Colorado Matters

The folks who ran Colorado’s legislature used to cram opponents’ bills into their desks, never to be seen again. We talk to the former lawmaker who got that stopped, only to be replaced by dreaded “kill committees.” Then, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have a new album. Plus, a bobsledder brings home silver. And, the story of a Colorado ski pioneer.

The NOlympic committee is seeking a ballot initiative to ask voters if they want to host the Winter Olympics. Mona Kline talks about surviving the Grover Cleveland Elementary School shooting in San Diego. We followed up with your questions after a story about letting judges temporarily take guns away from people who appear to be a threat. And the annual crane festival is back this weekend at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge.

Tuesday night marked caucus night in Colorado and marked the kickoff for Election 2018 as well as the first indications we have for race to be the next governor.

There’s a cafe on East Colfax in Denver with an unusual approach to combating hunger, and it’s new leader plans on growing the model. Then, the story of Bobo’s bars. An FCC crackdown brings a curtain of silence down on Colorado pirate radio stations. And Boulder’s Tom Wasinger turns from producing others’ records to recording one of his own.

Rep. Faith Winter reflects on attitudes about sexual harassment at the Colorado Capitol, and what may come next. Then, Dr. Larry Wolk, the head of Colorado’s public health department and E.R. Dr. Emmy Betz talk about gun violence research. Joshua Dunn, a conservative professor at CU’s Colorado Springs campus, talks about the experience of like-minded academics. And, the 10-year-old Epic Pass has a new rival. What does that mean for skiers?

A Colorado group wants courts to intervene, at the request of family members or friends, to keep violent people from getting guns. And, the 2013 legislature’s gun control laws still cast a political shadow. Then, Chipotle hopes its new CEO sparks a turnaround. Plus, a Mongolian immigrant’s struggles surface in her art. Also, a chat with winning Colorado Olympians.

State Rep. Patrick Neville survived the Columbine shooting. He makes the case for expanded gun access and training for teachers and staff in schools. Then, after CSU ousted Larry Eustachy, we ask: What’s the price for a winning team? Also, should Colorado cyclists be allowed to roll through red lights? And, we get a tour of the re-opened Kirkland Museum.

Rob Kelley was a safety for the Saints. Emily Kelley, his wife, the unexpected turn her family’s life has taken. Then, genetic coding, isotopes and Bitcoin-like databases may be used to keep tabs on the origins of marijuana plants. Your Pomeranian is descended from wolves. And, how did the crazy Front Range housing market get this way?