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As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit

As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit

For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, business restrictions, and other covid preventive measures have strained those partnerships.
Debt may no longer block Colorado students from getting college transcripts

Debt may no longer block Colorado students from getting college transcripts

Colorado lawmakers want to limit a practice in which colleges withhold transcripts from students because they owe money.
Special education funding bill brings Colorado close to 2006 promises

Special education funding bill brings Colorado close to 2006 promises

Colorado took a big step toward fulfilling an old promise on Wednesday
Help wanted: Leader for Colorado’s early childhood department

Help wanted: Leader for Colorado’s early childhood department

The governor’s office seems to be in a hurry to fill the role
Maurice Wade isn’t Denver’s first Black cowboy, but he’s doing his best to make sure he’s not the last

Maurice Wade isn’t Denver’s first Black cowboy, but he’s doing his best to make sure he’s not the last

Historians believe one in four cowboys were Black, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
Colorado ends crisis care protocol for hospital staffing

Colorado ends crisis care protocol for hospital staffing

The decision is based on information provided by healthcare providers
Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.
Don’t Nurse That Moscow Mule — It Could Be a Health Hazard

Don’t Nurse That Moscow Mule — It Could Be a Health Hazard

A drink or two is not toxic, said one of the study’s authors.
Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy

These disasters are especially hard on low-income residents
Colorado elections clerk cleared in election breach probe

Colorado elections clerk cleared in election breach probe

He was involved in a potential security breach of elections equipmen