immunization
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Pediatricians: Colorado Immunization Information System is good for children, public health
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We were disappointed to read the opinion column about the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS) by Pam Long. Her column misrepresented CIIS, which provides an enormous benefit to Colorado’s families. Vaccines save many thousands of lives in the U.S. every year, and CIIS is a vital tool to maintain high immunization coverage and protect Colorado’s…
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CDOT, health department named winners of governor’s awards
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment with Governor’s Elevation Awards in recognition of customer service and performance improvements achieved by state employees. The awards were handed out at a luncheon at the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion. A panel representing…
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YESTERYEAR: Andrews rips Dems, ‘shadow senator’ for playing coyote to roadrunner Owens
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Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Senate Minority Leader John Andrews, R-Centennial, excoriated Senate President Stan Matsunaka, D-Loveland, for “doom[ing] compromise on the year’s toughest issue” in the just-concluded special session on growth with his “belligerent, partisan and profane” words. In a stinging guest commentary, Andrews criticized the Democrats at the…
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Vaccination bill sparks procedural tussle in House
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The Colorado General Assembly has a do-over rules. And one was used in the House Friday morning. House Democrats on Friday voted just before what should have been a final vote to send House Bill 1164, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tempore Dan Pabon, D-Denver, back for more debate Monday and to make “substantial amendments” to the bill. Those…
