
The Colorado news you need in 15 minutes a day, from Colorado Public Radio’s newsrooms. Get connected with your community and understand how the biggest stories in Colorado impact your life. Available each weekday morning at 5:00 a.m. with host Arlo Pérez Esquivel. Follow this show, and consider donating to support future episodes at cpr.org.
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There aren’t many trans youth participating in competitive sports in our state, and minors getting gender affirming surgery are even rarer. But voters may decide to ban both those things in Colorado. Then, federal election monitors will not be allowe... more
Colorado has done a lot to make it easier to vote, but voters this fall will decide whether people should have to do a bit more to prove their ballot belongs to them. Then, as worries swirl around potential federal election interference, a familiar C... more
Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros is in her final week of campaigning for Denver’s House seat — in a race that could have a wider impact on the city’s politics. Then, the head of the EPA chose Colorado to announce a new effort to find solutions to PFA... more
The impacts from last weekend’s slow moving storm keep spreading through southern Colorado. We meet a business owner in one tiny community who’s still figuring out what he lost, and hear how water company employees known as ‘ditch riders’ helped keep... more
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A concise weekday briefing on the people, policies and events shaping life across Colorado. Coverage ranges from elections, immigration, courts, education, public lands and the environment to public health, local government and regional history. Reporters explain the local consequences of complex issues, while interviews with officials, experts, journalists and residents add context and firsthand perspectives.
The format balances major news and investigative reporting with lighter features on arts, outdoor life, local traditions and unusual community stories. Arlo Pérez Esquivel is a recurring host, joined in recent episodes by Jackie Sedley and a wider team of Colorado Public Radio journalists. The combination of statewide reporting, prac... more
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