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May 23, 2025: Polis on a bevy of lawsuits, federal budget cuts; Severe weather season tears through Colorado

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Tornado Damage In Elizabeth
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
A home in the Elkhorn Ranch neighborhood north of Elizabeth on Monday, May 19, 2025, still stands but its windows, roof and some siding took a beating from one tornado that touched down there the previous day. Numerous homes in the neighborhood were heavily damaged.

"Cruel" and "disastrous" is how Gov. Jared Polis describes the US House's budget plan. Meanwhile, Colorado cities sue him over housing requirements. Also, Polis on immigration and a pedestrian bridge proposed at the State Capitol. Then, a destructive start to severe weather season. Later, how two rafting companies navigate tariffs. And Joe Cocker joins the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He found inner peace in Colorado.