Month: May 2023

awesome + uniting

• Littleton police officer who saved partner becomes Colorado’s first to receive Medal of Valor
• Nuggets 3-pointers: Nikola Jokic’s fourth quarter of Game 3 proves he can survive any slog or slump
• Mobolade claims mayor’s seat in decisive victory over veteran politician, promises to work for everyone

awesome + controversy

• Biden may halt Space Command move: Report
• This Colorado district needed teachers. It found them in the Philippines.
• New law aims to spur trust between Colorado police and kids

awful + uniting

• Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
• A driver in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog to avoid a DUI arrest, police say
• Dying man denied medical care in El Paso County jail, lawsuit alleges

awful + controversy

• Boebert Promotes “Globalist” Conspiracy at Rally Opposing World Health Organization
• Denver receives first busload of migrants from Texas
• Study reveals more than quarter of office space in downtown Denver currently vacant

awesome + uniting

• Series preview: Battle of elite big men as Nuggets-Lakers clash in West Finals
• New dinosaur museum opens in Colorado mountains
• Millions of dilapidated houses sit vacant in the U.S. A Colorado college program aims to change that.

awesome + controversy

• Why there’s so much rain on Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains
• Colorado fisherman reels in likely record-breaking trout, but there’s a catch
• Here’s a roundup of successful Colorado bills on guns, abortion and cost of living

awful + uniting

• Denver mayor warns of service cuts if federal government doesn’t step up its response to migrant crisis
• Southern Colorado admins not laughing at this senior prank; major security concerns raised
• “Catastrophic” hazmat incident in Denver is “highly likely,” new study shows

awful + controversy

• Bill to ban evictions without ‘just cause’ dies in Colorado Senate
• Charges dropped against Black ranchers whose story of racial discrimination garnered national attention
• Disney’s theme park no-fly-zones may be at risk from new legislation co-sponsored by Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene

awesome + uniting

• Free, statewide recycling program coming to Colorado
• Colorado lawmakers in race against time as adjournment deadline looms
• Cool things to do in Denver: Cinco de Mayo edition

awesome + controversy

• In major last-minute course correction, Colorado Democrats move to issue $2 billion in flat-rate taxpayer refund checks
• Westminster Starbucks votes to unionize as labor board rules in favor of another Colorado Starbucks union leader
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners unanimously approve plan to restore wolves on Western Slope

awful + uniting

• ‘I don’t feel safe driving through Kansas anymore’: Colorado woman, ACLU sue over police tactic known as ‘Kansas two step’
• Colorado man sues sheriff’s office, alleging excessive force after being tased 35 times
• Among the injured at Gaylord Rockies, a father who shielded his son from falling HVAC duct

awful + controversy

• Proud Boys’ Ties to Colorado: Boebert, Other Republicans, a Trump Rally in CO Springs, and More
• Colorado lawmakers could block constituents on social media if governor signs bipartisan bill
• Exclusive: Lauren Boebert Accused of Illegally Spending $60k on Campaign