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Obama lauds Obamacare ahead of Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court is expected to hand down an Affordable Care Act decision this month that could cut the federal insurance subsidies of some 8 million Americans. Those that would be affected are in...

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Congress takes a shot at the Type-2-diabetes racial gap

Congresswoman Diana DeGette stood in the workout room Monday at Denver Indian Health and Family Services to announce legislation aimed at curbing the devastating rates of diabetes in communities of...

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Dish Network’s firing of medical marijuana user upheld by state Supreme Court

Brandon Coats never sought out to be a lightening rod. All he wanted was a job. Employment doesn’t come easily to the 35-year-old Denverite who has gone without the use of his arms or legs since a car...

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Guess how many Coloradans use marijuana; the number will surprise you

What percentage of adults in Colorado would you guess use marijuana? More than 80% 60-80% 40-60% 20-40% Less than 20% Poll Maker Scroll for answer .. ….. …………. …… .. .   In fact, just 13.6 percent of...

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No shocker for Colorado’s chief doc: Legalizing medical pot doesn’t up teen use

The New York Times yesterday reported about the most in-depth study of teen marijuana use to-date, which found that legalizing medical marijuana doesn’t lead to more teens smoking pot. The study,...

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Planned Parenthood laments losses, throws birth-control bake sale

This legislative session in Colorado was marked by “an unprecedented number of attacks on reproductive health care,” according to a statement released by Planned Parenthood Votes, the political arm of...

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Supreme Court upholds ‘Obamacare’ federal subsidies

In a 6-3 ruling today, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a crucial provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows the federal government to provide tax subsidies for people who would...

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WATCH: Robots explain King v. Burwell ‘Obamacare’ decision

For those scratching their heads after the crucial Affordable Care Act ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, the folks at Courts Matter Colorado have put together the following...

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Coffman gets on board with “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”

Colorado congressman Mike Coffman got props from the women’s rights community yesterday as he signed on to be the first Republican co-sponsor of the “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” in the House. “Women...

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Bong-a-Thon, in a town called Stoner, under fire from locals

A giant pot party in the quasi town of Stoner is raising reefer-madness fears in southwest Colorado. The 32nd Annual Colorado Invitational Bong-a-Thon, which advertises “competitive toking”, is...

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Colorado denies veterans medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder

Cannabis was hailed as a lifesaver by many veterans who spoke at the Colorado Board of Health’s meeting this Wednesday, though perhaps none more explicitly than 33-year-old Iraq war veteran Steve...

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No stinger in sting video aimed at Denver Planned Parenthood – but it still...

Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains is the latest target in a series of undercover videos shot by anti-abortion activists from the Center for Medical Progress. The Denver sting is the third in the past...

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Colorado delegates stake claims in Planned Parenthood frenzy

Undercover footage shot at a Denver Planned Parenthood clinic is at the center of a national debate over whether to pull federal funding from the nonprofit that provides critical reproductive health...

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Reader’s view: Sen. Irene Aguilar on the anti-abortion video attack on...

The Colorado Independent’s Nat Stein has been covering the recent hit videos against Planned Parenthood in “No stinger in sting video aimed at Denver Planned Parenthood – but it still left a political...

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Littwin: Cory Gardner and the GOP adopt abortion politics and a...

OK, it wasn’t like we weren’t warned. But here was the U.S. Senate not only voting on whether to defund Planned Parenthood, but promising that this is just the beginning of a long fight, maybe one that...

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Rep. Doug Lamborn pushes CSU to halt HIV research over fetal-tissue stings

Undercover videos purporting to expose the illegal sale of human fetal tissue surfaced in July, prompting anti-abortion Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn to launch a public health investigation into...

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Bennet and Gardner vote party lines on failed bill to defund Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood just survived the most recent attempt at its defunding in the U.S. Senate, with Colorado’s Michael Bennet joining other Democrats to block a bill supported by Cory Gardner and the...

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New investigation: VA hospital’s “chaotic care” failed to save Vietnam veteran

A Vietnam veteran who died late last year of severe liver disease complications was a victim of substandard care at the Grand Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, according to an investigation by...

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Nothing illegal: See raw footage from antiabortion attack on Denver’s Planned...

The antiabortion group that’s behind the sting videos targeting Planned Parenthood on Friday released raw footage from its undercover foray into a Denver clinic. The edited version makes up barely a...

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Will smoking pot at a bar soon be legal in Denver?

Lighting up a doobie on a bar’s enclosed patio? Enjoying a pot brownie at an art opening? It’s against the law now, but supporters of a Denver ballot measure to allow for “limited social use” are...

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