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Food banks in Denver area struggle to meet the need
Sage Kelley
sage-kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
The line of people outside the Adams County Food Bank wrapped around the building as the clock ticked toward 10 a.m. Thursday. Some held grocery bags. Others sat on the ground. All wore the same saturnine expression. That sight has...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
Congress cracks down on intoxicating hemp, but high-potency pot products get a free pass┃Vince Bzdek
Vince Bzdek
vince-bzdek@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Buried deep in the bill to reopen the government was a little Easter egg: a ban on all intoxicating hemp products nationwide. Hemp-derived cannabinoids recently reached a total of $28.4 billion in annual sales across the nation, exceeding annual sales...
Vince Bzdek
Reporter
Colorado sends notices to ACA enrollees as premiums set to double
Nico Brambila
nico-brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Without the enhanced federal subsidies that reduce payments when Americans buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Colorado premiums are expected to double. And if not for supplemental money Colorado lawmakers approved during special session, the 101% average increase...
Nico Brambila
Reporter
SNAP benefits on their way to Colorado families
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
With the government shutdown over after a vote Wednesday by the U.S. House, federal food aid, which has been delayed almost two weeks, is on its way to nearly 600,000 Coloradans. Colorado will move rapidly to deliver 100% of Supplemental...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal faces backlash over Medicaid and Pinnacol deal
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
Gov. Jared Polis’ proposed state budget for 2026-27 drew sharp criticism Wednesday from the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, as lawmakers from both parties criticized plans to slow Medicaid spending growth and rely on a deal to privatize Pinnacol Assurance to...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally
Chris Osher
chris-osher@denvergazette.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday will ban nearly all hemp-derived THC products, despite Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s attempts to block the hemp-ban language from a part of the GOP-proposed deal designed to end the government shutdown. Eight Democrats...
Chris Osher
Reporter
Savvy Senior: Here are the best online will makers
Miller Jim Miller, Special to The Gazette
jim-miller@gazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good online resources for writing a simple will? I’m 70 and divorced and want to get my affairs organized, but I hate paying a high-priced attorney fee if I can do it myself....
Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here’s why and how
Adithi Ramakrishnan
adithi.ramakrishnan@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 week ago
NEW YORK (AP) — You keep your trusty reusable bottle filled with only clear, delicious water. Do you still need to wash it? Experts say reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they’re filled with, and it’s important to...
Adithi Ramakrishnan
Reporter
Colorado figured out how to load state money onto EBT cards, officials say
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 week ago
Colorado officials said they figured out a way to load state funds onto the electronic cards of food stamp recipients. Officials from the Department of Human Services told Colorado Politics they had spoken “extensively” with the vendor for the Electronic...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. Known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, the drugs have soared in...
The Associated Press
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