Author: Nicole C. Brambila
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Denver helped more than 5,000 immigrants since December
More than 5,000 immigrants from South and Central America have arrived in Denver since early December when an influx of new arrivals prompted city leaders to set up temporary shelters and declare an emergency. Denver hit the milestone over the weekend. Nearly half of the immigrants came between Dec. 19 and Jan. 3. The city…
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K-12 poll finds support for school choice among Coloradans
While Coloradans are discouraged by the state of public education, they support school choice and equal funding for charters, a new public opinion survey from an education advocacy group has found. Only 31% of respondents said they feel Colorado public education is headed in the right direction. The poll twice asked likely voters their opinion…
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Colorado voters express optimism in state government, new poll shows
A majority of Coloradans believe the state is headed, or mostly headed, in the right direction, signaling an increase in public optimism as Colorado emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll has found. With 53% of respondents saying that Colorado was definitely, or mostly, headed in the right direction, the survey captured a hopefulness…
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Colorado health department warns public about avian flu
With avian flu outbreaks reported in nine counties in Colorado, health officials are warning residents to avoid contact with wild birds, which can be infected with avian flu without appearing sick. “The risk to humans is low, but avian flu is widespread in birds throughout the state right now,” Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, said…
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Estimated 325,000 Coloradans will lose Medicaid with end of COVID-19 public health emergency
With the federal government’s COVID-19 public health emergency set to end in May, an estimated 325,000 Coloradans face losing Medicaid coverage. To put that number into perspective, Colorado enrolled 400,000 people in the first two years of the state’s Medicaid expansion in 2014. “The magnitude of transitioning that number of people hasn’t been seen since…
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Colorado officials did not notify other cities before sending immigrants their way, emails show
Gov. Jared Polis’ administration intended, but failed, to notify cities in advance of transporting immigrants from Denver out of state, emails obtained by The Denver Gazette show. The emails make clear that the administration knew the immigrants were going to other cities because officials asked the immigrants to verify on a waiver informing intended host…
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A tale of two Venezuelan families seeking refuge in Colorado and a shot at the American dream
Even as thick mud glopped around his thighs, with one child slipping down his back and the youngest thin and weak in his arms, José told himself there was only one choice: to keep moving. “We couldn’t give up,” said José, through a Denver woman who agreed to house his family while he looks for…
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It’s a dirty job, but twins happy to shovel manure for National Western Stock Show
Faith Kirk, 20, looked up from her smelly shovel and gave a little smile. “I’m glad to help,” she said, before returning to her work shoveling horse manure from the pens at the National Western Stock Show last week. And then — to press her point — Kirk added, “Really. We grew up doing rodeo. So,…
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Chicago, New York and Miami top choices for immigrants leaving Denver
Denver spent nearly $500,000 in December on 1,900 Greyhound bus tickets to send immigrants to 35 states and Washington, D.C., documents obtained by The Gazette show. The majority of immigrants were bused to New York and Illinois. The costs do not include how much the city spent on busing immigrants to other states in January…