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David Zalubowski/AP A mural to bakers covers the back wall of a shop along Market Street, May 13, 2020, in Denver. Mental health and substance abuse programs were already in need of more funding when COVID-19 hit, then state lawmakers had to make major cuts to the budget for those programs. A year later, the legislature is looking at historic spending on mental health.  Senate Bill 21-137, introduced by state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat from Lakewood, would funnel tens of millions of dollars to state behavioral health programs. The funding would go to experimental programs, like $2.5...

LA Junta Tribune Otero Junior College president Timothy Alvarez has been named to the Southeast Regional Council of the El Pomar Partnerships Program. "I am humbled and honored to support the El Pomar Foundation," Alvarez said. "The purpose of the foundation to enhance, encourage, and promote the current and future well-being of the people of Colorado really resonates with me. I am delighted to play a positive role in being a voice for our rural communities." Alvarez has been selected to a three-year term on the Southeast Council, which currently is comprised of 11 members. According to its w...

Three rural Colorado system colleges — Trinidad State Junior College, Otero Junior College and Northeastern Junior College — would drop the title.

The bill from Sen. Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, would require voters to cast ballots in person either on election day or in the six-day period leading up to election day. It

The bill from Sen. Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, would require voters to cast ballots in person either on election day or in the six-day period leading up to election day. It