- After more than 12 hours of debate, state lawmakers voted down a ban on so-called assault weapons. Then, the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments about a Colorado case focused on free speech versus state stalking laws. And Colorado filmmaker Alana DeJoseph explores the legacy and future of the Peace Corps.
- For decades, people have used the Colorado River as if it's an unending tap, but climate change has led to a growing recognition that a new approach is needed. We’ll talk about CPR’s new podcast “Parched.” Then, a look at the ethics requirements for judges in Colorado in light of the controversy surrounding U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has come under fire recently following a media report that he failed to disclose lavish gifts and trips he received from a billionaire friend. We examine the requirements for judicial officers in Colorado with Christopher Gregory, executive director of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline.
- Black men make up roughly three percent of doctors in the United States; an initiative on the University of Colorado's Anschutz campus is answering the call to increase diversity in medicine. Then, why are more Latinos pleading guilty than white or Black defendants in Colorado.? And the Women+Film Festival elevates the work of women filmmakers.
- When Bailey Loving was in medical school at the University of Colorado, he said, "I was the only one in the room who looked like me." That sense of uncertainty and not belonging -- felt by many in the field -- was part of the impetus behind "Black Men in White Coats," a program designed to offer support and increase the number of Black doctors.
- A new product promises to help reduce the effects of climate change by sucking carbon out of the air, but there are several hurdles to overcome first. Then, avalance rescue dogs are being trained at Steamboat’s ski resort. And, the evolution of an award-winning theater company in Boulder. Also, chronicling the lives of African Americans in the Mountain West.
- Two measures that change gun laws in Colorado are headed to the governor's desk and others may soon follow. Then, new guidelines on how to best treat children diagnosed as overweight or obese. And, Colorado's only oil and gas refinery is up and running, but nearby residents aren't happy. Also, the story of a baseball pitcher whose fastball might go from fiction...to fact.
- Lawmakers are moving forward with a bill they say will help Coloradans who’ve experienced domestic violence feel safer. Then, SNAP benefits end for some and solving the Colorado River crisis. Also, Indigenous history in Colorado and a new book about the Ku Klux Klan iin the 1920's in Denver. And, what’s underground at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
- State senators will take up a bill they say will help people who've experienced domestic violence and similar crimes feel safer and better supported while going through the legal process. The legislation has already passed the House. We speak with House Majority Leader Monica Duran of Wheat Ridge who co-sponsored the bill.
- This is the never-before-told story of a Colorado family who uncovers their dad’s contributions to history while he played in the Negro Baseball League.
- Colorado's judges are getting more diverse. Nineteen Black female judges were celebrated recently at an event hosted by the Colorado Association of Black Women Attorneys.
- New FDA guidelines for mammograms announced the month further enhance a state law that's been on the books in Colorado for six years. It requires doctors to notify patients about their breast density. Dense breast tissue can play a key role in detecting and treating breast cancer.
- After a shooting at East High School, we hear about safety issues and the lack of resource officers. Then, knowing breast density is critical because mammograms can miss cancer signs. Plus, the CASA youth soccer club gives Latino and Latina students a chance to develop their skills with an eye on education. And, Colorado Wonders about money for road repairs.
- The Colorado Safe Parking Initiative provides a safe haven, resources for unhoused Coloradans.
- The last few elections have not been kind to the state's Republican Party, but its new chairman, former state representative Dave Williams, says he's ready to put in the work to reverse that trend. Then a CU regent remembers Pat Schroeder. Also, a memorial to Irish miners in Leadville. Plus, Denver mayoral candidates on environmental racism. And Colorado's connection to Danny Boy.
- Leadville, CO is soon to be home to a memorial honoring Irish immigrants, mostly miners, buried in unmarked, sunken graves in the Catholic Pauper section of Evergreen Cemetery.
