Tag: Cover Story
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As 1 in 10 Coloradans experience eating disorders, lawmakers consider action
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When she was 15 years old, Aimee Resnick’s eating disorder nearly killed her. Resnick said she was teased and bullied for being “bigger” than her peers throughout middle school and early high school. So, when a health class assignment required Resnick to set a weight loss goal and track her daily calorie consumption, she quickly…
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Colorado lawmakers move further left, but will the laws follow suit?
Democratic candidates dominated Colorado’s November election, creating perhaps the most liberal-leaning legislature in state history. But that doesn’t mean the fight for progressive policies has been won. Democrats flipped seven seats from red to blue in November, leading to a 69-31 Democrat-Republican split at the state Capitol. In the House, the 46-19 split is likely…
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2022 SESSION: Republicans lose out on legislation but force concessions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Republicans hold only 39 seats of Colorado’s 100-member legislature, the minority party ran into issues for their priority legislation but partly succeeded in diminishing several Democratic initiatives. Only five of the Colorado Republican Party’s…
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Colorado legislature on rising youth violence: ‘We’re at a crisis’
Pamela Cabriales was “beautiful, inside and out.” That’s how family and friends described the 32-year-old Denver real estate agent and mother of a 6-year-old son. Pamela was regarded as the embodiment of pure love, always reaching out and trying to help others. On Feb. 20, 2021, Pamela was driving in downtown Denver after leaving dinner with a…