Following World War II, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that rescinded military benefits promised to Filipino soldiers.

Kellner says he recognizes that abortion access is law in Colorado and that he believes former President Donald Trump holds responsibility for stoking violence that led to the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

A plaque at the site of an anti-Chinese riot in 1880 will be removed from downtown Denver on Monday, August 8, 2022. It comes four months after the city issued a formal apology for the marker, which whitewashes the history. A Chinese man was lynched during the riot,  and Chinatown, in what's now LoDo, was destroyed.

"Code Switch" is NPR's podcast about race and identity and how it affects all aspects of life. Starting this weekend, CPR News airs "Code Switch" on Sundays at 11 a.m., right after the best of Colorado Matters. New cohost B.A. Parker talks about what new listeners can expect from the show.

The governor joined Colorado Matters in his regular discussion.

French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft traveled the world to study volcanos. The new documentary, "Fire of Love," explores their love for one another, and for their field work. Denver native Shane Boris is a producer on the documentary from National Geographic Films.

GOP gubernatorial candidate and current CU regent Heidi Ganahl announced that Danny Moore as her pick for the No. 2 spot on her ticket. Danny Moore is a known election denier — views that got him booted from the chairmanship of Colorado's Redistricting Committee last year. Political analysts Sara Hagedorn and Eric Sondermann discuss what this says about Ganahl's candidacy, and what else this could mean for Republicans down ballot.

The incumbent Democrat joined Colorado Matters to discuss inflation, increased housing prices, and rising crime.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser calls the most recent term of the US Supreme Court “adventuresome,” “aggressive,” and “destabilizing.”

The Supreme Court has ended the federal right to abortion, but access remains legal in Colorado. Abortion opponent and columnist Krista Kafer hopes new restrictions here won't be far off. Then, Karen Middleton of abortion rights advocacy group Cobalt, wants to add reproductive freedom to the state constitution. Later, a discussion of abortion alternatives when there's an unintended pregnancy. Finally, Soul 2 Soul Sisters on how the ruling perpetuates what the group calls reproductive oppression.

The Colorado businessman is running in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate against Ron Hanks.

Ballots are hitting the mail for the upcoming primary election. The GOP has hot races for governor and U.S. senator, and the party is sharply divided. Unaffiliated voters, who can opt to vote either a Republican or Democratic ballot, could have an influence. Analyst Eric Sondermann and CPR Public Affairs editor Megan Verlee explain the voting process and look ahead to the election.

A school desegregation case in Colorado was won, and nearly lost to history. In 1912, Alamosa was home to two schools, serving white and Mexican students respectively. When the child of a Hispanic family living near the white school tried to enroll there, he was denied. His family sued and won, marking the earliest recorded Mexican-American desegregation case. The story was long forgotten... until a group of historians came along.

In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, Colorado Matters asked child psychologist Dr. Jenna Glover about how to help children process tragedy.

The governor also spoke about preserving mobile home parks and another upcoming COVID wave.

Colorado is at the forefront of space and technological innovation. And it's a race to keep it that way. Democratic Representatives Joe Neguse and Ed Perlmutter took members of the House Science Committee on a tour of space technology companies in Colorado last week. They say it shows why a bill now in the House called the America COMPETES Act is so important. The two spoke with Colorado Matters public affairs producer Carla Jimenez.