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Governor and Lt. Gov. are working for children
(OpEd, GJSentinal.com)—However, there
remains a moral and social responsibility to immediately address the needs of the
children who need us most.
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Putting our kids first
(OpEd, Denver Post )—Why is our city forced to raid emergency funds and piece together private grants to protect the most important resources our state has—our children?
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All children deserve health care coverage
(OpEd, Denver Business Journal)—Despite concerns that the recently approved Senate bill to provide all children in
Colorado access to health care by 2010 is "unrealistic", the resolution is an important
step in the right direction.
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Colorado Secretary of State
Top Statewide Officeholders
Governor
Bill Ritter (Next Election - 2010)
2007 State of the State Address
Lt. Governor
Barbara O'Brien
Attorney General
John Suthers
Department of Education
Division of Child Welfare Services
State Legislature
Click Here to Find Your State Rep
Click Here to Find Your State Senator
Congressional Delegation
U.S. Senate
Wayne Allard (2008)
Ken Salazar (2010)
U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Diana DeGette
District #2 - Mark Udall
District #3 - John Salazar
District #4 - Marilyn Musgrave
District #5 - Doug Lamborn
District #6 - Tom Tancredo
District #7 - Ed Perlmutter |
- There are 1,180,525 children under 18 in Colorado
- Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 180,080
- Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 176,000
- Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 234,000
- Children Reported Abused (2005) - 26,950
- 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 18,293 (26.9%)
- Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 158
- 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 81,515 (57.0%)
- % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 30
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