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April 15, 2025: Head Start threatened, humanities events defunded, deputy gets maximum sentence, new Fort Lewis College president

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CHRISTIAN GLASS SILVER PLUME
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Silver Plume, where Christian Glass was shot and killed in 2022 by police.

Trump’s proposed funding cuts would cost more than 11,000 Colorado kids access to early education. Plus, author talks, library events, and museum exhibitions that have lost their funding. Then, a sheriff’s deputy gets an unusual sentence for shooting and killing Christian Glass. And a new college president aims to shape the path for Indigenous students in Colorado.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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