The El Paso County Department of Human Services received a state award for distinguished performance this week. The department was honored for its efforts to continue providing protective services, food and financial aid to residents most in need during the pandemic. In this picture, department staff plant pinwheels in downtown Colorado Springs alongside Executive Director Julie Krow, far left. (Photo courtesy of El Paso County Department of Human Services)
Courtesy of El Paso County Department of Human Services
Courtesy of El Paso County Department of Human Services
On March 11, a federal court judge found subsections of the Colorado statute collectively known as the Children s Code to be unconstitutional, largely on First Amendment grounds. The far-reaching order, which is expected to necessitate new legislation to address the issue, sprang from a lawsuit filed around fifteen months ago against Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and Colorado Department of Human Services Executive Director Michelle Barnes by attorney Jessica Peck, who faced the prospect of being jailed after speaking to
Westword for a January 2019 story.
The article s subject: a mother at risk of having her toddler daughter taken away from her by the state because she supported her ex-husband, accused murderer John Affourtit.