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Guest Post: Quiet is the sweet spot amid this tragedy

COVID-19 in Colorado: Scenes, Conversations, and Dispatches Allen Best, Mountain Town News -
This may be the sweet spot of tragedy in my world, the calm before the pandemic storm. I’ve not lost loved ones or even...

Denver jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19 Advocates say the spread within jails may...

COVID-19 John Herrick -
An inmate in Denver’s downtown jail has tested positive for COVID-19, city officials said on Monday.  The inmate has been isolated in the medical unit...
Gov. Jared Polis announced Colorado's first two cases of coronavirus in Colorado on March 5, 2020. As of Friday, March 27, tyhe state was up to more than 1,700 cases with 31 deaths. (Photo by John Herrick)

Littwin: Trump is back to war and Polis is telling us the best defense...

COVID-19 Mike Littwin -
In case you were wondering, the wartime president is back. It took Donald Trump only a few days to realize that wishing away the...
Terrance and Rachel Hughes in February before both contracted the new coronavirus. (Photo courtesy of Rachel Hughes)

GREENE: The hands that need holding A Denver pastor and his wife have been...

COVID-19 Susan Greene -
Rachel Hughes answered a phone call Wednesday from her husband’s intensive care doctors. The Rev. Terrance Hughes – co-pastor at New Covenant Christian Church/Alpha Omega...

Behemoth $2T COVID-19 response bill clears U.S. House; Trump signs into law

COVID-19 Robin Bravender | States Newsroom Washington Bureau Chief -
Update, March 27, 3:45: President Donald Trump signed the COVID-19 response bill into law Friday afternoon.  WASHINGTON — A $2 trillion bill to aid workers, health...

Colorado places a moratorium on new prison intakes during pandemic The plan comes as...

COVID-19 John Herrick -
Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order on Wednesday that effectively blocks new inmates from entering the state’s prisons in an effort to manage...
Before the Paonia Town trustees voted to allow virtual board meetings in emergency situations, town resident Suzanne Watson encouraged them to think about how they will connect with people like her who don’t have internet access.

Doing the public’s business by Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Jeff Roberts, Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition -
Lakewood City Attorney Tim Cox called it “almost a chicken and egg situation.” For city council members to legally conduct electronic meetings – like...

Pandemic spurs U.S. Senate to pass historic aid package

COVID-19 Robin Bravender | States Newsroom Washington Bureau Chief -
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate late Wednesday night approved a $2 trillion spending bill that aims to provide economic relief for workers and businesses...
Gov. Jared Polis announces a stay-at-home order for Colorado at the Emergency Operations Center in Centennial on March 25, 2020. The order goes into effect Thursday through April 11, 2020. (Photo by Forest Wilson)

Polis announces a statewide stay-at-home order The order comes after Polis saw data showing...

COVID-19 John Herrick -
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday issued his most explicit order yet calling on everyone in Colorado to stay at home whenever possible in an...
Coronavirus testing capacity in Colorado remains limited, and public health authorities believe there are thousands of cases in the community, including in places where there are very few or no reported cases. Jeffco and Denver Public School districts have said they will not continue to do public notifications.

Denver, Jeffco districts won’t do public notifications of new coronavirus cases

COVID-19 Erica Meltzer and Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat -
As the number of cases grows, Colorado’s largest school districts say they will not do public notifications if a member of a school community...
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