8/9/26

awesome + uniting

• Red Rocks filled by space fanatics to hear from Artemis II crew
• Colorado’s e-bike rebate program returns with $3 million for 2,800 residents
• Ride the bus for free in Mesa County this month

awesome + controversy

• Trump administration’s attempt to obtain Colorado voter data shut down by federal judge
• Democrats think they can win all GOP seats in Colorado
• Graduated income tax appears headed to ballot as backers drop off signatures

awful + uniting

• First emerald ash borer found in Douglas County, as invasive beetle moves south across Colorado’s Front Range
• Colorado salmonella outbreak caused by jalapeños at Qdoba and Chipotle
• Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk

awful + controversy

• 25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
• Republicans Condemn Populism, Infighting at Western Conservative Summit
• Colorado voters will decide whether to put “right to natural gas” in state constitution