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Lawmakers have yet to address two largest fund deficits in state budget, think tank says

Colorado lawmakers have yet to address two of the largest funding deficits within the state budget that’s currently being debated, according to a new analysis.  The analysis by the Common Sense Institute (CSI), a free-enterprise... Read more »

Mesa County judge bars Tina Peters from overseeing 2022 election

A Mesa County judge granted a request on Tuesday to remove embattled Clerk Tina Peters as the county’s designated election official (DEO) during the 2022 election.  The court also granted Secretary of... Read more »

Michigan to spend $100 million to open new child care programs, tackle pain points

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aims to help open or expand 1,000 child care programs by 2024 using $100 million in federal COVID aid. The state plans to invest in child care buildings, educator... Read more »

Polis signs bills to reduce property taxes, delay gas fees

Gov. Jared Polis signed several pieces of legislation into law on Monday, among them bills to reduce property taxes and delay gas fees for Colorado residents. The bills are some of the... Read more »

Chris Gibbons leaving STRIVE Prep charter network he founded

Chris Gibbons, CEO of homegrown Denver charter school network STRIVE Prep, is leaving the organization he founded 16 years ago. In a letter to the school community, Gibbons said he plans to... Read more »

Here’s what reorganization could mean for Adams 14

The Adams 14 school district is set to be the first district in Colorado forced to start a reorganization process after years of low academic performance on the state’s accountability system. Since this would... Read more »

Struggling with child care in Michigan? Share your story.

Karin Cooney’s child care center is licensed to look after 44 kids from Monday to Friday. But for months, she’s only really been able to care for around 30 — a consequence... Read more »

States Have Yet to Spend Hundreds of Millions of Federal Dollars to Tackle Covid Health Disparities

The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus. Two... Read more »

County officials to ask Gov. Polis to veto collective bargaining bill

County officials from across Colorado are gearing up to ask Gov. Jared Polis to veto legislation that would give collective bargaining rights to thousands of county workers. Senate Bill 22-230, which was... Read more »

Newsom unveils $18.1 billion relief package to address inflation

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a $18.1 billion dollar relief package on Thursday to address rising inflationary costs by leveraging the state’s budget surplus. The package, introduced a day before Newsom is set... Read more »