Colorado Matters

Students (and future voters) at Strasburg High School offer perspective on impeachment and politics as the U.S. Senate trial begins. Then, Colorado-based organizations overcome challenges to help in Haiti 10 years after the earthquake. Plus, the honor system and RTD. And, an Arvada West High School choir director is nominated for a Grammy.

University of Denver professor Arthur Jones, whose courses often focus on the history of African-American music, has made it his mission to preserve and revive spirituals. In 1998, he officially formed The Spirituals Project, which is now based out of DU’s Lamont School of Music. The choir sang at the CPR Performance Studio in January 2018.

What kind of preparation goes into the impeachment trial, which starts next week in the U.S. Senate? Then, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) says new information bolsters her decision to impeach. Plus, how the issue is affecting political tribalism in the U.S., and a Republican commissioner pushes back against Gov. Polis' transportation agenda.

Democratic Rep. Jason Crow talks about his role in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Then, the impact of high deductibles on rural health care in Colorado. Also, tracking the money in the debate over a public health option. Durango middle schools may be cell phones. And author Marcia Douglas receives a big writing award for her next project.

In our regular conversation with Gov. Jared Polis, Ryan Warner asks about the proposed public health option, climate change, and family leave. Then, re-imagining a nuclear winner. Also, honoring Japanese-American veterans. Plus, the challenges of being teen parents, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s favorite song which he heard in Denver.

The state requires 90% of health care workers to get flu vaccines, but CPR’s Andrea Dukakis found that some facilities might not be following the rules closely enough. Then, what’s next now that the BLM’s new headquarters is open in Grand Junction. Plus, pondering puffy planets with CU astronomer Doug Duncan. And could El Paso County one day outgrow Denver?

The Arctic is changing, and climate change is only one of the reasons why. There are also opportunities in tourism and resource development. Then, meet two of NASA's newest astronauts. They're both from Colorado. And they both want to go to the moon.

Now that the legislature is back in session and Governor Polis has outlined the State of the State, what's next for the issues important to Colorado’s future? Then, a CU-Boulder scientist’s expedition to Antarctica could help coastal cities prepare for climate change. Also, are grey wolves heading back to Colorado? And turning recipes into theatre.

DU professor and former ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, lends perspective on tensions in the Middle East and President Trump’s comments about Iran's missile attack. Then, what impact do school lockdown drills have on kids? Finally, a panel discussion on the “Missing Middle” — people who can’t afford or find housing in Colorado.

Tay Anderson, at-large board member of Denver Public Schools, shares the polarized response to his decision to sit during the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, why are state lawmakers part-time and the session only 120 days? Plus, the Australia fires hit home for a Colorado ecologist. And dance and music inspired by the Great Sand Dunes.