Martin Lewis issued urgent passport warning due to rule change | Travel News | Travel

Martin Lewis issued urgent passport warning due to rule change | Travel News | Travel

Martin Lewis has stressed the importance of checking your passport today. With the holiday season here, the financial guru advises travellers to verify their passports before flying, which could save them lots of money. Speaking on ITV’s This Morning, the founder of Money Saving Expert (MSE) highlighted two crucial checks. “Do not presume your passport … Read more

Colorado Democrats reject party resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire

Colorado Democrats reject party resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire

The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party on Monday night rejected a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war that called “for a return of hostages, a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and (an) initiation of negotiations for a lasting peace.” Fifty-five percent of the more than 250 members of the committee who participated voted against the … Read more

Colorado pays $311 million to workers under new paid-leave program

Colorado pays 1 million to workers under new paid-leave program

Colorado’s new statewide paid-leave program doled out more than $311 million in compensation to tens of thousands of workers in its first six months, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Monday. More than 62,000 workers have had their pay partially replaced under the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (or FAMLI) program. The program … Read more

Federal judge blocks key provision of new Colorado lending law

Federal judge blocks key provision of new Colorado lending law

A federal judge this week blocked provisions of a new Colorado law that would’ve limited interest rates on certain short-term loans made by out-of-state banks. U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Domenico granted a request by a trio of financial trade organizations to block the implementation of HB23-1229, which passed the legislature last year but was … Read more

Denver finally puts price tag on Mayor Mike Johnston’s homelessness initiative

Denver finally puts price tag on Mayor Mike Johnston’s homelessness initiative

Denver housing officials finally have zeroed in on how much they expect Mayor Mike Johnston’s All In Mile High homelessness initiative to cost the city on an ongoing basis: $57.5 million a year. It’s taken the Johnston administration almost a year to arrive at that budget estimate — which doesn’t include one-time start-up costs — … Read more

What the DEA reclassifing marijuana means for Colorado cannabis

What the DEA reclassifing marijuana means for Colorado cannabis

Cannabis advocates in Colorado cheered the Biden Administration’s reported move to reclassify marijuana and said the decision likely would reduce businesses’ tax burden significantly. Industry leaders cautioned that such a move — if finalized — would not resolve some major challenges facing the industry, such as limited access to banking. But they pointed to the … Read more

Colorado lawmakers drop planned overhaul of RTD’s elected board

Colorado lawmakers drop planned overhaul of RTD’s elected board

Colorado lawmakers are abandoning plans to overhaul the Regional Transportation District’s governing board and change how its members are selected after transit officials blasted the plan. Reps. William Lindstedt and Meg Froelich said Wednesday that they are still set to pursue other RTD reforms through House Bill 1447. But they said they plan to drop … Read more

FAFSA submissions plunge 27% in Colorado amid financial aid mess

FAFSA submissions plunge 27% in Colorado amid financial aid mess

Nearly 27% fewer aspiring Colorado college students have submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid this year compared to 2023 amid a federal financial aid fiasco. That drop has state higher education leaders worried the ongoing delays and confusion surrounding the revamped financial aid application — known as FAFSA — will deter students from … Read more

Supreme Court: Ready to let Kerala borrow ₹5,000 crore more, Centre tells Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Ready to let Kerala borrow ₹5,000 crore more, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it is ready to allow the Kerala government to borrow an additional ₹5,000 crore in the current fiscal year as a one-time measure. However, it will be subject to certain conditions to be imposed in the next financial year. Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman also … Read more

Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health

Colorado lawmakers target another  million for Denver Health

A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers is again moving to direct a special $5 million infusion to Denver Health amid rising concerns about the hospital’s financial security and fears of a potential descent into a “death spiral.” Members of the powerful Joint Budget Committee, which gave initial approval to the allocation Wednesday night, acknowledged that … Read more