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Legislature Fails to Find Funding Fix for Roads

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Legislature Fails to Find Funding Fix for Roads Colorado’s population is rapidly growing, our transportation system is rapidly becoming overcrowded, and alternative modes of transportation, like transit, walking, and biking, lack a permanent source of funding in the state government. Current road and highway infrastructure needs exceed $9 billion. However, the need for pedestrian, bike […]

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What We Heard from You

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What We Heard from You LiveWell’s 2017 Statewide Policy Listening Tour LiveWell Colorado’s policy team believes that public policy works best when it is informed by the public. As an organization dedicated to removing barriers to healthy eating and active living especially in low-income and communities of color, it is imperative that the policies we

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Debate on the 2018 Farm Bill Has Begun. Here’s What You Need to Know.

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Debate on the 2018 Farm Bill Has Begun. Here’s What You Need to Know. Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series on the Farm Bill and related federal agricultural and food access policy. To stay up to date and make your voice heard in Washington, sign up for our action alerts. In our

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Golden awarded LiveWell Colorado’s highest recognition for building a healthy community

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The City of Golden has achieved Elite Status in LiveWell’s HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign   GOLDEN — October 16, 2017 — LiveWell Colorado is proud to award Elite Status to the City of Golden for its commitment to building a healthy community. The City achieves this milestone recognition from LiveWell’s HEAL Cities & Towns

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Farm to School Month: A Look at What Policy Makers Are Doing, and What They Could Be Doing, to Support Local Foods

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Farm to School Month: A Look at What Policy Makers Are Doing, and What They Could Be Doing, to Support Local Foods October is National Farm to School Month, a celebration of food education, school gardens and lunch trays filled with healthy, local ingredients. Farm to school programs improve nutrition in schools by ensuring students

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A Primer on “Lunch Shaming” in Colorado Schools

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A Primer on “Lunch Shaming” in Colorado Schools Recently throughout the country an archaic policy has entered the forefront of the education and food systems lexicon riding a wave of concern and anger. This policy goes by the name of lunch shaming. For those unaware, lunch shaming is the system that many school districts throughout

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