Polis ends most Colorado mask requirements, but recommends unvaccinated people still wear themColoradans who are two weeks out from their final COVID-19 shot can take off their masks in nearly all settings, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday afternoon.

Andpeople who aren’t vaccinated no longer must wear masks in public settings— but it’s recommended they still do, the governor said.

“We are going from mask-wearing requirements to mask-wearing suggestions and guidance,” Polis said at a news conference.

The announcement comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance that fully vaccinated people could safely go without masks in most public spaces. It still recommends that vaccinated people wear masks on public transportation, in hospitals and in crowded settings like prisons and homeless shelters.

Polis, similarly, said masks still will be required in certain settings such as schools, hospitals and prisons until June 1.

“The pandemic is not yet over, but if you are vaccinated, it is largely over for you,” Polis said, encouraging people who aren’t yet vaccinated to get inoculated.

Colorado’s statewide order required masks for indoor settings where 10 or more people are present, and fewer than 80% are known to be vaccinated, such as grocery stores, indoor entertainment venues and schools.

The CDC’s recommendations are purely advisory, leaving it up to states and other levels of government to set policies for their jurisdictions.

Private businesses can still require customers and staff to wear masks.Target and Home Depot have announced that they will continue requiring all customers to wear masks for the foreseeable future, while Trader Joe’s has said only unvaccinated people need to mask up, according to The Washington Post.

It’s not clear how stores will determine if customers can safely go without masks, and the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which represents about 1.3 million people working in food processing and retail, said the ambiguity creates problems.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2021/05/14/colorado-mask-mandate/

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Yes it is anon, very observant

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Husband charged with murder of missing wife in Colorado also charged with voter fraud for filling out her ballot

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/husband-charged-with-murder-of-missing-wife-in-colorado-also-charged-with-voter-fraud-for-filling-out-her-ballot/ar-BB1gKBGE

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disappearance of his wife a year ago has also been charged with voter fraud for voting for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election

Their new voter fraud narrative?

Colorado speedway program aims to curb illegal street racingThe event takes place every Wednesday throughout the summer. The Colorado State Patrol has teamed with Bandimere Speedway to lure racers from public areas to a more controlled environment, even allowing participants to race a trooper driving a patrol car.

On a recent day, dozens of drivers lined up to race at the speedway, revving their engines and squealing their tires before hurtling down the quarter-mile track. Most drove highly tuned vehicles, but there was the occasional stock SUV or pickup.

“This is a great alternative to street racing. You can bring out whatever you have, be it a supercar or mom's minivan, grandpa's Buick. We want to see them all out here. … And you can race a cop, and do so legally,” said State Trooper Josh Lewis, who beat a Toyota SUV in his first race last week by topping out at nearly 89 mph (143 kph).

The Colorado State Patrol has been involved in the “Take it to the Track” event for more than a decade, but its goals have gained new importance and urgency after two recent high-profile street racing incidents in the area.

https://www.chron.com/news/article/Colorado-program-steers-drag-racing-off-streets-16173256.php

for the keks

Mississippi River traffic resumes under damaged bridgeMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation, meanwhile, said a video taken by an inspector two years ago found “significant rust and the beginning of a crack" in the same area as the fracture that prompted the bridge's shutdown this week.

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mississippi-River-opened-near-Memphis-under-16177072.php