Month: February 2022

awesome + uniting

• ‘You’ve done your part, Colorado’: Polis says fully vaccinated residents can return to life as normal
• Buttigieg says I-70 expansion at Floyd Hill will help Colorado and nation
• Rocky Mountain States To Team Up On Hydrogen Tech Proposal

awesome + controversy

• Colorado to become first state to accept crypto for payments
• Oil prices could reach “apocalyptic prices” but an expert says they’re holding steady in Colorado for now
• Push for Colorado grocery stores to sell wine returns, but liquor stores fear impact

awful + uniting

• Ukrainians in Colorado rally in solidarity with their homeland as Polis says state will ensure it’s not supporting Russia
• Lower Temperatures Break The Bank For More Coloradans
• Bennet, Hickenlooper oppose proposal to export water out of San Luis Valley

awful + controversy

• Democrats Defeat ‘Truly Disgusting’ Abortion Ban at Colorado Capitol
• Lauren Boebert Opponent Launches With Sh*ttiest Campaign Video Ever
• Eastman Was on CU Payroll When He Formalized His Work With Trump And Wrote Memo on How To Steal Election

awesome + uniting

• ‘I’ve always been fearless:’ Colorado Paralympians prepare for Beijing Games
• Internment camp Amache set to join national park system with Senate bill passage
• Colorado ends crisis care protocol for hospital staffing

awesome + controversy

• Colorado voters could decide on eliminating daylight saving time
• Colorado lawmakers want to spell it out: It’s perfectly legal for kids to play outside or walk to school alone
• Ukrainians hold rally at Colorado State Capitol as talks of invasion continue

awful + uniting

• Colorado plastic surgeon arrested in teen patient’s death after botched surgery
• Candidate for congressional seat arrested on multiple felony charges
• Colorado inmates say state is violating ban on forced work

awful + controversy

• Bipartisan poll finds spiking concern over water supply and climate change in Colorado and Western states
• Secretary of state announces lawsuit against Elbert County clerk over alleged election security breach
• Leading GOP Senate Candidate Won’t Tell Fellow Election Conspiracists to Stop Short of Violence

awesome + uniting

• Denver’s Ruby Hill Rail Yard opens for skiers and snowboarders and comes with free gear rentals.
• Former Broncos linebacker Von Miller returns to the Super Bowl as a Los Angeles Ram.
• Girl Scout cookie sales begin in Colorado.

awesome + controversy

• Denver based Frontier Airlines bids $2.9 billion to acquire rival budget airline Spirit.
• Steve Fenberg is selected as the next president of the Colorado Senate
• The Boulder King Soopers on Table Mesa reopens with memorial ceremony

awful + uniting

• A train derails in Denver and sends 3 empty cars into the South Platte River.
• Colorado’s Michaela Shiffrin deals with adversity after finishing 9th in super-G and skiing out in her first two races of the Beijing Olympics.
• Utah senator single-handedly blocks the designation of the Amache internment camp as a National Historic Site.

awful + controversy

• In an “emergency meeting,” Colorado election conspiracy theorists threaten election officials with violence.
• Mesa County clerk Tina Peters is arrested and released by Grand Junction police.
• The city of Colorado Springs settles the lawsuit over the police killing of De’Von Bailey for $2.97 million and a promise for increased bias training.

awesome + uniting

• State Task Force Unveils $400 Million Affordable Housing Plan for Colorado
• Leroy Garcia resigning from Colorado Senate for Pentagon position
• PHOTOS: Golden Retrievers take over Golden, Colorado for Goldens in Golden

awesome + controversy

• Colorado Senate bill aims to automatically seal non-violent criminal records
• Proposed bill aims to prevent porch pirate thefts by offering money for anti-theft devices
• Arctic Blast Sent A Colorado Thermometer Down To -48°F Thursday, Coldest Place In The Nation

awful + uniting

• Deep Freeze Especially Dangerous For People Experiencing Homelessness
• Colorado librarian alleges she was fired for objecting to cancellation of LGBTQ, youth of color programming: “My only option is to speak out”
• Silverthorne police sergeant arrested on several domestic violence charges, child abuse charge

awful + controversy

• Third county clerk in Colorado investigated for possible unauthorized copy of voting system server
• Aurora police chief fires union president after letter mocking diversifying department
• Douglas County school board fires superintendent in 4-3 vote