Last week, the Colorado Legislature’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed Senate Bill 24-175, which aims to improve perinatal health outcomes, especially in Black and historically marginalized communities by requiring large employer health benefit plans to cover doula services in alignment with Medicaid. The bill would also instruct hospitals that provide labor and delivery or neonatal care services to participate in at least one maternal or infant health quality improvement initiative.
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Republicans To Face Off in High Stakes Primary in Colorado’s Most Competitive Congressional District
Northern Colorado Republicans selected state Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Ft. Lupton) and former state lawmaker Janak Joshi today to advance to the GOP primary in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district.
Letter to the Editor: Colorado’s Leaders Must Defend Social Security
This year’s presidential election is going to be one for the history books, and Colorado will lend its voice in deciding which candidate wins in November. The candidates will need answers for several key issues from now until November, chief among them being Social Security and how they plan to ensure the program remains accessible for future generations of Americans. Regardless of who wins the next election, Social Security should be at the top of their priority list.
Right-Wing Christian Leader in CO Was Key Backer of Evangelical Senator Vying To Replace Mitch McConnell
John Thune, the evangelical Christian elected to the U.S. Senate 20 years ago from South Dakota with the help of right-wing Christian James Dobson, who founded Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, announced he wants to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader after McConnell retires later this year.
Co Springs School District Hires Conservative Law Firm to Fight Union
With its teachers union contract up for renewal, Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) has spent $118,000 on attaining additional legal counsel and communications support for upcoming interest-based bargaining (IBB) sessions with the Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA). This is a new move for the district, which has not utilized legal counsel during the annual IBB sessions in the past.
A Satirist’s View on Anti-Pot Campaigns: ‘Orange Army’ Calls Out Colorado Weed Industry
A group of Florida citrus growers announced Monday a campaign to encourage Colorado residents to ‘Choose Juice’ and forego cannabis products.
‘Here I Am:’ Trans Storytellers Honored at CO Capitol
“We want to give people a little sense of what it is to be trans, the struggles of being trans, and who we are as people,” said state Rep. Brianna Titone.
DAVIS: Project 2025 and its Colorado Connections
One of the most audacious efforts in the history of American politics is currently being planned, not in smoke-filled rooms, but out in the open. It’s named Project 2025, and, if it succeeds, it promises to remake American government and civic life for decades.
Exhibit Reveals How Undergarments Shaped Women’s Liberation and Social Roles
The Center for Colorado Women’s History will present "Rumors of Bloomers," an exhibition opening on March 29 that explores the evolution of women's undergarments and their impact on society.