We debate the ballot measure which would make workers eligible for at least 12 weeks of paid time off -- for the birth of a child or to care for a sick relative -- among other life events.

The third day of school for Colorado Springs 12-year-old Isaiah Elliott was the same remote experience many have come to know in the pandemic — then things went awry.

PJ Abernathy is one of about 300 Colorado prison inmates released early as COVID-19 spread through corrections facilities.

Life for parolees adjusting to their release from prison can be even more complicated during the pandemic. Defy Colorado is a nonprofit that fosters entrepreneurship in prisoners and parolees to help them adjust.

Leaders at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction spent the summer finding technology and building a community culture they hope will keep COVID-19 at bay. CMU President Tim Foster and the director of the school’s physician assistant program, Amy Bronson, joined us.

PJ Abernathy of Denver was released early from prison as part of an executive order to try to control the spread of COVID-19. He reflects on life behind bars during the pandemic, and what it’s like now that he’s on parole. He was recently featured in a Newsy documentary.

The release of “FINNA” comes as much of the nation is reckoning with systemic racism and police violence against Black people.

More than 150 people in one of the school's dorms are under a two-week lockdown after a student residing in the building tested positive for COVID-19.

Student journalists Arielle Gordon and Miriam Brown give the latest on the Colorado College dorm that's under quarantine after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Gordon and Brown's Colorado College COVID-19 reporting project can be found here.

Support for our series Private Prisons: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that partners with journalists and newsrooms to support in-depth reporting and education around the globe.

Rural hospital closures are becoming more common, and that’s leading to longer response times for ambulances to reach the scene of an emergency, according to a recent study. The researchers analyzed data from the National Emergency Medical Services Information System to compare ambulance times before and after rural hospital closures.

A new degree program in Colorado aims to train business leaders for the fast-growing outdoor recreation industry in the Mountain West. Sarah Shrader, who works in the outdoor industry herself as the co-owner of Bonsai Design, is spearheading the outdoor recreation industry studies degree at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.

The Colorado legislature is considering a new bill that would require private health insurance companies in the state to cover in vitro fertilization – or IVF – for patients struggling with infertility.