New bill requires Denver customers to request single-use takeout items
Items like condiments and utensils will need to be requested when ordering takeout
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and last updated 2021-05-18 15:00:10-04
DENVER â A bill is headed to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock s desk that would require customers to ask for single-use items, like utensils and condiments, when ordering takeout.
City and County of Denver Council President Staci Gilmore signed the bill at Monday s meeting.
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Dixie Loveless made the eight hour road trip from Utah to Colorado to coach her U-14 volleyball team in a tournament, only to be turned away at the door with her 4-month-old baby, whom she breastfeeds.
When Loveless tried to check in at the Colorado Convention Center for the Crossroads Tournament on Saturday, she was reportedly told she couldn t bring her daughter McKinley inside the venue. They said I was not allowed in and I couldn’t pass that point with my baby and said if I tried to they would call the police to come and escort me out, Loveless told NBC News Denver affiliate 9News.
Colorado Lifts Mask Mandate, Ends Most Coronavirus Restrictions
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced Friday that the state will no longer require face masks, one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines on the issue for people who are fully vaccinated.
“If you’re vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask,” said Polis, who did not wear a face mask as he stood behind the podium.
Polis also reiterated his support for the vaccine and suggested that those who have not received the shot do so, saying that masks are only 50 percent effective at stopping the spread of the coronavirus and that unvaccinated residents should continue using a mask.
Driving the news: Public health officials reported yesterday that five cases of an Indian variant are present in Mesa County the first detected in the state.
The highest COVID rates are among those aged 11-17 middle and high schoolers and cases among children aged 3-10 also are rising.
Hospitalizations are still increasing at a concerning level, officials added.
What they re saying: Rachel Herlihy, the state s epidemiologist, said Colorado is settled at a high plateau for disease transmission.
In Denver, COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising but city officials are lifting mask requirements for certain indoor spaces:
Masks are no longer needed indoors if 80% of people inside are fully vaccinated.
Tech health startup Strive Health will expand its headquarters in Denver and add up to 250 more jobs in coming years, the company announced Tuesday.
Even though it was looking at locations in Michigan and Utah, CEO Chris Riopelle said Colorado’s “life-extending circumstances” like outdoor opportunities, public transportation and healthy lifestyle opportunities closed the deal.
“The creatives of this place are just incredible,” Riopelle said on a video call. “It’s such a healthy place for ‘Strivers’ to live, with the lifestyle and activity set available.”
The almost $8 million in economic incentives for the kidney care company also helped. For the second time in as many weeks, Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade’s (OEDIT) offer of Job Growth Incentive Tax Credits convinced company officials to move or expand a headquarters here.