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Denver metro hospitals had $1.4B in total profits in first year of pandemic

Hospitals in the Denver metro area had total profits of $1.4 billion in 2020, according to a recent report from the state Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF). The department’s Hospital Insights... Read more »

Aurora City Council gives final approval to urban camping ban

Aurora City Council gave its final approval to Mayor Mike Coffman’s urban camping ban ordinance on Monday night. The new ordinance, which was passed in a 6-5 vote, prohibits homeless encampments on... Read more »

Boulder fire covers 190 acres, is 35% contained

Boulder officials have lifted all evacuation orders stemming from a wildfire that started near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) over the weekend as firefighters have contained more than 35% of... Read more »

Colorado lawmakers announce legislation increasing penalties for fentanyl offenses

Colorado lawmakers unveiled plans at the state Capitol on Thursday for legislation to increase penalties for fentanyl-related offenses.  Lawmakers said the bill, which will be introduced this week, is part of a larger legislative package... Read more »

Ranchers worry ‘rewilding’ efforts for predatory animals are moving too fast

Ranchers and livestock industry officials worry that “rewilding” efforts for predatory species across the Mountain West are moving too fast and will negatively impact rural communities. In Colorado, voters approved a ballot measure to... Read more »

Ballot initiative would expand Colorado’s open records law to include school curriculum

Colorado voters could get a chance to decide if school curriculum should be available to the public under the state’s open records law if a recently-filed initiative is approved for the 2022 ballot.... Read more »

Polis signs bipartisan bills targeting Colorado’s teacher shortage

Gov. Jared Polis signed two bipartisan bills on Thursday that aim to address Colorado’s teacher shortage.  House Bill 22-1057 temporarily waives the number of days that retired teachers can return to the classroom... Read more »

Marijuana sales topped $151M in January

Marijuana sales in Colorado topped $151 million in January, according to the latest figures from the Department of Revenue (DOR).  The total is the second-highest mark that Colorado has recorded in the month of... Read more »

Colorado lawmakers introduce $168M behavioral health package

Colorado lawmakers introduced a $168 million legislative package on Tuesday aimed at improving behavioral health care in the state.  The bills are the first pieces of legislation stemming from the recommendations of... Read more »

Denver homebuyers face stiff competition as inventory levels decline

For homebuyers in Denver’s real estate market, the first two months of 2022 have been brutal as inventory levels continue to decline, according to the latest monthly market data report from a... Read more »