A New Digital Divide: People Without Smartphones Struggle To Get Colorado Unemployment Benefits
The state’s new unemployment verification system requires access to a smartphone. Those without one face hours-long waits and major headaches.
Hot At The Legislature: Housing And Immigration
Renters and undocumented immigrants are two groups that could see their situations change significantly, under a slate of progressive policies at the statehouse.
Yes, Colorado Employers Have To Give Paid Time Off For COVID-19 Vaccinations
A recent law guarantees time off for full- and part-time workers in Colorado.
What The Heck Is The Public Option?
Look, we know it’s complicated. It could also be the biggest thing the state does on health care since the Affordable Care Act.
What To Know Now That Everyone On Colorado Unemployment Has To Use ID.me To Prove Their Identity
The company’s automated technology requires people to scan their faces with a smartphone camera and upload photos of their IDs.
Colorado’s Big Transportation Plan Makes Transit A Lower Priority — And RTD Gets Nothing
Colorado’s transportation plan leaves RTD out in the cold and bets big on roads and other initiatives.
Maps, Data And Drama, Drama, Drama
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.
Colorado’s Public Health Care Option Moves Ahead After Hospital Negotiations Break Down
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.
Colorado Vs. Georgia Voting Laws: What Are The Differences?
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.
Colorado’s Independent Redistricting Commission Removes Its Chairman For Posts On Election Rigging And Coronavirus
Danny Moore, an entrepreneur and a Republican, made unfounded comments about the 2020 election, along with separate posts about the “Chinese virus.”
Big Changes, Little Attention
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.
Colorado Stores Could Be Forced To Accept Cash Again
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.
Gun Laws After Boulder
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.
The King Soopers Attack Shattered A Close-Knit Group Of Workers Who Had Already Been Through A Hellish Year
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.
Transit Or Roads? Urban Or Rural? Transportation Funding Proposal Faces Pull From Many Angles
The proposal is already reopening old fault lines in one of the state’s most intense debates.
Who We Lost In The Boulder King Soopers Shooting
In the hours following the shooting, friends and family paid tribute to their loved ones across social media. Here’s what we know about the victims.
