Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Wednesday December 30th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories, and a quick summary of other important things happening in our state.

Today - more on the federal eviction ban that’s been extended to January 31st as part of the new federal relief bill.

Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

Today, we take you back to December 30th, 1911 when a perfect panorama of sports, good feeling, and enthusiasm commenced in Grand County at Hot Sulphur Springs. The town's carnival certainly foreshadowed modern Colorado’s prosperous and profitable winter sports industry. The carnival included sled and toboggan races, skating, and even a grand ball in the evening. 

Now, our feature story. 

Struggling renters get one more month to figure out how to pay their rent, thanks to an extension of the national eviction moratorium in the new federal COVID-19 relief bill. 

There’s also a new pot of federal money headed to Colorado specifically for rental assistance in the $908 billion Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. It became law Sunday night as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

But surviving as a renter or homeowner today is a lot different from last spring, when the first pandemic-induced eviction moratoriums went into effect.

Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang is here with us today to talk more about why that is. 

Actual evictions in Colorado are near all-time lows, according to data from the Colorado Apartment Association. 

Credit that to state and federal eviction moratoriums. 

Renter advocates like Carey Degenaro believe that financial assistance combined with eviction moratoriums have helped people stay housed.

Degenaro said that a lot of folks say that once you have the rent relief, you don't need the moratorium. But they're really perfectly designed to work together. Together, they lead to the security that people need to get back to work and to find jobs.

But not everyone agrees, Drew Hamrick is legal counsel for the apartment association and he said the government should just let the market work instead of extending eviction moratoriums.

In Hamrick’s words, when somebody enacts an eviction moratorium, all they’re really doing is saying one person needs to pay another person's rent. The market can sustain that for a brief period of time, but it can't sustain that forever.

For now, Gov. Jared Polis extended the state’s most recent eviction order to December 31st. He hasn’t matched the federal one to Jan. 31. He may wait until just before the last order ends to do so.

Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:

Colorado hospitals and health clinics have now received enough coronavirus vaccine to provide a first dose to all frontline health care workers in the state

A Colorado man has tested positive for a variant of COVID-19 that has raised alarms in the United Kingdom because it is thought to be a more contagious strain of the disease.

United Airlines will resume flying passengers on the troubled Boeing 737 Max in February, and Denver will be among the first cities that the airplane will operate to and from. 

Sarah Tuneberg, a top official helping lead Colorado’s coronavirus response, has resigned.

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

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Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It&rsquo;s Wednesday December 30th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories, and a quick summary of other important things happening in our state.
Today - more on the federal eviction ban that&rsquo;s been extended to January 31st as part of the new federal relief bill.
Before we begin, let&rsquo;s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
Today, we take you back to December 30th, 1911 when a perfect panorama of sports, good feeling, and enthusiasm commenced in Grand County at Hot Sulphur Springs. The town's carnival certainly foreshadowed modern Colorado&rsquo;s prosperous and profitable winter sports industry. The carnival included sled and toboggan races, skating, and even a grand ball in the evening.&nbsp;
Now, our feature story.&nbsp;
Struggling renters get one more month to figure out how to pay their rent, thanks to an extension of the national eviction moratorium in the new federal COVID-19 relief bill.&nbsp;
There&rsquo;s also a new pot of federal money headed to Colorado specifically for rental assistance in the $908 billion Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. It became law Sunday night as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
But surviving as a renter or homeowner today is a lot different from last spring, when the first pandemic-induced eviction moratoriums went into effect.
Colorado Sun reporter <a href="mailto:tamara@coloradosun.com">Tamara Chuang</a> is here with us today to talk more about why that is.&nbsp;
Actual evictions in Colorado are near all-time lows, according to data from the Colorado Apartment Association.&nbsp;
Credit that to state and federal eviction moratoriums.&nbsp;
Renter advocates like Carey Degenaro believe that financial assistance combined with eviction moratoriums have helped people stay housed.
Degenaro said that a lot of folks say that once you have the rent relief, you don't need the moratorium. But they're really perfectly designed to work together. Together, they lead to the security that people need to get back to work and to find jobs.
But not everyone agrees, Drew Hamrick is legal counsel for the apartment association and he said the government should just let the market work instead of extending eviction moratoriums.
In Hamrick&rsquo;s words, when somebody enacts an eviction moratorium, all they&rsquo;re really doing is saying one person needs to pay another person's rent. The market can sustain that for a brief period of time, but it can't sustain that forever.
For now, Gov. Jared Polis extended the state&rsquo;s most recent eviction order to December 31st. He hasn&rsquo;t matched the federal one to Jan. 31. He may wait until just before the last order ends to do so.
Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:
Colorado hospitals and health clinics have now received enough coronavirus vaccine to provide a first dose to all frontline health care workers in the state
A Colorado man has tested positive for a variant of COVID-19 that has raised alarms in the United Kingdom because it is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/health/coronavirus-uk-variant.html">thought to be a more contagious strain</a> of the disease.
United Airlines will resume flying passengers on the troubled Boeing 737 Max in February, and Denver will be among the first cities that the airplane will operate to and from.&nbsp;
Sarah Tuneberg, a top official helping lead Colorado&rsquo;s coronavirus response, has resigned.
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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