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By John Frank and Jesse Paul THE COLORADO SUN The minimum pay for the 50 Colorado National Guard members called to duty by Gov. Jared Polis in response to the new coronavirus outbreak is just $1.67 an hour. The latest from the coronavirus outbreak in Colorado: Colorado lawmakers gave final approval to legislation in early March to boost the
By Alexander Burness REPORTER HERALD Colorado officials were briefed Monday on the state’s economic forecast, and it isn’t pretty: a slowdown that at best will last several months, and that will, at least in the short term, severely hamper the legislature’s ability to pay for any new programs in the next fiscal year. Budget analysts
By Bente Birkeland CPR NEWS With the number of coronavirus cases climbing, there’s increasing discussion about taking the unprecedented step of temporarily closing the capitol and suspending the legislature, even as major bills remain in limbo. While no decision has been made, lawmakers held an unannounced meeting in the basement of the state capitol on
By James Rodriguez DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL Senate Bill 93 stalled for weeks over concerns that it would weaken the construction-defects reform of 2017. Read more
By Erica Beunlin THE COLORADO SUN Laura Seitz spent more time in a clinic than a classroom as she learned how to become a medical assistant but still earned college credit toward her certification. She was enrolled at Front Range Community College, but most of her practical education came at Associates in Family Medicine in
By Joey Bunch COLORADO POLITICS Colorado Springs area legislators led the way on bills that could do a lot for the state’s military members: lifting their pay in an emergency, caring for veterans and honoring those who serve their cause. Senate Bill 91 would raise the pay of the National Guard from $20 a day
By Erica Breunlin THE COLORADO SUN Cañon City Schools social worker Shantell Lynch considers herself lucky that 15 years after she earned her master’s degree, she has only $35,000 in student loans left to pay off. Some of her colleagues are carrying as much as $100,000 in education debt. Still, it’s a heavy weight for
By Scott Laband and Noel Ginsburg COLORADO POLITICS Children sitting in second-grade classrooms today will graduate from high school in 2030. That’s only 10 years away, but we can’t predict what kind of world we need to prepare them for. Experts say roughly 85 percent of the jobs that will be available in 2030 have
By Ed Sealover DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL It’s been three years since construction-defects reform was passed. The issue is back in a big way in 2020. Read more
By Faith Miller COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT Currently, a so-called “loophole” in state law allows certain high-level sex offenders to enter community corrections before participating in behavioral treatment. Colorado lawmakers aim to close that loophole with Senate Bill 85, which was approved by the state Senate (32 aye votes, 0 no votes, 3 excused) on Feb. 13