Ballot Selfies, Human Services Chief Answers Critics, A Road To The South Pole, And Local Ballot Measures
Some of Colorado’s most vulnerable people rely on the Colorado Department of Human Services, including kids who are abused and people with severe disabilities. The department’s head, Reggie Bicha, answers questions on issues that have plagued his administration, and on strides it’s made. Then, from a sugary soda tax to municipal broadband, we look at some of the local measures on ballots across the state. And ballot selfies may strike you as silly, but they’re illegal for a reason. Plus, a Colorado man who helped build a road to the South Pole.
Whistleblower: Vets Wait Too Long For Care, Choosing To Live In A Car, Van Gogh Tribute Animated By 64,000 Paintings
Every night, Diane Kois has a decision to make — where to park the car she lives in. She’s chosen this life, but the high cost of Denver metro housing is a factor. Then, a whistleblower says veterans are still waiting too long for healthcare in Colorado. Plus, a new film pays tribute to Vincent Van Gogh. It’s animated entirely by more than 64,000 oil paintings. We’ll meet the Colorado painter who took part. And, how a Reddit conversation impacted a little tree named Plato.
A 911 Call And A Meeting That Was More Than Black And White, Students’ “4th Reich” Facebook Group
When a sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of an African-American man with a gun, things weren’t as they first appeared. The deputy, and the female CPR news host he stopped, both realize the encounter could have turned out much differently. Then, a decentralized Colorado voting system means it would be difficult to rig elections. Plus, a group of Boulder high school students formed a Nazi Facebook group called “The 4th Reich,” an incident that highlights growing concern over hate crimes. Also, a Colorado Springs woman wants to make history in November as the nation’s first transgender member of Congress.
What Pueblo Voters Want The Next President To Know About Their Lives
Both of the major presidential candidates have visited Pueblo in recent weeks to pick up swing voters and rally supporters. The presidential candidates believe Colorado’s nine electoral college votes could hinge on this working class city. Colorado Matters Host Ryan Warner spoke with about a dozen Pueblo voters of different ages, political affiliations and backgrounds about what they want from their next president, and what that person should know about them.
Sen. Michael Bennet On Re-Election, Iran, Health Care And Hillary Clinton
U.S Senator Michael Bennet wants another six years in office, and this election Coloradans will decide whether he gets them. Bennet tells us why he wants another term, when congressional approval ratings are at just 17 percent and partisan gridlock means — as he once put it– the standard of success is simply keeping the lights on.
Who Can Vote? The Long, Difficult History Of Voter ID Laws
A new documentary explores historic controversies over voter ID laws.
Who Can Vote? The Long, Difficult History Of Voter ID Laws
A new documentary explores historic controversies over voter ID laws.
Debate: How To Change Colorado’s Constitution, ‘Extreme’ Mammals
Colorado voters will decide whether to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution. Supporters say it would ensure voters across the state are represented. Opponents say it would increase the influence of special interests. A Denver ballot measure would allow pot smoking in public. Colorado Matters’ resident poet weighs in on presidential debates. Did you know horned beavers used to live in Colorado? A Denver museum exhibits “extreme” mammals.
Schools Ask Voters For Tax Increases, Co-Founder of AOL Seeks Western Talent, Asian Migration To Colorado
School districts have a record-setting number of measures on the ballot worth $4.4 billion all together. Education reporter Jenny Brundin explains what the schools want it for. And, AOL co-founder Steve Case recently came to Colorado as part of an investment tour of start-up companies that are outside of Silicon Valley. Also, how Asians persevered in Colorado despite an unwelcoming environment. Plus, assessing the state’s tobacco sales tax ballot measure and Denver’s use of its cultural tax.
Republican Senate Candidate Darryl Glenn On Trump, And How He’d Make His Mark In D.C.
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.
Unhappy With Trump? Want To Write In Pence? It Doesn’t Work That Way
To be considered as a write-in candidate in Colorado, the person has to file an affidavit 15 days before the election.
Colorado Warns Voters Over Ballot Write-Ins, Columbus Day Conflict, Carbondale Non-Profit Helping Hurricane Ravaged Haiti
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.
Tell Us: Who Do You Get Along With Despite Your Political Differences?
Do you and someone close to you disagree in your choices for president? Who is your favorite opposite? Let us know.
A Debate On Colorado’s Universal Health Care Initiative; And The Artisanal Cider Craze
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.
Remembering John Denver, The Singer Who Embodied Colorado
On the eve of this year’s John Denver Celebration in Aspen, a look back at Colorado’s musical icon.
Grand Junction Financial Woes, Denver’s Church Of Sinners And Saints
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.
