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Polis walks back comment that it’s not public health officials’ job to require masks
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday walked back comments he made in an interview with Colorado Public Radio, in which he said it isn’t public health officials’ job to require wearing a mask. In a statement issued hours after the transcript of the interview was published, Polis’s office said the governor meant it’s not the role…
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Audit says state has done little to recover $73 million paid out in fraudulent unemployment claims
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The Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) may have paid out $73.1 million in potentially fraudulent claims during the first 14 months of the pandemic and has done little to resolve those fraudulent claims, including recovering the money, an audit released Monday said. But the department’s lack of effective processes also meant that the majority…
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Ethics commission dismisses complaint against Custer County public health director
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The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission dismissed the ethics complaint against Custer County’s public health director, Clifford Brown, in an order issued Wednesday. The complaint, filed in December 2020 by Jordan Hedberg, publisher and editor of the Wet Mountain Tribune, alleged Brown committed two criminal violations: second degree forgery and use of forged academic records. Those charges…
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Pandemic Era Panic Buying: Tips for rational shopping during this holiday season
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Why has panic buying persisted in one form or another since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic? We can all remember how the great toilet paper rush of March 2020 left store shelves bare and led us to question whether stores could provide the bare necessities we needed while sheltering at home. Since that harrowing time, a seemingly never-ending cycle of product and service…