Month: April 2022

awesome + uniting

• President to sign forest protection, wildfire order on Earth Day
• Downtown hotel designed to look like aspen bark to be “carbon positive,” developer says
• Denver will now help you buy an e-bike

awesome + controversy

• Colorado could be short 10,000 nurses by 2026. Polis, lawmakers roll out plan to shore up staffing
• Baristas in Superior win Colorado’s first Starbucks union election
• Everyone we met at Denver’s Mile High 420 Festival

awful + uniting

• Dennis Gallagher, longtime political stalwart in Denver and Colorado, dies at 82
• Colorado House approves bill that tightens penalties for low-level possession, distribution of fentanyl
• Denver, Aurora Rank 7th Worst In U.S. For Ozone According To American Lung Association Report

awful + controversy

• Parker man accused of selling hundreds of fake vaccination cards charged in federal COVID fraud roundup
• Grandview HS students walk out in protest of Cherry Creek School’s treatment of sexual assault victim
• Man dead after setting himself on fire outside Supreme Court building

awesome + uniting

• A new national study shows that Colorado ranks #3 in percentage of women in municipal office and #2 in percentage of women in the state legislature.
• Coloradans of different faith celebrate Ramadan, Easter, and Passover.
• Ski resorts bring back the tradition of pond skimming for their closing weekends.

awesome + controversy

• Aurora to become first Colorado city to exempt diapers from city sales tax.
• Colorado wants to have an esports team in half of the state’s high schools.
• New Era Colorado starts a campaign to shut down CU’s Benson Center for association with January 6th architect John Eastman and “White Supremacy Culture”

awful + uniting

• Alcohol deaths jumped by nearly 30% in Colorado in 2020 with less treatment, more drinking alone.
• Colorado air pollution now severely in violation of federal standards.
• The Nuggets lose to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs.

awful + controversy

• A bill in the CO legislature would make possession of fentanyl a felony, upsetting many criminal justice advocates.
• A CO panel recommends stripping all LGBTQ references from K-3 studies standards.
• High winds contribute to wildfires across Colorado.

awesome + uniting

• Colorado senators confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation
• Biden, U.S. Department of Transportation to invest $181M in Colorado transit
• Forest Service Outlines Steps To Allow E-bikes On Colorado’s Forest Trails

awesome + controversy

• As Gov. Polis signs abortion access into law, Colorado clinics brace for an influx of patients
• Denver beats Minnesota State 5-1 in NCAA hockey final for record-tying ninth title
• Rockies 3, Dodgers 2: Connor Joe and Germán Márquez propel the Rox to victory

awful + uniting

• Avian flu detected in Pitkin County flock
• Former Adams County Deputy Sentenced To Jail In ‘Outrageous And Reprehensible’ Sex Assault Case
• Mother of Elijah McClain condemns Aurora police chief’s firing — ‘it’s about good and evil’

awful + controversy

• Colorado regulators find ‘systemic issue’ with Carvana
• Colorado GOP embraces election conspiracy theories in nominations for secretary of state, Senate
• Top Election Conspiracist Hit With Lawsuit While Protesting at CO Capitol Rally

awesome + uniting

• ‘Cannibal’ solar flare brings rare aurora borealis to Colorado
• 2 Coloradans headed to International Space Station
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to invest $350M to restore stretch of South Platte River

awesome + controversy

• Polis signs law barring open carry of guns at Colorado voting locations
• A new Colorado bill would fund free transit rides in the summer to help improve air quality
• Colorado Democrats think the towing industry is broken. Here’s their plan to fix it.

awful + uniting

• Colorado records most West Nile deaths in 18 years as climate change pushes U.S. toward “Goldilocks zone” for virus
• Nearly 4,000 catalytic converters stolen in Denver, Boulder since start of 2020
• Federal verdict calls Denver police chief’s credibility into question

awful + controversy

• Latino Advocates File Complaint Alleging Discrimination In Search For Next CU President
• Jeffco Sheriff: Colorado Postmaster Communicated Wanting To Meet Teenage Girls For Sex
• As Aurora passes camping ban, some say enforcement money would be better spent on affordable housing