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Jan. 8, 2020: Pledge Protest Yields Torrent of Emails; Australia Fires Hit Home

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Tay Anderson Denver Public Schools At-Large Board Pledge of Allegiance Silent Protest
Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner speaks with Denver Schools at-large board member Tay Anderson in the CPR studios on Jan. 7, 2020.

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Tay Anderson, at-large board member of Denver Public Schools, shares the polarized response to his decision to sit during the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, why are state lawmakers part-time and the session only 120 days? Plus, the Australia fires hit home for a Colorado ecologist. And dance and music inspired by the Great Sand Dunes.