Gov. Jared Polis being interviewed by Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner in the governor's office Monday March 25 2019.
Gov. Jared Polis isn't surprised by recall efforts underway, but the groups, upset over several bills, shouldn't be surprised either. “This is exactly what I said I would do during the campaign.”
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In Colorado Matters' regular interview with the governor, Jared Polis discussed the future of the death penalty, the fight for vaccination laws, the calls for a recall and more. Then, why the state Capitol is in disarray as the session winds down. Next, a park ranger shares her inspiring survival story. Finally, meet our new team member!
A list that compiles all officer-involved shootings across Colorado since the beginning of the year.
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The dispute started when Republicans, angry at how quickly Democrats were moving an oil and gas bill through the Senate, asked that a different 2,000-page bill be read out loud in the chamber.
Gov. Polis says he won't interfere with the relationship between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities — a stance that is likely to disappoint immigration advocates and some state lawmakers.
The father of a Sandy Hook victim killed himself Monday, just days after two Stoneman Douglas students also took their lives.
Study shows marijuana's bad effects are landing more people in the hospital. In 2012, the University of Colorado Health ER saw an average of one patient every other day with a marijuana-caused problem. By 2016, the count was two to three per day.
Gov. Jared Polis isn't surprised by recall efforts underway, but the groups, upset over several bills, shouldn't be surprised either. “This is exactly what I said I would do during the campaign.”
Denverite reporter Donna Bryson reviews the state of Denver homelessness ahead of the "Right to Survive" measure on the May ballot. Then, an update on the mental health crisis in Denver jails. Next, how Aspen went from mining town to glam capital. Also, overcoming your phobias using virtual reality. Finally, Su Teatro remembers the Chicano movement in 1969.
Union workers still have to ratify the deal, which includes pay raises for associates but only some union-sought concessions on sick time.
The campaign is worried the winner of the national popular vote may not match up with the winner of Colorado’s majority of voters.
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Southeastern New Mexico’s ties to nuclear run deep and will continue for at least the next 30 years under the plans being charted now.
There’s still a lot of love for this former mining town, even though it’s gone from a place to escape the world to a place that caters to some of its most privileged.
Another vote approving the bill is needed before it is sent back to the House, which has already approved it, to consider Senate amendments.