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Colorado funds its schools on a per-pupil basis, and lawmakers could have held back millions promised to schools after the October student tally recorded nearly 30,000 fewer students this year, a 3% decline.  Instead, Colorado lawmakers said they would maintain school funding in recognition that schools have incurred additional costs to educate students in a pandemic.

Proposal could involve new fees on gas purchases, ride-sharing apps and delivery services

This year there’s a good chance a big chunk of students will opt out of the exams, among other potential changes. Experts say that means the tests likely won’t be able to offer the kind of complete or comparable data policymakers rely on in a typical year. 

Last year, 188 Coloradans requested prescriptions for aid-in-dying medications, a 10% increase over the previous year, and 145 went on to obtain the medication.

Colorado is headed in the right direction — but the COVID variants are worrisome.

Under the current law, school districts must permit parents and guardians to possess and administer cannabis-based medicine on school grounds. A bill in the Colorado Legislature would remove the discretion from principals and instead require school boards to implement policies that allow for possession and administration of cannabis-based medicine by school personnel. 

Colorado’s DeGette tells manufacturers demand for doses yet to be met.

The transition program would be voluntary: Eligible young people aging out of foster care would decide whether or not to take advantage of the available benefits, which would come with more independence and personal responsibility than regular foster care.

Academic leaders are campaigning for funding to be restored as if the health, and perhaps existence, of their campuses are at stake.

The grant program, now in its fifth year, is part of AARP's national Livable Communities initiative, which supports efforts in cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to improve public parks and open spaces, increase access to transportation and housing options, and foster civic engagement.