Colorado Today

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Colorado over a law that offers in-state tuition rates to undocumented college students, arguing the policy is unfair to citizens from other states. Then, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston called for an expansion of affordable housing and universal childcare in his recent State of the City address, but with a single year left in his current term, those goals may take longer to implement. Plus, drought is making for stressful river conditions for many of Colorado’s fish, and that’s leaving anglers high and dry.
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Denverite’s Sandy Battulga on navigating this weekend’s two music festivals

Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita on Mike Johnston’s State of the City

CPR’s Dan Boyce on the ongoing fishing closures across the state

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

ICE and the GEO Group are staying tight-lipped about the health of detainees at their Aurora processing center, as state officials continue to push for information on a case of tuberculosis within the center. Then, a video is circulating online of a woman being arrested by immigration officials in the boarding area of a Southwest Airlines flight at DIA. And Phil Weiser, the Democratic candidate for governor, has picked a county commissioner to be his running mate. Plus, a Grand Junction man is accused of drunkenly shooting several license plate readers around town on Sunday night.
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CPR’s John Daley on the lack of answers around tuberculosis in the Aurora ICE processing center

Denverite’s Kiara DeMare on new details in the shooting of an immigration protester

The Denver Post’s coverage of a recent immigration arrest at DIA.

CPR’s Bente Birkeland on Democratic candidate Phil Weiser’s pick for Lt. Gov.

CPR’s Tom Hesse on the man accused of shooting up Flock cameras in Grand Junction 

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Rae Solomon, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

Moisture is good for a drought, but some parts of Colorado are getting too much rain, far too fast, causing mudslides and flash floods. Then, new survey results give a window into how Coloradans feel about the state and nation’s big birthdays. Plus, Denver is moving to let bars and clubs stay open later, but a recent shooting has delayed those plans.
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CPR’s Tony Gorman on flood and mudslide risk on the West Slope.

CPR’s Bente Birkeland on the new Colorado 150 polling data.

Denverite’s Kiara DeMare on how a weekend shooting has delayed the later closing times for Denver’s bars.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Rae Solomon, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

With the state in the grip of a severe drought, people have been asked to majorly cut back their water use. Now that we’re well into the summer, the utilities in Denver and Aurora are starting to get a sense of whether they’ve answered the call. Then, the opening of a new office-to-apartments conversion in the Denver Tech Center shows why repurposing an old building for new purposes is far from easy. Plus, we visit the state’s only “active” volcano to learn a bit about Colorado’s geologic history.
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Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita on the troubles plaguing IMAX film screenings of ‘The Odyssey’ in Colorado.

Denverite’s Sandy Battulga reports on how Denver and Aurora water users are doing with conservation. 

CPR’s Sarah Mulholland reports on the opening of one of Colorado’s first post-pandemic office-to-apartments conversion projects.

CPR’s Tegan Wendland on visiting Colorado’s only active volcano.Intrigued by Arlo's story of the Paricutín? Find out more about it here.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

We have the latest on the non-fatal shooting of a woman outside the ICE facility in Aurora last week; a man who works at the detention center was arrested shortly after the incident. Then, with federal support for domestic violence services drying up, the state thought it had found a way to step in. But the solution has so far fallen short, leaving centers struggling to stay open. And in Denver, officials are asking people to ask themselves one small question about climate action.
Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.
Read more on the stories in today’s show:

Denverite’s Kiara DeMare on the shooting of a protester outside the ICE detention center.

The Colorado Sun’s Jennifer Brown on funding troubles facing domestic violence programs.

CPR’s Sam Brasch on Denver’s new campaign to empower people on climate change.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani and Madilyn Rose. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose and Megan Verlee. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.