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COVID Infections at Aurora Immigration-Detention Facility Raise Safety Concerns and Protest
On Friday, activists gathered in front of an Aurora facility holding ICE detainees after two confirmed COVID infections there.
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Colorado’s Republican House Leader to Push Bill Limiting Governor’s Authority to Issue Public-Health Orders
Colorado Republicans plan to push for legislation limiting Gov. Jared Polis’ authority to issue public-health orders to 15 days, after which time Polis or a future governor would need to get the green light from the state legislature to extend orders any longer.
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Fears Rise as COVID Kills Eighth Worker at Greeley Meat Plant
An eighth worker died at the JBS meatpacking facility in Greeley this weekend, raising questions about worker safety there.
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Amid Pandemic, Poll Shows Growing Majority of Colo Voters Want Stricter Vaccine Requirements
The COVID-19 pandemic may be responsible for changing opinions on vaccination requirements among some Coloradans, especially women and unaffiliated voters 50 and over.
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Progressive Coalition Calls for Emergency Tax Increase on People Making Over $250,000
In response to the pandemic–induced budget crisis, a coalition of progressive groups is calling on Colorado legislators to pass a temporary emergency tax increase on people who make more than $250,000 per year.
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“This Isn’t a Joke. Coloradans Need Help Now,” Says Top Colo Democrat After Gardner Laughs Off Her Request to Vote Against McConnell
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) jumped on conservative talk radio yesterday to laugh off a letter from Colorado House Speaker KC Becker and others requesting that Gardner pledge not to vote for Mitch McConnell as Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, if Gardner is re-elected in November.
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Campaign to Partially Ban Abortion in CO Attempts to Portray Abortion as Disability Discrimination
The campaign to place an initiative that would ban abortion at 22 weeks on Colorado’s November ballot is promoting a false statistic about the frequency of Down syndrome diagnoses in patients who terminate pregnancies in an apparent attempt to frame later abortion care as disability discrimination.
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Whatever Your Survival Strategy Is, Do That
Strangely enough, navigating the world with mental illness has oddly prepared me for quarantine.