Author - The Durango Herald
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Tamara Chuang
Position: The Colorado Sun

More than 80% of local governments have opted out of Colorado’s new paid family, medical leave

Many said they have similar or better programs in place for their workers

Colorado mixed on alcohol measures with wine sold at grocery stores too close to call

Measures that would have dramatically changed the way Coloradans buy alcohol were failing Tuesday night, even with $30 million in campaign donations

Proposition 126: Should Colorado restaurants be allowed to sell to-go cocktails forever?

Proposition 126 also would let third-party delivery services, like Uber Eats and DoorDash, deliver alcohol

How Colorado’s unemployed influenced the federal coronavirus relief bill

Colorado had some sway on new benefits for out-of-work Americans

Colorado’s unemployment system exposes private data during coronavirus crunch

The unauthorized access is blamed on a vendor’s technical issue and was quickly blocked

Nearly 10% of Colorado’s workforce has filed for unemployment

In the past five weeks, nearly 300,000 people have filed unemployment claims

Unemployment claims skyrocket as thousands of Coloradans lose their jobs

State’s unemployment fund is underfunded

Colorado considers state-facilitated retirement plan

Plan aims to prepare adults for retirement, offset costs of aging population

Rural Colorado sees more broadband options, but not quickly

Expansion goes with state goal to get rural Colorado up to speed

Older Coloradans are working longer and demanding an updated set of tech skills

Older populations still need some help with tech basics, but a growing number now want to know how to use Etsy, social media and more