KOAA: News5 is going to court over public records to try and learn more about employees placed on administrative leave at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMMHIP).

News5Investigates began looking into the CMHHIP in June of 2023, and that’s when employees and nurses at the hospital reached out to News5 over a schedule re-bid happening to state-employed nurses.

Through the course of the investigation, News5Investigates discovered the hospital went more than $13 million over budget staffing the hospital with contract employees. Oftentimes, the contract employees were paid more than state employees and had more flexibility with their hours.

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