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Polis to Biden: Focus on economic relief
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President Joe Biden should focus on offering relief to Americans who are suffering from an inflation rate hike unseen since 1982, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said at a “Meet the Press” appearance on Sunday. “I’d also say we need to focus on prices – increases in prices and cost that people across the country are facing,” Polis told host Chuck Todd. …
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New report links Colorado’s rising crime to criminal-friendly public policy
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The causes might be elusive, but the results are startling: Colorado’s crime rates are soaring, rates that are topping the nation in some categories, notably its rise in property crimes and auto thefts. The solutions might be just as nebulous, but two of the state’s best-known former prosecutors touted a study they co-authored reflecting the…
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Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations zig zag as facilities push monoclonal antibodies
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Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have ticked up and down over the past week, but, with only 502 hospital beds left statewide as of Tuesday afternoon, facilities warn they’re still facing an overall capacity crisis. The good news is that COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined overall since late November; they now stand at 1,419, down from 1,565 on…
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Gov. Jared Polis takes aim at COVID misinformation, presents 2022-23 budget
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday presented his 2022-23 budget to the Joint Budget Committee, whose members quizzed him on why he isn’t putting more money into higher education and how he intends to address a looming structural budget deficit. The governor also took aim at those spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is causing…
