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Lawmakers give bill allowing hospital visits another chance after heartbreaking testimony from families affected by COVID
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Richard Gillham, a resident of Peetz in northern Logan County, was a farmer all his life. Rim Ranch, which his family owns, is one of Colorado’s Centennial farms, a designation awarded to farms that have been in the same family for at least 100 years. He loved his wife of 48 years, Nita, and adored…
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Colorado on track to receive $385 million from settlements over opioid epidemic
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Colorado is on track to receive roughly $385 million as part of legal settlements reached with Johnson & Johnson and three of the country’s largest drug distribution companies over their role fueling the opioid epidemic, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. The sum represents Colorado’s share of the payout in a $26 billion class…
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Nonprofit planning low-income senior housing in Colorado Springs
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A southeast-side Colorado Springs nursing home, which shuttered last year after more than 12 residents died because of the coronavirus, will be demolished as part of a plan by its nonprofit owner to expand housing for low-income seniors. Volunteers of America National Services, based in Virginia, will tear down the Laurel Manor Care Center at…
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Small business group urges curbing governor’s emergency powers
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Colorado small business owners want to curb the governor’s emergency powers, according to an annual poll conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business of its members in the state. The group’s survey, released on Wednesday, also shows its members reject any move to tax services. Tony Gagliardi, the group’s state director, described the emergency powers…
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Judge suggests mediation in Denver jail lawsuit, while detainees allege insufficient COVID protocols
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A federal judge on Tuesday encouraged the City and County of Denver and lawyers for a group of detainees to hire a mediator, while at the same time indicating he would promptly consider any emergency requests in the proposed class action lawsuit alleging a failure to implement COVID-19 protocols in the Denver jail. U.S. District…
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Polis doubles down on state’s COVID approach in Meet the Press appearance
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While Gov. Jared Polis blames the unvaccinated for the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, he shot down the idea of penalizing individuals who refuse to get the vaccine, saying they are “victims of misinformation” who need to be treated with “compassion and love.” The governor also doubled down on his decision to refrain from…
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Colorado surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
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Colorado has surpassed yet another grim milestone in the nearly two-year COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic: 10,000 deaths. As of Tuesday, the state counted 10,018 deaths due to the novel coronavirus. A surge of new cases in the past few months has led to higher daily COVID-19 deaths, pushing the number of lives lost past 9,000 less…