Despite (Or Because) Of Coronavirus, Home Building Is Setting Records
New homes are proving enticing during a highly contagious pandemic, and construction being considered an essential industry early on has kept builders moving.
By Ben Markus
State And Locals At Odds On Colorado’s COVID-19 Response
CPR News Reporter Ben Markus on his investigation of key departures from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment and counties’ complaints about the state’s virus response.
By Ben Markus
Colorado And Its Counties Are Out Of Step In Their Shared Public Health Response To Coronavirus
CPR News reviewed hundreds of pages of emails and text messages, along with hours of recordings of phone calls between local public health directors, finding a fraught relationship, with regular complaints about a lack of communication and guidance from the state.
By Ben Markus
‘Brain Drain’ And A Startup CEO: This Is How Colorado Leapt Into Coronavirus Testing
CPR News has learned of 12 high-level departures from CDPHE, many with disease and disaster response experience, in the months before, and after, the first case of COVID-19 was announced on March 5.
By Ben Markus
Colorado’s Coronavirus State Of Emergency Will Likely Be Extended Yet Again
The scope and breadth of Polis’ executive orders during the pandemic provide a window into just how much the coronavirus has altered life in Colorado.
By Ben Markus
Justice Department Intervenes In Coronavirus Lawsuit Filed By A Colorado Church Against Polis, State Health Officials
High Plains Harvest Church in Weld County is suing to overturn Colorado’s restrictions on churches designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
By Ben Markus
Colorado Firearm Sales At Record Levels In Pandemic
Gun sales in Colorado are up more than 80 percent in April, compared to the same time last year, indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a run on firearms.
By Ben Markus
Colorado’s Pandemic Preparedness Plan Didn’t Anticipate This Kind Of Pandemic
A CPR News review of more than 2,000 pages of emails, text messages and memoranda from the weeks before the coronavirus reached Colorado through the first days of the state’s response found numerous instances of confusion, complacency and a lack of preparation.
By Ben Markus
Investigating Colorado’s Response To The Pandemic
CPR investigative reporter Ben Markus joins Ryan Warner to talk about the CPR News investigation into Colorado’s response to, and preparedness for, the pandemic.
By Ben Markus
When Will Colorado’s Coronavirus Crisis End? These Are (Some Of) The Numbers To Watch
The state says there’s no single statistic that can tell you everything.
By Ben Markus
Feds Will Not Charge Officers In 2019 Shooting Of Colorado Springs Teen
Bailey, 19, was shot three times in the back as he ran away from police on Aug. 3, 2019.
By Ben Markus
Colorado Stay At Home Orders — Do Stay Away From Others, Don’t Worry About Going to Jail
For many law enforcement departments, the focus is on education.
By Ben Markus
Why Isn’t Colorado Sheltering In Place Like Other States?
Between California, Illinois and New York state, some 73 million Americans, almost a quarter of the U.S. population, are living under these extreme shutdown orders.
By Ben Markus
Resident of Loveland Senior Home Tests Positive for Virus, Others Await Results
A resident and a worker at a long-term care facility for seniors in Loveland have both tested positive for COVID-19.
Polis Orders Statewide Closure Of Seating At Bars, Restaurants
Nine other states have already taken action to close bars and restaurants.
By Ben Markus
Emergency Declarations Issued Across US Due To Coronavirus Vary Widely in Scope
Governor Jared Polis has enacted “unprecedented” emergency powers to deal with Colorado’s first pandemic in recent history, as coronavirus spreads throughout the globe.
By Ben Markus