For undocumented immigrants in Colorado and all over the country, health care is practically unattainable due to cost barriers and citizenship requirements for government-funded programs.
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Food Pantries Call for Policy Change, Not Just Donations, to Cure Hunger
Food pantries in Colorado are preparing for a “long haul” of food insecurity across the state and the nation.
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The Chair of Colorado’s Independent Redistricting Commission is a Conspiracy Theorist
“The election of 2020 will go down as the most questioned election in our country’s history,” wrote Danny Moore, the chair of the new Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission, on Facebook. That’s just one example of this conspiracy theorist’s habit of spreading misinformation about the election, COVID-19, and other topics.
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A Strong Economy Needs Care Workers
The pandemic has dramatically exposed the vital role that care workers play in our society. As child care centers and schools closed and nursing homes became COVID-19 hotspots, families have strained to juggle work and other responsibilities while taking care of loved ones.
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It’s Not Known Whether Colorado’s Three GOP House Members Have Received COVID-19 Vaccination
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress were among the first people in the U.S. to have access to the sought-after COVID-19 vaccine when the initial doses became available in December.
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In Ironic Twist, CO Republicans Refuse to Re-Do “Sham” Election of El Paso County GOP Leaders
The Tea Party/Patriot wing of the Colorado Republican Party flexed its collective muscle last Saturday, leaving no doubt who’s in charge of the state GOP.
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Bipartisan Support for Reducing CO Sentences of People Convicted of Murders They Didn’t Commit
The Colorado state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would reduce the penalty for felony murder, a statute under Colorado state law that allows a person to be convicted of murder and automatically sentenced to life in prison without having killed anyone or been aware of the murder.
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Boebert: The ‘One Thing’ Feminists, LGBTQ People Have in Common Is Communism
In what can only be understood as conservative outrage word salad, Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert said during an interview last week that feminists, LGBTQ people, and transgender people share a single common goal of advancing communism, which she argued undermines Second Amendment rights.
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Colorado Debates Data Privacy Law as Congress Dawdles
Colorado may be joining a handful of states trying to fill a federal void in regulating personal data privacy and security, but most experts agree the state-level patchwork is far from an ideal solution to a problem that’s been growing online for decades.