May 2, 2025: How The Women’s Bank of Denver fostered inclusion, opportunity, and empowerment
Not that long ago, women seeking a loan or line of credit faced invasive questions from bankers. “Are you planning on having children?” “What type of birth control are you using?” “Where’s your husband?” Against that backdrop, in the 1970s, The Women’s Bank of Denver was founded–changing financial lives for generations. Sr. Host Ryan Warner speaks with financial journalist Grace L. Williams, author of “Give Her Credit,” at History Colorado Center.
Listen: Property values dropped across Denver, but not in these neighborhoods
It’s still a very expensive city.
Trump says he’s ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can’t
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can’t. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it “blatantly unlawful”.
Listen: DPS Shakespeare Festival lets kids take the stage, find their muse, and vanquish villany
With 5,000 students, the festival is one of the largest of its kind in the nation.
Trans rights bill loses most controversial provision, but more changes still likely to come
Opponents had focused on a provision they feared could lead to parents losing custody over their religious beliefs.
Denver-native Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ dies in a fire
Sobule was slated to perform at Swallow Hill Music in Denver Friday night. Instead, there will be an informal gathering there to remember her.
May 2, 2025: Boebert vs Polis on rail, fines for hiring immigrants, property values drop, kids who love Shakespeare
Colorado has a plan for high-speed passenger rail to connect its cities, but two of the state’s members of Congress are speaking out against it.
A rare veto showdown at the State Capitol
How a bill about illegal activity on social media turned into a faceoff between lawmakers and Gov.
How President Trump’s first 100 days in office are being felt in Colorado’s classrooms and universities
From stalled civil rights cases and anti-DEI efforts to cancelled research grants and restarted student loan payments, the new president is shifting the landscape of public education.
Investigation ongoing for ‘unprecedented’ blown well in Weld County that contaminated nearby waterways
In early April, a Chevron-operated well spewed water, crude oil and other chemicals for nearly four days, in what one oil and gas expert called “a worst case scenario” for wells in the Denver-Julesburg basin.
PSA: Nathaniel Rateliff supports funding public media. Here’s why.
Colorado’s public media is where new voices are discovered, our kids can learn and Colorado matters are debated, Nathaniel Rateliff says.
Colorado’s preschool program ranks high for enrollment, low for quality guardrails, report finds
Colorado ranks third in the nation, after Washington, D.C. and Vermont, for the share of 4-year-olds served in its state-funded preschool program.
May 1, 2025: Voters, Congressional delegation on Trump’s first 100 days; The secret life of Mary Rippon
As President Trump marks 100 days in office, we get a read from Colorado’s Congressional delegation and the state’s voters. Then, she was the first female professor at the University of Colorado Boulder but she had a secret that remained hidden for nearly a century. Plus, Colorado Wonders about a disappearing river. And, are you ready to evacuate if there’s an emergency? We’ll get insight into how to prepare and plan with the start of wildfire season.
