Month: June 2021

awesome + uniting

• Colorado First State to Pass Labor-Backed Electrification Policy
• 91-Year-Old Colorado Man Finally Celebrates PRIDE As An Openly Gay Man
• Colorado wildfires: Cold front and some rain slows fires on the Western Slope

awesome + controversy

• It’s official: to-go cocktails are here to stay
• Preliminary congressional map released by Colorado redistricting commission
• Colorado Now Requires Real-Time Air Monitoring For Heavy Polluters

awful + uniting

• CDC investigating delta variant in Mesa County as it gains growing foothold in Colorado
• Good Samaritan who died in Arvada shooting was shot by police, according to sources
• Denver police have yet to make an arrest amid nearly 1,000 reports of catalytic converter thefts

awful + controversy

• In Jason Crow’s Office, Afghan Combat Interpreter Crisis Is Personal
• Denver Sheriff Department Defends Meal Contract With Aramark Amid Inmate Complaints Of ‘Rotten Food’
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to keynote El Paso County Republicans’ annual fundraising dinner

awesome + uniting

• Ken Salazar nominated by Joe Biden to be U.S. ambassador to Mexico
• New Data: Foot traffic in Denver is up 133%
• Effort To Designate WWII Site, Preserve 400,000 Acres Of Colorado Land Finds More Support At Congress

awesome + controversy

• Gov. Polis signs historic transportation bill
• Griswold implements emergency rules to block Arizona-style audit in Colorado
• “It was insane”: Vandalized Colorado home — a slice of hell — quickly sells above asking price

awful + uniting

• Colorado Weather: It’s Hot, And The Record-Breaking Heat Can Make You Sick. Here’s What To Watch Out For
• Metro Denver, Fort Collins rise up the list of worst U.S. cities for air pollution
• Jury finds second STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter guilty of first-degree murder

awful + controversy

• Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert Votes To Deny Capitol Police Medals For Riot Response
• Arvada Leaders Vote Down Plan For New Amazon Distribution Facility
• Former Colorado GOP Chair Accused of Stealing $280K From Pro-Trump Super PAC

awesome + uniting

• Colorado’s 2021 legislative session is over. Here are the big takeaways.
• Senate Confirms First Biden Judges, Beginning Push to Rebalance Courts
• At least 70% of residents in 12 Colorado counties — including Denver, Boulder and Jefferson — are vaccinated

awesome + controversy

• Trump Rolled Back A Methane Emissions Rule. Now Rep. DeGette Is Helping Reinstate It
• Federal judge rules MLB All-Star Game can stay in Denver
• It’s Official: Colorado Has Its First Wild Wolf Pups Since The 1940s

awful + uniting

• Northwest Colorado under “extremely critical” fire warning for first time in 15 years as Western Slope drought worsens
• The No. 1 US county for producing tornadoes just spawned another landspout
• 21 indicted in Colorado in connection with international black market marijuana and money laundering scheme

awful + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers kill bill that would have had cops ticket more, arrest less
• Denver revokes Pinkerton’s private security employer license in wake of deadly shooting
• Vegas Golden Knights win fourth straight to cap series comeback, oust Colorado Avalanche in 6

awesome + uniting

• United Airlines will buy 15 ultrafast airplanes from start-up Boom Supersonic
• 1st winner of Colorado vaccine lottery announced
• Near full capacity approved for next rounds of Nuggets, Avalanche playoff games at Ball Arena

awesome + controversy

• Transportation funding bill heads to the governor’s desk, so when are the fees coming?
• Colorado abortion fund helped 20 times more women last year as other states pass stricter laws
• Eastern Colorado almost entirely drought-free, while exceptional drought persists on Western Slope

awful + uniting

• Colorado Officer Fired, Charged With Pointing Rifle At Someone From His Vehicle While Off-Duty
• JBS ransomware attack is cautionary tale, which many experts have been warning about for years
• 10th Coloradan arrested in connection with U.S. Capitol riot

awful + controversy

• DIRECTV to issue refund to hundreds of thousands of Coloradans
• Conservative group sues to stop Denver from hosting MLB All-Star Game
• Woman Who Crashed Into Headstones At Fort Logan National Cemetery On Memorial Day Faces DUI Charges