If confirmed to lead the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a unique chance to advance major drug reforms, say some advocates, adding that he has previously endorsed expanding access to psychedelic therapies for military veterans and creating a pathway toward legalizing the use of psilocybin and ibogaine.
Denver’s housing market is seemingly stuck at a crossroads. Low inventory is causing home prices and rents to climb upwards, putting additional financial pressure on low-income workers and contributing to the city’s growing homeless population. Meanwhile, the city’s office vacancy rates remain among the nation’s highest, and the chances of converting these underused buildings into new housing units seem slim because many office layouts are incompatible with residential uses.
Health care workers, patient advocates, and elected officials who are part of the sixth biennial “Lower Costs, Better Care” bus tour stopped in Denver on October 25 to rally support for policies that expand access to health care and abortion services.
A race for a House seat in northern Colorado is shaping up to play a pivotal role in the future of two of the state’s largest counties and the power dynamics under the Gold Dome in Denver.
Kaiser Permanente is expanding its partnership the CommonSpirit Healthcare network in Colorado starting “in early 2025,” which could give an estimated 515,000 Coloradans access to the hospital network’s in-patient and emergency care services, the two healthcare giants announced on Sept. 10.
Chicano activist Timeo Correa says the story of the Aztlan Theater almost writes itself.
Republicans in some conservative parts of Colorado seem eager to quell the political winds leading the “non-sanctuary city” movement.
After years of dealing with contaminated groundwater and an unreliable water supply, officials in Fort Lupton say a single solar project could solve both issues for the foreseeable future.
Renting an apartment in the metro Denver area has become so difficult for the average renter that one state lawmaker is trying to prevent landlords from using “algorithmic devices” like RealPage’s Yieldstar or Yardi’s Revenue IQ to fix the market to the disadvantage of renters.
Nearly 100 people marched around Civic Center Park September 22 in support of expanding Denver’s basic income pilot program, which provides varying amounts of no-strings-attached cash to unhoused people.
