- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo marked a huge turning point for America.
- Jenkins quit his job in finance in London to found Mini Money with his mother.
- The U.S. border with Mexico used to run straight through Colorado. The U.S. took over the southwestern part of the country after it waged a war with Mexico in the 1840s. The pieces of paper that ended that war and created the region we live in and know today is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. You can see pages from the treaty at History Colorado Center starting February 3, 2023, through May 22.
- Dara Lind, who recently started as a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council and previously covered immigration for ProPublica and Vox, speaks with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.
- Issues that split the country, can also split families. Today, Colorado Matters features, "The Wedge," a new podcast distributed by CPR about bridging divides. Ryan Warner asks the co-creators, journalist Erica Anderson and Eve Daniel Pearlman with Spaceship Media, about when to engage in these discussions, and when not to.
- The Marshall fire made a lot of Coloradans think about how vulnerable our homes and businesses are to extreme weather.
- Bolen was the first Black U.S. ambassador to serve behind the Iron Curtain.
- Western Slope food banks are trying to help SNAP applicants get the food they need while their applications are being processed.
- Keeping a reptile as a pet requires space, a sizable monthly budget for food and a plan for care when you go out of town.
- Inflation is rising and so is the pressure on Coloradans to put food on the table. That’s one reason for an increase in applications for the federal SNAP program, known as food stamps. But in at least one county, rising demand and a labor shortage mean months of delays for people seeking support.
- New research by Colorado historians finds youth were sent to three schools on the Front Range, adding to what they knew about boarding schools concentrated on the Western Slope.
- A reptile rescuer in Boulder County says he has gotten more than 100 calls this year from people who want to give up their pets.
- Adam Hodak, a bar industry leader in Denver and the CEO of the city's first sober bar, shared recipes for his favorite nonalcoholic drinks.
- If you're trying to buy or sell a house -- or just watching prices in your neighborhood -- you've probably noticed the housing market in Colorado is really different than it was just six months ago. We check in with two local realtors about what this means for potential buyers and sellers. Carrol Rhead is with CJV Real Estate in Denver, and Elizabeth Martinez is with Porchlight.
- New polling shows Latino voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats, but that support dropped since 2020.
- Across the political spectrum, organizers – and some voters – see opportunity for Latino representation in the new 8th congressional district, even beyond the 2022 election, given this district is nearly 40 percent Latino. Stacy Suniga, who leads the Latino Coalition of Weld County, and Angel Merlos, senior advisor for Libre Action in Colorado, talk about their outreach to Latino voters and what lies ahead.
