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Data shows large disparity in how municipalities distributed CARES Act funds to metro restaurants Support checks ranged from $7,500 to $400,000 During the past two months, Denver7 Investigates has requested information from metro-area cities and counties to analyze the decisions and amounts of CARES Act dollars they distributed to local restaurants. The data shows a large disparity in how municipalities doled out funds. and last updated 2021-03-02 00:40:26-05 DENVER — Since the pandemic sh...

From losing loved ones to losing jobs, the emotional and economic toll of this pandemic has been significant. Over 5,200 of our fellow Coloradans have died from COVID. Many local businesses have closed their doors for good. Unsurprisingly, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide rates are up. According to Gallup, the number of Americans rating their mental health as “excellent” is at the lowest it’s been in decades. And if things are tough for adults, just think about t...

09:59 AM On Monday, a leader of a Colorado towns Republican group began posting the names and home addresses of public health employees, apparently in response to COVID-19 restrictions.   Mark Hall, lead co-chair of the Parker Republicans, posted the information about two Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials on his personal Facebook page on Monday night, then shared the post in a Facebook group that he created, according to 9 News.   "Every day in our group Ill be po...

December 30, 2020 It’s a climate story because it’s about what happens when powerful people declare war on science. Now that war on science has become a driving force among an increasingly paranoid and violent wing of a major political party. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — The leader of the Parker Republicans was posting the names and home addresses of public health employees online with veiled threats of retribution for COVID-19 restrictions. Mark Hall, lead co-chair of the Parker Republicans, ...

The Parker Republicans' leader began publishing the names and home addresses of public health workers.

Santa Claus delivered a present a day early as 33 Douglas County businesses can now operate at 25% indoor capacity under the states 5-Star Certification Program.  Douglas County, one of the first counties to apply for the program, was informed Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment that it had completed "10 days of stable and declining hospitalizations and may now authorize certified businesses to open," according to a news release from Douglas County.  Beginning Wedne...

The county will apply Friday. It could take three to 10 days for the state to approve the application. In the meantime, the county can start inspecting businesses to have them qualified once the county is approved. "Our main priority is going to be driven toward restaurants, and then after that event venues, and then after that other businesses because those restaurants and event venues have had the most negative effects," said Douglas County Facilities Director Tim Hallmark. To apply, the coun...