March 16, 2023: New Colorado GOP chairman; Memorial for Leadville Irish miners

‹‹ Colorado Matters

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield

March 16, 2023

COLORADO-LEGISLATURE-OPENING-DAY-WILLIAMS — Republican state Rep. Dave Williams addresses lawmakers as the Colorado General Assembly opened its 2021 session on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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Episode | 51:11

March 16, 2023: New Colorado GOP chairman; Memorial for Leadville Irish miners

Segment 1 | 7:41
Colorado Republicans pick former state Rep. Dave Williams to lead party
Segment 2 | 2:04
Pat Schroeder remembered by those she inspired
Segment 3 | 16:10
Leadville soon to be home to memorial that pays homage to buried Irish miners
Segment 4 | 9:01
Denverite’s mayoral forum looks at issues of underserved communities
Segment 5 | 10:09
Without Ouray, Colorado, there’d be no ‘Danny Boy’

The last few elections have not been kind to the state's Republican Party, but its new chairman, former state representative Dave Williams, says he's ready to put in the work to reverse that trend. Then a CU regent remembers Pat Schroeder. Also, a memorial to Irish miners in Leadville. Plus, Denver mayoral candidates on environmental racism. And Colorado's connection to Danny Boy.