Colorado Matters

Comments that Diann Rice made during her tenure on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission weighed heavily in the Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling. She doesn’t regret what she said, and insists she has no religious bias. Then, Wyoming and Colorado collaborated on a new facility that grabs the carbon dioxide from coal before it enters the atmosphere.

The affordable home prices in historically minority or working-class neighborhoods are increasingly drawing in white middle-class families. But they’re not as keen on the schools there. Chalkbeat reporter Melanie Asmar explains why. Then, the three court cases that could pick up where Masterpiece left off on the big legal questions.

The Supreme Court’s narrow Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling left some big questions unanswered about religious freedoms and gay rights. We invite one conservative and one liberal Christian into the studio to share their perspectives. Then, a woman who worked on Robert Kennedy’s 1968 campaign shares her memories on the anniversary of his assassination.

While the margin between the justices who supported (seven) and dissented (two) the Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling is not narrow, its scope is. DU law professor Nancy Leong breaks down the implications of the case. Next, a new documentary follows the lives of Iraqi and Afghan interpreters who become refugees after their work with the U.S. military.

North Korea captured the USS Pueblo 50 years ago. Could the on-again, off-again summit between the two nations lead to its return? Then, a woman who lost both her legs scales the Manitou Incline, and plans to climb Pikes Peak. Next, books for middle schoolers increasingly focus on the environment. Finally, Colorado band Covenhoven releases their third album.

Students at a Stapleton middle school bearing the name of the former Denver mayor and KKK member made their case to the administration to change the name. Then, how those LimeBike e-scooters have made similar, controversial splashes in other cities. Next, the Western Conservative Summit returns. Finally, a granddaughter and grandma graduate in the same year.

Democratic Rep. Jared Polis is the highest-funded candidate in the gubernatorial race at $8 million, most of which comes from his own pocket. He’s campaigned on free kindergarten and pre-K for all Colorado kids. Then, this retired radiologist has patented 50 new medical devices. Next, why this small Colorado town celebrates a headless chicken every year.

Frank knew his son was living somewhere in Colorado, homeless and addicted to heroin. He decided to find his child and live with him on the streets for a week. He turned his experience into an essay that will be performed June 5. Then, why Colorado’s counties disagree with a movement to raise temporary welfare for the state’s poorest families.