Month: April 2024

awesome + uniting

• Colorado companies join coalition in methane-seeking space mission
• Bill that combats ‘predatory towing’ practices advances to Colorado Senate
• Colorado officers responding to report of a screaming woman help deliver her triplets

awesome + controversy

• Colorado’s constitution still forbids same-sex marriage – voters may be asked to change that
• Colorado Legislators Advance Bill to Require Labels for AI-Generated Content
• Colorado’s EV discounts just got even better for Xcel Energy customers

awful + uniting

• Former Colorado deputy Andrew Buen convicted on 1 of 3 charges in shooting of Christian Glass
• Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death gets 14 months in jail and probation
• EVRAZ Steel Wrote Pueblo Mayor’s Op-Ed Against Air Quality Bills, Then It Caught Fire

awful + controversy

• Colorado content creators worry TikTok ban will infringe upon their rights and revenue
• 2 with Colorado ties — John Eastman, Jenna Ellis — among 18 indicted in Arizona election interference case
• Winter weather doesn’t stop anti-war protesters in 3rd day of demonstrations on Auraria campus in Denver

awesome + uniting

• Nikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener
• Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
• Over 1,000 Columbine community members volunteer for day of service 25 years after school shooting

awesome + controversy

• Colorado landlords will have to offer lease extensions as Gov. Polis signs ‘for cause’ evictions bill
• After months of delay, U.S. House passes foreign aid for allies
• Advocates for legal abortion take critical step to put constitutional amendment on the ballot

awful + uniting

• Syphilis cases in Colorado are exploding. The state just issued a public health order to try to stop that.
• Scammers stole almost $200 million from Coloradans in 2023
• Antisemitic incidents in Colorado rose 199% in 2023

awful + controversy

• State AG Phil Weiser, US Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg announce airline passenger complaint system
• Colorado childhood sex abuse measure fails in Senate amid Republican opposition
• 4 yearling cattle killed by wolves at property in Grand County, CPW reports

awesome + uniting

• 100 high-paying jobs coming to Colorado Springs, announcement made at Space Symposium
• DU hockey wins national championship — its 10th, most in college hockey history
• Sen. Hickenlooper rode a hydrogen train during Pueblo visit. Here’s what else happened.

awesome + controversy

• Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall
• New tool helps connect Coloradans with discounts on electric appliances to save money
• Viral ‘vintage’ King Soopers bag sells, but here’s who gets the money

awful + uniting

• Lawmaker leaves Glock in statehouse bathroom, fueling debate about guns in Capitol building
• Littleton Public School bus aide fired, arrested after Colorado students with autism “traumatized and tortured”
• Jury selection in trial for former deputy who killed Boulder man on mountain road has trial starts today

awful + controversy

• Court of Appeals Allows Dominion Exec’s Election Conspiracy Defamation Case to Proceed
• Some call for Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams to step down
• Colorado Democrats shut down Jena Griswold impeachment attempt

awesome + uniting

• Denver to Turkey: The longest nonstop flight from Denver International Airport
• Nuggets clinch playoff spot with blowout win over Cavaliers
• Ryan McMahon walk-off grand slam lifts Rockies to win over Rays on opening day

awesome + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers consider bill that would require firearm liability insurance
• Colorado bill allowing motorcycles to ride between lanes signed into law
• Biden blocks mining on more than 221,000 acres of federal land in Colorado after decadeslong fight

awful + uniting

• High Winds Leave Over 140,000 Without Power in Colorado
• CSU researchers predict ‘extremely active’ hurricane season in 2024
• Increase in mail theft and fraud in Colorado tied to missing U.S. Postal Service carrier keys

awful + controversy

• Colorado Sun politics reporter kicked out of GOP state assembly
• FAFSA submissions plunge 27% in Colorado amid financial aid mess. Experts urge students to still apply.
• Colorado wolf that killed calf this week was one of reintroduced animals, wildlife officials confirm