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Update: The latest on COVID-19 in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis says he will issue a new order limiting evictions. COVID-19 has infected at least 254 inmates and employees at the state prison in Sterling, making it the single largest outbreak in the state. The latest data shows that 57% of the state’s 766 confirmed or presumed COVID deaths occurred in nursing homes, assisted living centers, or skilled nursing centers. Read more in our daily update.
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COVID Diaries Colorado: A Day in the Pandemic
On April 16, 22 Colorado newsrooms joined together to report on the impact of the pandemic on Coloradans. The result: COVID Diaries Colorado, stories of grit, ingenuity and hope. Click here to learn more about the collaboration, including an interactive map to see stories from around Colorado. And read on for contributions to the project by The Indy's Tina Griego.
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‘COVID Diaries Colorado: For DACA recipient, pandemic brings uncertainty on top of uncertainty
Metropolitan State University Trustee Marissa Molina is the daughter of construction-worker father who was furloughed and house-cleaner mom who has no houses to clean. For Molina, the pandemic has represented an extra layer in the uncertainty that is her day-to-day life as an immigrant and a DACA recipient.
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COVID Diaries Colorado: A Westside pastor still holding services — 10 people at time
Rev. Mark Lopez, pastor of a small Westside Denver congregation, is trying to manage social distancing when "my business is people." He's still holding Sunday services, 10 people at a time, and live-streaming to the rest of the congregation. Who will you be now, Lopez asks, “Who will you be that you never could have been without this crisis?”
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Colorado schools, universities could see major budget cuts amid coronavirus downturn
Budget documents lay out a range of scenarios, the worst of which could threaten funding for full-day kindergarten, enacted statewide just last year, and endanger the solvency of some public universities, Chalkbeat's Erica Meltzer and Jason Gonzales report.
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New COVID-19 policies could make life easier for Coloradans with substance use disorders
The pandemic has prompted federal and state governments to relax rules limiting teleheath appointments for those in treatment for substance use disorders. That change and others are being welcomed by patients and providers alike, particularly those in rural areas.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is battering oil-state economies
Long before Western states reliant on oil and gas revenues identified any cases of COVID-19, their budgets were feeling the impact of the disease. High County News's Jonathan Thompson lays out the story in a series of infographics.
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Top prosecutor warns of scams circulating during COVID-19
Denver DA Beth McCann says scammers are seeking to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic. Rocky Mountain PBS's Brittany Freeman and John Ferrugia report on some of the most common scams and advice on how to avoid them.
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Littwin: Trump and Pence show America that only the good guys wear masks
Tuesday was a terrible day, The Indy's Mike Littwin writes, even by today’s standards. The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. passed the one-million mark, and the number of deaths surpassed the American toll in Vietnam. But, Littwin writes, "nothing got to me in quite the same, visceral, gut-punch way that a mask-free Mike Pence got to me on his visit to the Mayo Clinic."
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Guest Post: Local news collaboration in the time of COVID-19
Guest Poster Melissa Milios Davis describes the extraordinary coming together of nearly 100 journalists representing more than 40 newsrooms as part of the Colorado News Collaborative or COLab. The shared goal: to "reach more Coloradans with accurate, timely, potentially life-saving updates and rigorous reporting in the unprecedented time of COVID."
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Guest Post: Protect our public lands from the consequences of this recession
The oil and gas industry's financial straits could mean hundreds more abandoned wells on public lands, write Kent Ingram and Dennis Dougherty. "Leaders in Colorado must take action to hold oil and gas companies accountable for cleaning up after themselves."
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Guest Post: Will we still be there for nurses once the pandemic passes? Are we now?
Our nurses and healthcare workforce already face the moral distress that comes with making daily life and death decisions while often being the only person present to support a dying patient, Ingrid Johnson writes. Investing in nurses now will help avoid shortages later.
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DEAR READER: These are uncertain times and The Colorado Independent is here for you. We have a page dedicated to our reporting on COVID-19 in Colorado. We will continue to report with an eye toward the humanity of our sources and with a commitment to public accountability. Please join our efforts by sending us your story ideas and questions to tips@coloradoindependent.com. And sign up for free to join The Indy’s email list to stay informed about all our reporting. And if you are so inclined, please support nonprofit news with your tax-deductible donation. We’re burning the candle at both ends. Take good care.
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