Month: February 2023

awesome + uniting

• This US representative from Colorado passed the most bills in Congress last term
• Colorado veteran celebrates 108th birthday
• Right-to-repair bill for farming equipment advances out of Colorado House

awesome + controversy

• Wacky Wednesday? Another winter storm hits on hump day
• Poll: 81% of Coloradans want to end hospital ‘facility fees’ outside campus
• Historic set of firearm regulation bills unveiled by Colorado Democrats

awful + uniting

• Denver metro community rallies to mark one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
• Colorado Senators invite USPS leaders on tour of state facilities as service complaints grow
• Colorado Springs Amazon center cited for hazardous conditions

awful + controversy

• Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis faces imminent formal complaint in Colorado
• Multiple Colorado school districts enter lockdown after unconfirmed threats Wednesday. Here’s what we know
• Club Q’s owner responds to employees’ concerns about GoFundMe

awesome + uniting

• Club Q to reopen in fall with enhanced security, tribute to shooting victims
• RTD weighs cheaper fares and passes, with no regional zones — but airport trips still would cost much more
• Duke the rescued Bengal tiger cub finds new home in Colorado

awesome + controversy

• Hours of testimony heard on ‘fair workweek’ bill
• Conservation in the West Poll 2023: Worries About Water, Desire to Protect Public Lands
• Adam Frisch vs. Lauren Boebert rematch: The Democrat who almost won is running for Congress again

awful + uniting

• Western bumblebees decreasing by 57%, some point to climate change, neonicotinoids
• University of Denver is investigating a string of antisemitic acts on campus
• Denver city councilman who uses wheelchair had to hoist himself onto debate stage

awful + controversy

• Denver International Airport’s on-time flights trail national rate
• Colorado Democrats in Congress urge Catholic hospital in Durango to reverse policy banning tubal ligations
• Colorado lawmakers to crack down on out-of-state online car dealers like Carvana

awesome + uniting

• Colorado gets $37 million for protection against future wildfires
• Biden touts criminal justice reform in his State of the Union address, Colorado victims of violence attend
• Thousands of bicyclists expected to be rolling around Denver Friday for Winter Bike to Work day

awesome + controversy

• IRS says it won’t tax TABOR refunds after full-court press by Colorado officials
• Bill aims to recruit, retain veterinarians as Colorado deals with a labor shortage
• Suncor prepares to reopen one plant at refinery

awful + uniting

• Starbucks illegally interfered with union-forming at Denver store, judge rules
• Gun lobbyist causes controversy over suggestion to delete incidents involving Black kids from stats
• Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra dies from injuries suffered in fall from bridge

awful + controversy

• Boebert stumbles again, failing to learn post-election lessons
• Black El Paso County farmer Courtney Mallery arrested after he made racial harassment claims
• A Snitch in Time: The FBI’s Informant Inside Denver’s George Floyd Protests

awesome + uniting

• Voting begins for Colorado’s new license plate design: See the 6 finalists
• “Soul on the Snow” celebrates 50 years of being Black on the slopes
• Thousands of golden retrievers gather in Golden

awesome + controversy

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on display at History Colorado Center
• Bills to increase access to abortion, get consent for pelvic exams on the agenda for Colorado women’s caucus
• Proposed bill aims to end slaughter, human consumption of Colorado’s wild horses

awful + uniting

• SNAP benefits to be rolled back locally, nationally in March
• “We know”: Postal Service acknowledges growing mail problems in Colorado mountain towns
• ‘High risk of serious musculoskeletal disorders’: Aurora’s Amazon warehouse cited by OSHA

awful + controversy

• Bennet, Buck push to block TikTok from U.S. devices, app stores
• Indicted CO Clerk Peters Falsely Implies DA Murdered Witnesses’ Brothers
• Colorado State Apologizes for Fans Chanting ‘Russia’ at Ukrainian Opponent