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March 27, 2025: Colorado lost millions, new voting requirements, Arctic scientists, art illuminates homelessness

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A man in his 60s looks joyfully at the camer aas he spreads paint on canvas using a large sponge.
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Reid, one of the artists who took part in “Heard to Be Seen, Seen to Be Heard.” The project was a collaboration between artist Emma Balder and a group of formerly homeless adults living in Denver’s Saint Francis Apartments. The project addressed emotional, physical and financial barriers people face transitioning out of homelessness. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Colorado is losing hundreds of millions of dollars for public health at a time when the state already needs to cut a billion dollars from the budget. Then, what President Trump’s push to change voting requirements means for you. Plus, Boulder hosts a global Arctic science conference this week. And art helps illuminate the experience of being unhoused.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. 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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