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State endorses 5-day isolation, quarantine periods for Colorado schools

Colorado schools can adopt shorter COVID isolation and quarantine periods to match recent federal guidance for the general public, the state health department announced Friday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and... Read more »

Colorado Democrats outline plans for 2022 legislative session

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers gathered outside the state Capitol on Monday to outline their priorities for the upcoming legislative session.  The Democratic leadership said some of the priorities this... Read more »

Number of luxury homes sold in Denver doubled over last two years

Denver is quickly becoming a luxury housing market as the number of homes sold at $1 million or more has doubled over the last two years, according to data from the Denver... Read more »

Without urgent action, these are the street trees unlikely to survive climate change

Cities across the world are on the front line of climate change, and calls are growing for more urban cooling. Many governments are spending big on new trees in public places –... Read more »

COVID testing in nearly 20% of Detroit district schools far short of goal

More than half of the students enrolled in 19 schools in the Detroit district don’t have consent forms on file allowing them to be tested weekly for COVID, illustrating how far some... Read more »

Denver union calls for more testing, masks, autonomy amid COVID surge

That was the message from the Denver teachers union to the superintendent in a letter Thursday that called for a weeklong districtwide switch to remote learning to allow students and staff exposed... Read more »

Climate change communication should focus less on specific numbers

What’s in a number? The goals of the 2021 United Nations’ climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, called for nations to keep a warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius “within reach.” But when... Read more »

Public employers comply with state vaccine rules, private employers comply with federal rules

Rules filed Friday by the Illinois Department of Labor require vaccines or testing mandates for employers of more than 100 employees. Monday was the deadline for large employers to provide their vaccine... Read more »

Colombian ‘Chiva’ Bus Owners Hoping Pandemic Hasn’t Killed the Party

The end of Yury Arias’ best job ever was a wild night. It included dancing, “bouncing,” 10 bottles of vodka and a whole lot of laughs among a group of 15 Polish... Read more »

Union scoffs at new COVID guidance as Philly schools go virtual for snow

Philadelphia schools took the unusual step of announcing a full day in advance that it will go virtual Friday as the area is expected to get 1 to 3 inches of snow... Read more »