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Jury to hear ex-La Plata County jail nurse’s retaliation case under new Colorado whistleblower law
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A jury will decide whether a former nurse in the La Plata County jail experienced retaliation and discrimination under a Colorado law enacted early in the COVID-19 pandemic to protect whistleblowers who raise public health concerns in the workplace. Last month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Lewis T. Babcock acknowledged no other courts had yet…
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
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As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their mask restrictions. Polis lifted Colorado’s mask mandate last year. “As…
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DougCo school board votes to fire superintendent in tense meeting amidst protest by teachers
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A fractured Douglas County school board narrowly voted Friday night to fire Superintendent Corey Wise, a decision that bucked large staff protests in the district and came after a tense board spent three hours criticizing and challenging each other’s integrity and intentions. The vote, an unsurprising 4-3 tally along the board’s newcomer-vs.-incumbent lines, comes a…
