Tag: Covid-19
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Colorado Supreme Court takes control of sprawling property tax challenges in wake of pandemic
The Colorado Supreme Court has assumed control over four virtually identical cases at the unusual behest of the state’s Court of Appeals, wading into a flood of challenges filed by commercial property owners who want counties to reduce the value of their properties because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven lawsuits, each spear-headed by the same…
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Colorado court mulls reinstating lawsuit against Vail Resorts for early COVID-19 closure
As the federal appeals court based in Denver considers whether to revive a lawsuit against Vail Resorts from passholders seeking refunds for the 2019-2020 ski season, the company’s lawyer defended its actions to halt operations at the dawn of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. “People were gonna die. So we closed,” Michael J. Hofmann told the U.S.…
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COVID-19 infections expected to increase across Colorado after Thanksgiving
Colorado public health and medical professionals expect a bump in already steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and related hospitalizations across the state after the Thanksgiving holiday and through the winter season. But cases could be less severe than in past surges thanks to high immunity levels in the community, they said. “We’re going to see high…
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From ‘eccentric’ family to pandemic-era justice: Maria Berkenkotter ceremonially sworn in to Supreme Court
Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter poked gentle fun at the unusually large gap between her first day on the job in January 2021 and her public swearing-in nearly 21 months later. “Thank you all so much for being here to celebrate the 633rd-day anniversary of my appointment,” Berkenkotter said to laughter during her late-September ceremony. Gov.…
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Colorado sees flat unemployment rate, signaling a return to normal
Colorado’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in September at 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The number of unemployed fell by 2,200 from the month before, but the unemployment rate stayed unchanged due to rounding, according to the report. Colorado Springs hotel lodging sees boost in September Ryan Gedney, a senior economist with…
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Challenges to vaccine policy at CU medical campus narrowed
A federal judge has taken a sprawling lawsuit from 17 anonymous staff and students at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and pared down the number of legal claims that may go forward challenging the school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore previously declined to block the medical campus’ vaccine…
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Polis gets new omicron COVID vaccine booster, opens 10 community vaccination sites
Gov. Jared Polis received the newest COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Wednesday, the first booster designed to protect against the omicron variant of the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the boosters from Moderna and Pfizer one week ago, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending the shots a day later.…
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From ‘off-the-grid kid’ to appeals judge: Eric Kuhn sworn in to Colorado’s second-highest court
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shortly after his birth in Santa Fe, N.M., W. Eric Kuhn recalled his parents bought a large amount of land in northern New Mexico, where he and his brother grew up isolated from other families. “I remember at least stories of the teachers at the…
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Denver will continue to house members of high-risk homeless population at Aloft Hotels
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council gave final approval Monday night to a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The resolutions will extend the…