Colorado Just Started Paying For Full-Day Kindergarten. The Budget Crisis Could Threaten It
With a $3.3 billion dollar hole looming in the state budget, the lawmakers who oversee Colorado’s finances warn that nothing is off the table. And that includes funding for one of Gov. Jared Polis’ signature accomplishments.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Tearing A $3 Billion Hole In Colorado’s Budget
The state’s discretionary spending may have to shrink by 25 percent in the coming year — the equivalent of eliminating the operating budgets for transportation and corrections.
The Grim Business Of State Budget Cuts Under Coronavirus Has Begun
On Tuesday, state lawmakers learn exactly how big a hole the pandemic has blown in Colorado’s budget. But they’ve already started the difficult task of trying to patch it.
Colorado Gig Workers Say They’re Shortchanged By New Unemployment System
Musician Mark Levy discovered an unknown W-2, and a single penny too much in income, would cost him unemployment benefits. Then he found out he wasn’t alone.
150 Coloradans Have Been Reported For Refusing To Return To Their Jobs
Conflicts between workers and their employers are starting to pile up as businesses reopen in Colorado.
A Quarter Of Colorado Counties Want To Loosen Safer-At-Home Coronavirus Restrictions
“The very nature of our population and businesses make social distancing very easy,” Moffat County commissioners argued.
Colorado Has An Eviction Ban, But ‘Catastrophic’ Threat Still Looms For Renters
Tenants who can’t pay rent will get another month of grace. But the pause may not be enough to prevent a tidal wave of displacement.
Colorado’s Paid Leave Bill Is Dead, But Voters May Still Decide
“Enough is enough. We can’t afford to wait any longer,” said Sen. Faith Winter.
Pandemic Leaves Some Coloradans In A Lurch
Dawna Numbers is one in 350,000. A single person in the wave of unemployment that has upended people’s lives across the state. CPR followed her on April 16th, as part of our project chronicling “a day in the life” of Coloradans during the pandemic.
Colorado Introduces New ‘Callback’ Option For Frustrated Unemployment Callers
It will take several more weeks to determine whether unemployment claims have peaked, according to state officials.
Gov. Polis Is Extending His Eviction Order. What’s That Mean For Colorado Renters?
The governor says he will be renewing and “strengthening” his March 20 executive order that said state agencies should work with landlords to identify “any lawful measure” to avoid evictions.
Some Coloradans Find Themselves On The Edge As Coronavirus Leaves Lives, Jobs On Hold
COVID Diaries Colorado: Leaving It All Behind
Do Colorado Workers Have To Return Next Week? ‘Huge Conflict’ Looms Over Health And Money
“Employers are in a Catch-22, and employees are going to be in a Catch-22.”
Coronavirus Has Erased 1 In 10 Jobs In Colorado. What Does That Really Mean For The Unemployed?
Entire sectors of the economy are on hold during the pandemic. And for those out of work and looking uncertainly to the future, “This isn’t a blizzard. It’s a winter.”
Gig Workers Frustrated With Vague Error Messages As Colorado Expands Unemployment System
Colorado has 370,000 gig workers, independent contractors and self-employed people who are allowed to collect unemployment for the first time under a new federal law. But that proved harder than expected.
‘Operation Gridlock’ Arrives In Colorado To Challenge Polis’ Stay-At-Home Order
Demonstrators in automobiles, and possibly on foot, will converge on downtown Denver Sunday to demand Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ lift restrictions on businesses and public life. It’s one more sign that opposition may be growing against the unprecedented measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak.