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Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioThere are a record number of statewide ballot measures in the Colorado midterms this year. The Women’s Foundation of Colorado says 10 of the 14 are particularly relevant for women. -
Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioThousands of Coloradans are losing health insurance because of narrowing Medicaid eligibility requirements. But one new program is hoping to widen access to birth control by providing it completely free of charge to anyone who wants it.
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Halfway to its decade goal, the festival is hoping to keep momentum going to spark local and national progress for the Latine community. -
A child care tax district, Every Child Parachute to Aspen, wants input from the community on how to best support providers and families. Members of a new community advisory board could have a say in future cash flows. -
A mountain biking group in the Roaring Fork Valley could be the perfect strategy for aging well, with both physical and social benefits. -
Two anti-trans initiatives will be on the Colorado ballot this November. But local nonprofit PFLAG Roaring Fork Valley argues they could create unfair restrictions for transgender youth. -
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains announced a temporary closure of its Glenwood Springs clinic, effective July 31. The clinic plans to reopen in late fall, once a new provider has been trained. -
Since 2016, La Clínica del Pueblo in Carbondale has offered free and low-cost women’s health services to the Latino community. But it says there’s still inadequate access to mammograms. A new program aims to close that gap. -
Starting July 27, Samantha Markovitz will lead the region’s first childcare tax district. Markovitz plans to start by getting community feedback and distributing initial funds to childcare providers. -
Activist Mina Guli is running the entire length of the Colorado River on foot. She passed through Glenwood Springs in June on her way to bring new light to the river’s crisis. -
Two of the three firefighters who died in the Snyder Fire on June 27 were stationed in the Colorado River Valley. Emily Barker, 38, and Sydney Watson, 27, were both part of the Rifle Helitack team. -
Architect Taylor Higgins helped bring the Little Red Schoolhouse expansion project to life. Her firm designed the 5,650-square-foot building addition, which broke ground on June 17.
