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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves coursework for new career center
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 is rounding out its career-readiness offerings for its high schoolers. D-38’s board of education approved new courses in robotics engineering and manufacturing, as well as entrepreneurship, during its regular meeting Monday night. The courses will be offered at the district’s Career and Innovation Center, which opened this fall, starting in the 2026-27 schoolyear.…
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Parents, advocates sue Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado health agency over cuts to autism services
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The Colorado government is facing a lawsuit from a behavioral health association over cuts to autism funding. After the passage of the Congressional budget in July, Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers had cut more than $250 million from the state budget to help fill a $783 million deficit. About a third of those cuts came…
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Federal judge allows competing staffing claims by Kaiser, union to proceed to trial
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A federal judge has determined the competing claims that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado and its union have lodged against each other will proceed to trial, with the parties both alleging a breach of staffing responsibilities in their collective bargaining agreement. In a pair of orders, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez determined…
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Federal judge weighs Children’s Hospital Colorado challenge to Defense Department payment cuts
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A federal judge on Tuesday heard arguments over whether to overturn a new U.S. Department of Defense rule that reduces reimbursements to children’s hospitals by $36 million, with Children’s Hospital Colorado arguing its facilities in Aurora and Colorado Springs will suffer disproportionate and debilitating cuts as a result. At the same time, U.S. District Court…
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Cyberattack disables Colorado public defender’s network; groups seek cap on property tax revenue growth; lawmakers eye ban on cellphones while driving | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 13, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Two groups at the opposite ends of major tax policies in past years have banded together to push for a ballot measure to reduce residential and business property tax rates down to roughly 2022 levels and cap future revenue growth to no more…
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Colorado justices consider whether to uphold $9.2 million jury verdict for man’s botched surgery
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After a Denver jury awarded a man $9.2 million for his severely botched surgery, a trial judge found half a dozen reasons to override the much lower limit in state law and give the plaintiff the entire amount as jurors intended. This week, however, the Colorado Supreme Court questioned whether one of the judge’s cited…
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Five candidates battle to be Denver’s first female mayor
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Of the 17 candidates vying to be Denver’s next mayor, five are female and one of them may just make city history. Denver has never had a female mayor and early polling data show Kelly Brough and Lisa Calderon ahead of the pack. Others, like state Rep. Leslie Herod, current at-large Councilwoman Debbie Ortega, and political…
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Centura offers $30,000 bonuses to entice nursing hires
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Labor is running thin, so Centura Health is increasing incentives for nurses to make the job more attractive to prospective workers. The Colorado-based health organization, which includes Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs and encompasses 21,000 health care professionals across Colorado and western Kansas, is offering $30,000 signing bonuses for night shift nurses who join…
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Parties argue over mundane, salacious issues as DaVita trial looms
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With weeks to go until the high-profile white collar trial, attorneys for the United States and for Fortune 500 company DaVita, Inc. clashed in a downtown Denver courtroom, arguing over the admissibility of expert testimony, the multimillion-dollar compensation for DaVita’s CEO-turned-defendant, and the government’s withholding of information. The parties on Thursday even disputed whether the…
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Union ratifies King Soopers’ contract; strike officially ends
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Members of metro Denver area United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted Monday to approve a new three-year contract offered by Kroger Co., which owns all King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, according to a late Monday news release. The agreement includes wage hikes of up to $5 per hour for some…
