Colorado Matters

According to Gallup, barely a third of Americans express a great deal or even fair amount of trust in newspapers, TV, and radio. In the 1970s, trust was as high as 72 percent. At Front Range Community College, students meet the press.

We ask Aurora Democrat Jason Crow, who represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, if flight reductions will force an end to the government shutdown. Plus, his views on ICE crackdowns and gerrymandering. Then, Jefferson County’s sheriff lobbies for changes she hopes will prevent future mass shootings. Plus, we explore a redevelopment site in Golden that’s unearthing Colorado history.

Growing up in Colorado, John Herrington fell in love with rock climbing. Little did he know that would start his climb to the stars. A citizen of the Chickasaw nation, Herrington is the first Native American to go into space. Then, the impact of federal energy cuts on innovation in Colorado. Also, training and retaining nurses in rural areas. And, Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

Colorado voters said yes to propositions LL and MM in Tuesday’s election, to pay for school meals for all; cafeteria workers and local farmers will benefit too. We talk through what’s next with Anya Rose from Hunger Free Colorado. Plus, Denver voters keep a ban on flavored tobacco in place and say yes to a $950 million on bond package to create a “vibrant” Denver. Also, will a shuttered private prison in Walsenburg reopen as an ICE facility? Later, Colorado’s film industry tries to get a foothold at the same time a Colorado town celebrates filmmakers.

ICE agents can detain someone without a warrant under certain conditions. Now a judge will decide if agents are flaunting federal law in Colorado. Then, a noteworthy development with the reintroduction of grey wolves in Colorado. Plus, a farm that honors Native American heritage at the site of much pain. Also, Purplish explores uncovered history hidden inside the state capitol. Second graders in Grand Junction embrace the power of a single act of kindness. And music from Littleton artist Conrad Mata, with a little help from his dad!

Who gets into public service these days? We’re at Colorado State University to find out from students in a leadership program. Then, it’s been a century since performer and civil rights champion Joséphine Baker left the U.S. for France. In Loveland, a sculptor lovingly captures her in clay. And later, one part ska, one part punk, one part pirate?! Music from the Fort Collins band, “The Swashbuckling Doctors.”

A Halloween haunting with Denverite’s third annual DenverFright. Local writers gather on stage at The Bug Theatre to send chills down your spine, including Stephen Graham Jones and Teague Bohlen. Denver historian Phil Goodstein takes us to a cursed block Uptown. And the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s scariest resident shambles in!

As the Supreme Court deliberates changes, the Voting Rights Act turns 60. We look at its past, present and future with local political analysts — this after Colorado took action in its last legislative session to make sure access is enshrined in state law. Colorado state law also requires all county jails to offer in-person voting for eligible individuals — we explore how the process is working in Jefferson County.