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June 13, 2025: DOJ demands Colorado voter records, health insurance premiums to rise, grocery strike update, Balloon Boy

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Voting in Pueblo. (November, 2021)

The U.S. Justice Department made an unprecedented demand for all of Colorado’s election data from the past two elections. We explore why. Then, if you get health insurance through Connect for Health Colorado, you need to know what Congress may do to it. Plus, an update on the possibility of a strike at Safeway stores. And, Netflix debuts a documentary this weekend about an unforgettable moment in local history: the 2009 saga known as Balloon Boy.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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