 Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER The Children's Hospital Colorado contempt hearing appears to largely turn on one major question: did the state Supreme Court mean to ensure that the hospital provides gender-affirming care, or just that it got rid of a policy forbidding it? Families of transgender children are asking the court to punish the hospital for not doing more to restart services, beyond changing its policy and leaving the decision up to providers. Children's counters that it did what the court ordered and can't force providers to write prescriptions. The hearing is scheduled to continue Friday, and we don't know when to expect a verdict. | | | | Judge Ericka Englert closed the courtroom during witnesses’ testimony, only allowing the public to hear opening statements by attorneys representing the hospital and the families of transgender children. | | | | | The Boulder Valley School District implemented what is likely the nation’s first — and only — neurodiversity policy. | | | | | “There’s finally some acknowledgement that people have been impacted by living by Rocky Flats,” said Tiffany Hansen, director of the nonprofit Rocky Flats Downwinders. | | | | | The largest share of kids who weren’t vaccinated in Colorado were “noncompliant,” meaning their parents hadn’t submitted proof of immunization or an exemption form. | | | | | The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that it had reached a settlement with Hero DVO after the Colorado Springs company allegedly billed for 123,990 extra lenses since 2020. | | | | | At least 3 in 5 U.S. abortions are now obtained using a two-drug combination. | | | | | Tocabe serves cuisine inspired by the Osage nation but is partnering with other tribes to develop meals that incorporate their traditions while meeting specific nutritional needs. | | | | | What we're reading
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