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July 17, 2025: Gov. Polis on insurance price hikes, wildfires; Shooting survivor on moving forward

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Photo shows a vendor booth outside with a table filled with jars of pickles and am an in black clothing standing to the right.
Courtesy Marcus Weaver
Marcus Weaver (right), a survivor of the Aurora theater shooting in 2012, has channeled his passion for social justice and community work into the People’s Pickles. The job training program helps marginalized people, like those coming out of homelessness, prison or rehab gain hands-on experience manufacturing pickles that are sold in the community.

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An estimated 100,000 Coloradans stand to lose health coverage next year amid a 28 percent hike in premiums; Governor Polis holds Congress responsible. We ask about that along with wildfire resources, immigration, and the proposed bridge outside the State Capitol. Then, for Marcus Weaver, surviving the mass shooting inside an Aurora movie theater 13 years ago, was life-changing in ways he never expected. Also, Indie 102.3 host and local music director Alisha Sweeney joins us to spotlight musicians on Colorado’s indie scene ahead of the Underground Music Festival.