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Hundreds sign a petition asking Colorado to skip tests for English learners

Hundreds sign a petition asking Colorado to skip tests for English learners

It’s inequitable, they say, to ask English learners, most of whom are students of color, to return to school buildings and sit for exams when the same might not be asked of their English-speaking peers.
Colorado food pantries must apply for special grants by Sunday

Colorado food pantries must apply for special grants by Sunday

The Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program passed with strong bipartisan support in a special session and should help at least 150 food pantries and Colorado's five food banks.
Colorado inmates facing big virus risks not near top of vaccine lists

Colorado inmates facing big virus risks not near top of vaccine lists

In Colorado and most other states, prisoners aren't near the front of the line for initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine now being distributed. Health care workers and nursing home residents are getting the first wave of shots, and many argue that those who break the law — despite living in conditions that put them at risk — shouldn't be a priority when many others are vulnerable.
Roadmap to return Colorado students to school calls for more testing, contact tracing

Roadmap to return Colorado students to school calls for more testing, contact tracing

Report is short on details about how the state will help schools overcome logistical challenges.
Colorado groups urge climate action on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement

Colorado groups urge climate action on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement

Colorado is part of the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of governors from 25 states striving to fulfill the goals of the Paris Accords, regardless of whether the nation is technically part of it.
UCHealth workers to form union, citing COVID-19 ‘crisis within a crisis’

UCHealth workers to form union, citing COVID-19 ‘crisis within a crisis’

UCHealth Workers United says it will organize staff members across all job titles and locations in the UCHealth system, which employs more than 25,000 people at seven major hospitals and dozens of clinics across the state, including Longs Peak Hospital and clinics in Longmont.
Colorado schools missing 29,900 students as pandemic disrupts education

Colorado schools missing 29,900 students as pandemic disrupts education

Reflecting a trend seen nationally during the pandemic, the biggest drops came in the early grades, with kindergarten enrollment declining more than 9%.
Colorado mitigation “bank” to offset wetland damage, meet Clean Water Act rules

Colorado mitigation “bank” to offset wetland damage, meet Clean Water Act rules

For the first time in 20 years, a new Clean Water Act mitigation bank breaks ground on the Front Range
Justices order review of Colorado virus rules for churches

Justices order review of Colorado virus rules for churches

Three dissenting justices noted that the state already had lifted the challenged restrictions.
New Colorado law allows courts to suppress records of pending eviction cases

New Colorado law allows courts to suppress records of pending eviction cases

Previous eviction filings, regardless of outcome, automatically created court records.