Emily Hayes

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Are Colorado’s shutdown and stay-at-home orders legal?

Last week was the first time Republican candidate for the U.S. House Lauren Boebert had to look her employees in the eye and say they wouldn’t be getting paid. Her restaurant, Shooter’s Grill, in...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado hospitals eager to resume elective surgeries

Restrictions enacted by Gov. Jared Polis to halt “nonessential” medical care so hospitals could better prepare for an influx of COVID-19 patients left rural and critical-access hospitals in...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Supreme Court hears Colorado case on Electoral College voters

In the heat of the 2016 presidential election, Micheal Baca, a member of the Electoral College in Colorado, cast his presidential ballot for Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, even though Democrat...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

LWCF, abandoned mine cleanup could be part of next COVID-19 stimulus bill

As Colorado works to rebuild its economy from the novel coronavirus, elected officials in Southwest Colorado, lawmakers in Congress and Western advocacy groups say permanent funding for the Land...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

When will national parks like Mesa Verde reopen?

With the summer tourism season on the horizon and businesses slowly reopening across Colorado, national and state parks are also working on plans to reopen. The National Park Service announced last...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Should marijuana shops be eligible for federal relief aid?

The federal government classifies cannabis as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, right up there with LSD, heroin and ecstasy. Yet, many state governments have legalized the drug for medical and...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telemedicine is gaining popularity in remote Southwest Colorado

With strict social-distancing rules intact across the state, health care providers are adapting to telehealth visits for minor care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health practitioners in Colorado...

DATE: May 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How much economic relief do SW Colorado towns need to pull through?

Another trillion-dollar safety net is in the pipeline in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers debate an economic package that would provide funding for states and towns in the wake of severe losses in...

DATE: May 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coronavirus is here. How will we deal when it flares up again?

When Gov. Jared Polis announced this week that hair salons, tattoo parlors and other retail businesses could soon reopen, his plan eased some of the tension building for workers who live paycheck...

DATE: April 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmers, ranchers now eligible for disaster assistance loans from PPP

Workers in the agricultural industry are now able to apply for disaster assistance loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, creating another safety net for farmers and ranchers in Southwest...

DATE: April 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forgiveness loans require Colorado’s small businesses to maintain all employees

A proposal of $380 billion in funding for small-business forgiveness loans passed in the U.S. Senate late Tuesday and the House of Representatives on Thursday as part of a bill meant to tide over...

DATE: April 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge to allow fishing, expanded hunting

Southern Colorado’s Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge plans to open sections of land along the Rio Grande River to fishing and expand the allowed acreage for hunting on its protected lands. It is...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

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