Colorado Matters

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn talks about his changing positions on Donald Trump’s candidacy in the wake of a controversial video and weighs in on policy issues including the Iran nuclear deal, Obamacare, the “war on coal” and race relations.

Three prominent Colorado Republicans withdrew their support for Donald Trump over the weekend to mixed reactions from voters. And Colorado’s Secretary of State has a warning for those wanting to write-in their choice for President. Plus, Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day? It’s a question Denver’s been grappling with for years. Also, a Colorado non-profit is on the ground working with abandoned children in Haiti following hurricane Matthew. Denver International Airport is “embracing the unbelievable” with conspiracy theory tours and exhibits.

The drastic jump in Denver home prices shocked former Denver Post columnist Tina Griego when she returned to Denver recently after moving to Virginia four years ago. She’s now on the staff at The Colorado Independent. And, we hear from the new head of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts — the first woman to run the organization. Also, the federal government might ban an herbal substance that’s now legal in Denver and the eclectic sounds of an award-winning Colorado bluegrass band.

Amendment 69 on the ballot would provide taxpayer-funded universal healthcare in Colorado. A supporter and opponent debate the proposal. Then, why the oil and gas industry is getting involved in another issue facing voters, Amendment 71, which would make it harder to put initiatives on the ballot. And, in a state where beer is king, artisanal cider is the new darling of the craft alcohol scene.

On the eve of this year’s John Denver Celebration in Aspen, a look back at Colorado’s musical icon.

The economic situation is bleak in Grand Junction, the largest community on Colorado’s Western Slope. So bleak that the city government is asking employees if some of them are willing to quit their jobs. Then, it’s not something you expect to hear from a pastor — that there are many reasons to steer clear of Christianity. But Nadia Bolz-Weber hopes to lure believers, and non-believers, to her Church of All Sinners And Saints in Denver.

The Denver Police Department prepares officers for the most difficult scenarios by putting them in the middle of a new wraparound video simulator called “Shoot-Don’t-Shoot.” CPR’s Andrea Dukakis tried it. Then, an Aurora high school student from Eritrea shares his refugee story. Plus, eating in complete darkness with strangers might not seem ideal, but the founder of the Blind Cafe says its the perfect social experiment.

The holiest days of the Jewish year are coming up, but a synagogue in Trinidad, near the New Mexico border, won’t hold services for the first time in 127 years. It’s been operating longer than any other synagogue in Colorado, but has been sold and is closing. Then, an online petition wants Colorado’s Ed Dwight Jr. to become an honorary astronaut. He was the first African-American candidate for the U.S Space program, but following the death of President John F. Kennedy, Dwight was cut from the program. Plus, how budget cuts have hurt one Colorado school district, and an upcoming closure on a main road into Rocky Mountain National Park.