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Business

When Looking At The Arguments Around Raising Colorado's Minimum Wage, Context Is Key

Ann Marie Awad

The economy is a top issue on voters' minds as the election approaches. In Colorado, voters might be faced with a ballot measure asking them whether or鈥�

Health

Why Colorado Is Only The 20th Best State To Be A Child

Colorado consistently ranks at the top of national lists for livability, access to the great outdoors and for low adult obesity. But the Centennial State鈥�

Business

As Colorado's Living Costs Climb, The Poor Struggle To Cover The Gap For Utility Bills

Dan Boyce

As Lea Anne Shellberg knows, spring can be a difficult time. It's when the winter power bills start piling up. A broken back and a recurring skin cancer鈥�

A homeless man who had been living in a large encampment in the Kakaako neighborhood of Honolulu pushes his belongings away as city officials sweep the area on Oct. 8. Honolulu city crews cleared the final section of one of the largest homeless encampments in the nation, once home to hundreds of people.

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Tide Starts To Turn Against The 'Crime' Of Being Homeless

Pam Fessler

Some local laws make it illegal to sleep or eat outside. Advocates have fought these laws in court. Now, the federal government is taking a stance, pushing ways to help, not criminalize, the homeless.

Health

3 Graphs Showing Colorado鈥檚 Improvements In Childhood Poverty, Health Coverage

The number of children living in poverty in Colorado has gone down for the second year in a row, while health insurance coverage in the younger generation鈥�

Business

How Much Do You Need To Earn Just To Get By In Colorado?

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

How much money do you need in Colorado to survive without outside help?On average, Coloradans needed to earn 53 percent more money to get by without鈥�

Dakota Valley Elementary School kitchen manager Della Curry said she "knew the whole time it was a firing offense" to give out free lunches.

Lunch Lady Knows There's No Quick Fix For Feeding Hungry Kids

Scott Simon

A school kitchen manager lost her job after giving a free meal to a hungry student. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if you'd rather a hungry kid encounter a lunch lady who enforces rules, or Della Curry?

Politics

Criminal Records, Not Diplomas, A More Likely Outcome Of Colorado Foster Care

A Rocky Mountain PBS I-暗黑爆料 analysis of data provided by the Colorado Department of Human Services revealed that only 28.7 percent of foster youth will鈥�

Politics

Kids Count Report Delivered To Lawmakers, Shows Decrease In Child Poverty

Bente Birkeland

Colorado's childhood poverty rate has decreased for the first time in five years. The latest data comes as part of the annual Kids Count Report, which鈥�

Health

Colorado Child Poverty Is Down, But Not In Rural Areas

Child poverty continues to be most prevalent in rural areas of Colorado. The 2015 edition of the Kids Count in Colorado! report shows that the economic鈥�