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Many young people who started vaping nicotine as teens several years ago haven't quit the habit, data show.

Young adults who started vaping as teens still can't shake the habit

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

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The unlikely connection between universal pre-K and nicotine taxes in Colorado

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Colorado voters in 2020 approved raising hundreds of millions of dollars to establish a universal pre-K program. That money comes from a surprising — and controversial — source: tobacco tax revenue.

People want the pandemic and their loved ones who died of COVID to be memorialized

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Three years after COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., some who have lost loved ones want them and the pandemic to be memorialized.

A student prepares lunch in the cafeteria during the first day of school at Stamford High School on Sept. 08, 2020 in Stamford, Conn.

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Universal free lunch ballot measure passes easily in Colorado

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Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to provide free meals for all public school students.

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Colorado is moving toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

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With 60% of the state's population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion — not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too.

This Colorado restaurant hired a therapist to help employees with industry stress

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The mental stress of restaurant work has intensified during the pandemic. To retain staff, restaurant owners in Colorado have hired a therapist for its waiters, cooks and others to consult for free.

States in the Southwest U.S. are facing COVID surges

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Colorado hospitals are on the verge of a crisis as COVID-19 cases are rising. New Mexico and Utah are not far behind.