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Colorado issues draft guidelines for reopening restaurants

Colorado released draft guidelines Tuesday for restaurants that want to reopen to in-person dining as soon as the coming weeks, revealing major changes the coronavirus has made to the way people...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis faces two lawsuits over allowing ballot signatures through email, mail

Two groups — including one hoping to ask voters in November to ban abortions in Colorado after 22 weeks of gestation — have filed separate lawsuits challenging Gov. Jared Polis’ executive order...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado changes data amid complaints that it inflated COVID-19 deaths

Until Friday, nearly a quarter of the people reported as coronavirus deaths in state statistics didn’t have the virus listed on their death certificates the state Health Department said Friday,...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis to allow signature gathering by mail and email for ballot initiatives

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed an executive order that will allow signatures for ballot initiatives to be gathered by email and mail to ensure Coloradans’ democratic rights don’t become another...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis says Colorado has capacity to test anyone with COVID-19 symptoms

WHEAT RIDGE – Gov. Jared Polis on Monday said Colorado now has the ability to test anyone in the state who has coronavirus symptoms – for free – and encouraged people to seek out screening. “You...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Governor to suspend license of cafe packed with customers on Sunday

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday blasted Colorado businesses that over the weekend flouted rules meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading out of control, saying he was “extremely disappointed.” Polis...

DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis: Colorado can shut down meatpackers despite Trump’s order

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday said he believes Colorado can still shut down meatpacking plants where there are outbreaks of the new coronavirus, even after an order from President Donald Trump...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Supreme Court bounces two U.S. Senate candidates from primary ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday removed another Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from the June primary ballot after reversing a lower court’s order. Lorena Garcia, a community organizer,...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Democrats abandon 2020 effort to pass public health insurance

Democrats in the Colorado legislature on Monday said they are setting aside their contentious effort this year to pass a bill creating a public health insurance option . The prime backers of the...

DATE: May 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis slashes state spending, outlaws evictions and keeps ski areas closed

In a late-night executive order, Gov. Jared Polis declared Colorado does not have the money “to carry on the functions of the state government” amid the coronavirus and immediately slashed $229...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado hopes to test anyone with coronavirus symptoms by May 15

Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday unveiled a plan to scale up coronavirus testing in Colorado, saying the state’s goal is to provide screening to all symptomatic people who want it by May 15. “We’re...

DATE: April 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

10-mile travel restriction for Colorado outdoor recreation during safer-at-home phase

Colorado is loosening some restrictions on people’s movement starting this week as the state enters a new phase of its battle against the new coronavirus, but travel for outdoor recreation is one...

DATE: April 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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