Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, on Thursday announced his plans to resign after being appointed to a position at the Pentagon. Garcia’s next job will be as Special Assistant to the... Read more »
Before Winter Shields was born, she faced an uphill climb to success — academically and otherwise. When Shields’ mother, Nastassja Miller, was pregnant, doctors said her daughter was sickly, and could be... Read more »
At hospitals, food halls, and ski resorts, Colorado effort helps employers create on-site child care
A ski resort in Steamboat Springs, a community hospital in Grand Junction, and a food hall project in downtown Pueblo. On the face of it, they don’t have much in common, but... Read more »
When the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2020 data, it confirmed that Iowa’s population growth has been anemic. Our overall population increased by 4.7%, but the report acknowledged that most of these... Read more »
Colorado’s public school enrollment ticked up last year but still remains nearly 27,000 students below its pre-pandemic level, the Department of Education (CDE) said on Wednesday. In all, 886,517 preschool through 12th... Read more »
State environmental protection officials must decide next month whether to grant a permit for a contentious upgrade to a Greenpoint natural gas plant, the planned terminus of an embattled pipeline making its... Read more »
One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus. These viruses don’t cause cancer until long after they initially infect a person. Rather, the viruses teach the cells they take over how... Read more »
In the aftermath of hotly contested, big money school board elections around the state, Colorado lawmakers are seeking to cap for the first time how much donors can give to candidates in... Read more »
Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of flood damage is on pace to rise... Read more »
The West Virginia House passed legislation that would reduce the cost of purchasing insulin and sent the bill to the Senate for consideration. House Bill 4252, sponsored by Del. Matthew Rohrbach, R-Cabell,... Read more »