Colorado Matters

In Colorado Congressional District 3, Republican Lauren Boebert has declined repeated requests for an interview, so we explore her positions on pressing issues. Then, national perspective about COVID on campus and how Colorado compares. Plus, the mystique of the "Queen of Denver."

Your taxes and the state's finances are controlled, in part, by constitutional amendments with names like TABOR and Gallagher. This election, voters will answer questions about both. CPR's Andrew Kenney helps sort through Amendment B and Props 116 and 117. Then, back inside Room 132 in Westminster. And a travel writer finds herself grounded in Colorado.

When people are released from the ICE detention center in Aurora, many have nowhere to go. That's where Casa de Paz comes in. It's also the subject of a new documentary being released online today. Then, how officers of color are trying to change police culture from within. And, a firefighter talks about handling wildfires during the pandemic.

With the President, First Lady, and members of the White House staff diagnosed with COVID-19, we get perspective on the status of the virus in Colorado. Then, debating Proposition 113 which deals with the national popular vote. Plus, a visit to the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden as the state marks its first Frances Xavier Cabrini Day.

Diane Mitsch Bush, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s third congressional district, shares her stances on climate change, healthcare, guns and more. Then, celebrating the “Jackie Robinson of classical music” — legend Charlie Burrell turns 100 this weekend.

Heading into colder months and a possible surge in COVID-19, does Colorado have enough PPE? Then, he survived a plane crash 50 years ago that killed most of his teammates; now he's cycling to make sure they're not forgotten. Plus, preserving history then and now. And, a book that hopes to remove the stigma surrounding menstruation.

Colorado voters will be asked in November whether to prohibit abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy. Proposition 115 makes an exception if the life of the mother is at risk. Today, both sides of the debate. Plus a once-in-a-lifetime discovery in the attic of the Tabor Opera House in Leadville.

Voters will decide Proposition 114 in the upcoming election: should grey wolves be introduced to Colorado's Western Slope? Today, a debate between a former state biologist and a rancher. Then, the author of "The Wedge" explores ways to embrace and overcome stress, especially during trying times. And Denver band Don Chicharrón helps celebrate Hispanic heritage.

Today, a debate over the ballot measure on paid family and medical leave. It would give many workers access to 12 weeks for the birth of a child, adoption, illness, and more. Then, service changes for RTD? And, CPR’s politics podcast Purplish on how campaigns reach undecided voters. Also, the story of an injury that changed the course of a man’s life.

In “The History of White People,” Nell Irvin Painter writes that America “is a society founded in the era that invented the very idea of race.” Professor Painter formerly led Princeton’s Program in African-American Studies. We read her bestseller for “Turn The Page with Colorado Matters.” Historian Adrian E.