267 passed the Republican-controlled Senate Finance Committee 4-1. The bill now heads to appropriations for consideration, where it continues to face…
Transportation funding conversations still jammed by partisan gridlock

Feb 6, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Senate Republican leaders said Monday that transportation funding conversations have been moving as slow as a morning commute on Interstate 25. “We’re still talking, so we’ll call that progress,” said Senate President Kevin Grantham of Canon City. Republicans and Democrats still disagree over whether money should come from a bonding initiative, or a sales tax…