Tag: Lora Thomas
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Polis digs in as criticism grows over handling of latest COVID surge
In early April, Gov. Jared Polis’s public optimism neared its apex. After a winter spent fighting an unprecedented COVID-19 surge, cases were falling, mortality had plummeted, vaccines were flowing and a Colorado summer beckoned. Four months before, the governor had giddily greeted a FedEx truck delivering the first batch of doses to Colorado. He was…
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Douglas County commissioners to vote Tuesday on forming own health department
Douglas County commissioners unanimously voted on Wednesday to move forward with splitting from the Tri-County Health Department and forming its own agency. A formal vote on the split is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon during a business meeting. Wednesday’s vote comes two days after the Tri-County Health Department voted 5-3 to rescind each counties’ abilities to…