Braille Proofreader Preserves the Power of Words
By Cory Phare From an early age, Jo Elizabeth Pinto understood the power of words. As a child growing up in Brighton, she specifically recalled her father…
Complaint Alleges Discrimination Against Students with Disabilities
By Erica Meltzer Abram Sisneros was excited to go to kindergarten at the same school his older brother attended and where he had just completed two years of preschool….
Colorado Has Big Gaps in Who Finishes College. Can a Post-Pandemic Push Turn the Tide?
By Jason Gonzales Reginaldo Haro-Flores knew finishing college would be an uphill battle. As the first in his family to go to a four-year university, he faced…
EPA and Colorado Seek Community Input on Workplan to Advance Environmental Justice Goals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are seeking public feedback on a Workplan to implement a memorandum of understanding signed on…
Colorado Groups Petition Leaders to Halt Suncor Line 1 Pipeline
By Eric Galatas More than 40 environmental groups are urging federal regulators and Colorado’s Congressional delegation to put a pause on a pipeline project under way in Weld…
Federal Lawmakers Outline Priorities to Address Colorado River Water Crisis
By Hannah Grover Democratic members of Congress from New México and Colorado sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation urging the agency to prioritize funding for…
Colorado Democrats Open Office with CD7 Candidate Sen. Brittany Pettersen
By Karen Gutiérrez and Benjamin Neufeld State Senator and congressional candidate Brittany Pettersen—accompanied by senior staff, and volunteers from the Democratic Party—opened a new field office recently in…
New State Law Expands Threshold for Providing Multilingual Ballot Services
By Lindsey Toomer In the November 2022 election, 20 Colorado counties will be required to provide Spanish language voting materials thanks to a new state law lowering the…
Congressman Crow Applauds Final Passage of Bipartisan Bill Helping Immigrants, Refugees
Reps. Jason Crow (CO-06) and John Katko (R-NY-24) passed their bipartisan legislation on Sept. 20, to help eliminate barriers to employment facing immigrants and refugees across the country…
CDPHE Seeks Public Feedback on Environmental Justice Recommendations
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment wants additional feedback from community members on the Environmental Justice Action Task Force’s third draft of recommendations that it will send to…