Legislature pitches stimulus to rescue economy from the Polis ditch

Legislature pitches stimulus to rescue economy from the Polis ditch

Members from both parties in the state legislature announced a new stimulus proposal Wednesday. Republican Leaders Hugh McKean and Chris Holbert outlined the GOP’s priorities of job creation, getting kids back to school, and fixing aging infrastructure. Minority...
Dysfunction at the unemployment office persists under Polis’s watch

Dysfunction at the unemployment office persists under Polis’s watch

Problems with distributing benefits to eligible unemployed claimants are persisting at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). Gov. Polis previously blamed the department’s backlog on a poor system that his administration inherited. Colorado was...
Polis shirks responsibility for unemployment backlog, blames Hick

Polis shirks responsibility for unemployment backlog, blames Hick

One topic that went noticeably unmentioned in Gov. Polis’s State of the State address last week was unemployment. Colorado’s unemployment rate skyrocketed to the fourth highest in the nation following post-Thanksgiving restaurant shutdown orders from the...