Month: September 2023

awesome + uniting

• Colorado Climate Corps the seed for President Biden’s new American Climate Corps plan
• Colorado’s voter-approved affordable housing program is popular, with dozens of cities seeking money
• Colorado fall colors: 12 recommended drives to witness the expected vibrant autumn leaves of 2023

awesome + controversy

• Medical debt removed from credit reports in Colorado, but you should double check
• On a hydrogen-powered train, Colorado leaders stress urgency of Front Range passenger rail
• Despite recent violent spree, Denver’s crime rates are falling

awful + uniting

• Colorado wildfire experts worried by lack of new trees in burn areas
• Family of Brandon Lee Cole calls for more accountability from Denver Police Department
• Moose headbutts stomps woman, dog, marking 4th moose attack on Colorado hiker this year

awful + controversy

• Sen. Michael Bennet pushes for re-expansion of child tax credit as poverty rates rise
• Shutdown inches closer as U.S. House GOP fails to pass defense bill, lawmakers exit D.C.
• Colorado vs. Oregon score, takeaways: No. 10 Ducks eviscerate Deion Sanders-led Buffs in dominant showing

awesome + uniting

• CU Buffs vs. CSU Rams quick hits: Colorado survives Henry Blackurn, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and an overtime thriller for the ages
• What is the black Colorado license plate and how much does it cost?
• Mount Evans, named for disgraced Colorado territorial governor, officially has a new name

awesome + controversy

• New initiative at Colorado College announced
• Polis to phase out gas-powered lawn equipment at Colorado facilities
• Denver could ban right turns on red

awful + uniting

• A ‘sad and horrific’ death for a starving bear whose intestines were blocked by garbage and was euthanized
• Judge orders Denver cardiologist to stand trial in date rape cases; cites “substantial evidence” women were drugged
• Trial begins for two Aurora police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death

awful + controversy

• As shutdown looms, Colorado’s members of Congress wonder whether there’s a way out
• University of Colorado Boulder faculty and staff hold walkout over wages
• Boebert ‘truly sorry’ after causing disturbance at Denver theatre that was caught on video

awesome + uniting

• Colorado fans revel in Deion Sanders’ first home win
• Gov. Jared Polis signs executive order to create more apprenticeship programs in Colorado
• Artifacts from British war hero and “father of modern computing” found with Colorado woman

awesome + controversy

• Sick leave in Colorado now available for bereavement, power outages and wildfire evacuations
• Colorado’s soon-to-be largest battery plant gets last-minute charge despite neighbors’ opposition
• Rep. Buck tells Colorado GOP leaders to stop spreading misinformation about Jan. 6 defendants

awful + uniting

• ‘A devastating blow’: SNAP cuts, inflation put stress on Colorado food aid programs
• Naked man arrested, accused of fighting homeowners in Edgewater
• Aurora officer who shot, killed 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson during arrest will not face charges

awful + controversy

• Colorado GOP leaders form committee to support forthcoming 2024 ballot measure banning gender-affirming care for kids
• New lawsuit aims to keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado
• Environmental groups renew legal challenge of massive Denver Water reservoir expansion

awesome + uniting

• ‘Do you believe now?’ Deion Sanders calls out doubters after Colorado stuns No. 16 TCU
• These 8 Denver restaurants will boast the Michelin Guide’s ‘Bib Gourmand’ designation
• Colorado revives “cash for clunkers,” offers $6,000 for an old car you trade for an EV

awesome + controversy

• Report: Biden administration recommends classifying marijuana as Schedule III drug
• Colorado Reproductive Health Advocates Plan Abortion Ballot Measure for 2024
• RTD’s two-month Zero Fare for Better Air program ending, but youth still can ride free

awful + uniting

• Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle claims it targeted George Floyd protesters for violating curfew
• Emails show Able Shepherd organized PrideFest protest, despite denial
• Eight people injured in fiery possible road-rage shooting in Colorado

awful + controversy

• Kaiser Permanente workers in Colorado authorize strike as negotiations grow tense
• Colorado among top 20 states with most confrontational drivers
• Colorado Attorney General backs compensation for those sickened by U.S. nuclear weapons testing