Gardner: Shutdown-Ending Compromise Was ‘Basically What Was offered Friday’
Colorado’s U.S. senators both voted Monday in favor of a temporary spending deal that allowed the federal government to reopen.
What Seattle Knows About Amazon, And What Colorado Can Learn
Amazon needs a home for its second headquarters and 50,000 new jobs. We’re carrying KUOW’s podcast series about life with Amazon.
What Seattle Knows About Amazon, And What Colorado Can Learn
Amazon needs a home for its second headquarters and 50,000 new jobs. We’re carrying KUOW’s podcast series about life with Amazon.
Your Shutdown Stories; The Denver Post’s Editor On The New Paywall
We asked to hear how the government shutdown might affect you, and we heard from doctors, teachers and more. Why Colorado solar companies are watching a trade case. Denver Post Editor Lee Ann Colacioppo talks about the new paywall. How Pikes Peak inspired “America the Beautiful.” And, Opera Colorado’s new Holocaust story.
Why U.S. And Colorado Solar Equipment Companies Oppose Raising Tariffs
Colorado has nearly 200,000 homes powered by solar, and about 6,000 people working in the industry.
Governor Wants A Tax Hike For Transportation And More; Deer Hunting In The City
Gov. John Hickenlooper wants Republicans who oppose a tax increase for transportation to swing by and look at the books. He says voters should consider a tax hike for roads and other projects. Then, Colorado Springs considers a bow-and-arrow hunt for deer, which are over-running the city. And an elegant hotel welcomes a steer to tea.
One Year After Trump’s Inauguration; A Community Movement To Fight Gentrification
A year after the inauguration, a Coloradan who fought hard to elect President Trump, reflects on what Trump meant for the state. And, organizers in Denver have laid out a path forward to fight gentrification. Then, Harold Henthorn seemed like a nice guy. Now he’s in prison for pushing his wife off a cliff. There’s a new book about the case.
Olympic Training Suffers From Low Snow; After $13 Billion, A Better Way To Rebuild Haiti?
With scant snow, U.S. Olympians struggle to practice for next month’s games. Then, a competitor’s-eye view of a crazy Olympic sport, skeleton. Also, after eight years and $13 billion in aid, Haiti still struggles to recover from an earthquake. A Coloradan says there’s a better way to help. And, putting your life, and your child, on YouTube.
Colorado’s Worrisome Snowpack, Inmates Read To Their Children
Rocky Mountain snowpack is the lowest in 37 years, a potential threat to states that rely on the Colorado River for water. Also, jail inmates build family connections by recording stories for their children. Then, University of Colorado scientists invent robotic muscles. And, skaters seek the thrill of wild ice.
State Legislators Drop Party Ties; Medicaid And The ACA’s Impact On Hospitals
Two prominent Colorado politicians, including a state senator, left their parties recently. Each says she got pressure to toe the party line on everything. Then, how Colorado Medicaid expansion helped hospitals that otherwise might have closed. And, a new book chronicles a wolf’s life in the Rockies. Some Westerners welcome her. Others want her dead.
Small Western Colorado City Relies On Pot; A Virtual Reality Opera
Marijuana taxes pay for about half of DeBeque, Colorado’s budget. So the small West Slope city is preparing for what could happen if the Trump administration comes down harder on recreational pot. Then, Grand Junction has no international flights, but local leaders think a customs office could transform the city. Also, virtual reality makes it possible to experience an opera rehearsal from the inside.
What The Fed Crackdown On Pot Could Mean For Colorado; When Cops Are Most Vulnerable
Many wonder if a federal marijuana crackdown is coming after an about-face by the Justice Department. The former U.S. attorney shares some perspective about how prosecution could change in Colorado. Then, funeral services today for the Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down at an apartment complex. We learn when cops are most in danger.
Colorado’s Legislative Leaders On Sessions’ Marijuana Plan, And Capitol Sexual Harassment
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rolling back a policy that let legal marijuana flourish in Colorado. The state’s top lawmakers react, and they describe how the Capitol’s changing after sexual harassment scandals. Then, the opioid epidemic hits home for a retired four-star admiral. And, a new memoir about entering the world of for-profit eldercare.
The Big Issue Facing Lawmakers In 2018; Groundbreaking Study On Down Syndrome
As lawmakers head back to the state Capitol, CPR’s Sam Brasch has a preview of the major issues before them in 2018, including financial problems with Colorado’s pension fund, the state’s opioid crisis, and a lack of transportation funding. Also, what new findings, that show Down Syndrome is more of an immune disorder than a brain condition, could mean for treatment.
Age Discrimination In The Workplace; Studying Vancouver’s Unusual Approach To Drug Use
Age discrimination is getting pretty sneaky in the Internet era, including job ads that are placed specifically not to reach older workers and online applications that don’t allow you to enter certain birth dates. A 49-year old IT professional in Denver did a little experiment to land a job. Then, to fight the opioid epidemic, Vancouver is trying some unusual things, and Denver’s intrigued. Plus, what’s next for the Denver Broncos after their 5-11 season.
Finding Common Ground On Politics At Work; A Late Undertaker With Memorable Hearses
Forty percent of American workers surveyed earlier this year said a political discussion at the office had left them stressed and less productive. In our series Breaking Bread, CPR’s search for common ground, we meet two colleagues who worked it out and even became closer because of it. Then, what can businesses do when it’s not so harmonious? And, remembering a Pueblo funeral director, whose hearses stood out.
