- Colorado could be one of the first states in the U.S. to create what’s being called a “public option” for health insurance — so advocates and opponents are looking closely at the only state so far to try this new model: Washington.
- The amended bill would not pave the way for a government-run insurance option, and instead would implement a sort of “public-private option.”
- The state's new unemployment verification system requires access to a smartphone. Those without one face hours-long waits and major headaches.
- Renters and undocumented immigrants are two groups that could see their situations change significantly, under a slate of progressive policies at the statehouse.
- A recent law guarantees time off for full- and part-time workers in Colorado.
- Look, we know it's complicated. It could also be the biggest thing the state does on health care since the Affordable Care Act.
- The company’s automated technology requires people to scan their faces with a smartphone camera and upload photos of their IDs.
- Colorado's transportation plan leaves RTD out in the cold and bets big on roads and other initiatives.
- Congressional redistricting is a one-in-a-decade political dogfight like no other, and this go-round in Colorado is starting off with some extra challenges.
- The “Colorado option” bill would create a state-run insurance plan and mandate lower costs at hospitals by 2025 unless the private market finds ways to significantly reduce insurance costs first.
- With the All-Star Game relocating to Denver, conservative politicians have been quick to make comparisons between the two state's election laws. But many of those claims are incomplete, or outright false.
- Danny Moore, an entrepreneur and a Republican, made unfounded comments about the 2020 election, along with separate posts about the “Chinese virus."
- You've heard a lot about health care, guns and transportation. But lawmakers are working on a ton of other ideas that will affect your life in ways you might not expect.
- Some businesses ask customer to pay by card or a mobile device throughout the pandemic. The no-cash policies were described as public health precautions, but two state lawmakers are worried that the change will become permanent.
- The mass shooting at a Boulder grocery store has Colorado Democrats rethinking how far they might be willing to push for more restrictive gun laws.
- After a year on the front lines of the pandemic, it’s a reminder that for retail workers there is no hiding from the threats that haunt public spaces — whether it’s violence or the virus.
