Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

Justice Necessary advocates are urging legislators to support HB24-1164, providing menstrual supplies in schools. Last year, Gov. Jared Polis signed HB24-1164, which makes modifications to the Menstrual Hygiene Grant Program to expand support to rural and underserved districts.

Non-profit wants to ensure that Colorado students have access to free period products

Justice Necessary offering grants to schools to supply pads, tampons and dispensers to meet requirements of legislation.

Msosi Kenyan Cuisine serves food at a local artisan event in the metro Denver area.

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Bill would cut red tape for food truck operators in the state

Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

House Bill 1295 eases licensing and permitting requirements for food trucks that operate in different jurisdictions.

Several picnic tables sit outside a school building that is blue and a mix of browns. A sign on the building says "Adams 12 Five Star Schools."

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Adams 12 closes schools Thursday for students as teachers protest funding cuts at State Capitol

Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

Schools around Colorado are calling off classes on Thursday as teachers head to the State Capitol for a rally over budget cuts.

A large sculpture made to look like a large tarantula spider is shown on concrete outside of a brick building

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Butterfly Pavilion to stay put in Westminster鈥or now

Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

Economy drives decision to shelve plans for the Pavilion鈥檚 move and expansion in Broomfield

A parking lot with snow on the edges below a fence with a sign that reads "This is Home. Safe Parking Initiative"

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Metro-area effort to allow people to shelter in their vehicles overnight is shutting down

Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

The Colorado Safe Parking Initiative has run out of funding sources. The program ended on Dec. 31, 2024.

A man in a Christmas sweater depicting Scrooge holds a set of holiday lights in a residential area.

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Cheer without fear: Denver metro households hire local businesses to hang holiday lights

Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

Denver area households pay others to avoid the hassle and danger of outdoor decorations

Gov. Jared Polis released the findings of the state's Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study at the Butterfly Pavilion on January 3.

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Colorado's governor makes a pitch to protect native pollinators, avert 'insect apocalypse'

Monte Whaley, Colorado Community Media

The 308-page Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study is the first-of-its-kind probe into pollinator health in Colorado3 Colorado is home to various native insects and bats who pollinate the state鈥檚 farms and ranches, flowering plants and the state鈥檚 ecosystem, Polis said. The state already promotes policies that benefit native pollinating insects including enhancing pollinator-friendly native plantings along I-76 following its designation as a Colorado Pollinator Highway by the Colorado Department of Transportation, according to the news release.