A new report from the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless outlines trends in Colorado’s housing landscape and proposes policy changes intended to better help those with the highest need for affordable housing.
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No, a New Report Doesn’t Show Colorado Is ‘No. 1 for Violent Crime’
As voters in Colorado’s two largest cities returned their ballots on Tuesday in pivotal municipal elections, a news story containing a major factual error about the state’s crime rate was shared widely by Republican leaders, police officials and other political figures.
Denser Development Envisioned in Colorado Democrats’ Landmark Affordable Housing Bill
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers unveiled a long-awaited plan Wednesday to spur residential development and increase the housing stock in the state by encouraging the construction of non-traditional housing types.
Infant Formula Shortages Forced Some Parents to Feed Their Babies in Less Healthy Ways
One third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic were forced by severe infant formula shortages to resort to suboptimal feeding practices that can harm infant health, according to our research published in the journal Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Bipartisan Colorado Bill Would Require Insurance to Cover Prosthetics for Sports, Recreation
Colorado lawmakers want to make it easier for people who use prosthetics to participate in sports and other active recreation by requiring insurance to cover additional prosthetics for those activities.
Americans Remain Hopeful About Democracy Despite Fears of its Demise – and are Acting on That Hope
President Joe Biden will convene world leaders beginning on March 29, 2023, to discuss the state of democracies around the world.
Bipartisan Colorado Car Theft Bill Advances Through State Senate Committee
A bill that would make all car thefts in Colorado a felony-level crime passed through a state Senate committee amid questions of whether the policy would actually reduce crime or increase the number of solved cases.
Right-to-Repair Bill for Farming Equipment Advances Out of Colorado House
Colorado farmers may soon have the ability to repair their high-tech equipment without needing scarce, expensive dealership technicians under a new bill on its way to the state Senate.
Historic Set of Firearm Regulation Bills Unveiled by Colorado Democrats
Colorado Democrats unveiled a highly-anticipated slate of bills Thursday that aim to curb gun violence in the state by restricting who can possess a firearm and when they can purchase one.
Largest Black Caucus in Colorado History Goes To Work at the Capitol
When state Sen. Rhonda Fields began her first term as a representative in the Colorado General Assembly in 2011, she was one of two Black lawmakers, alongside Angela Williams.