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Colorado’s Christian public school challenge, Broncos going for blight, robot massage


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Do religious schools have a right to public funding? That’s the question at the center of the ongoing debate about an elementary school in southern Colorado that opened last year billing itself as “Colorado’s first public Christian school.” Then, “blight” could be the label coming to the industrial area around Denver’s Burnham Yard, where the Broncos are planning to build their new stadium. That designation could have big impacts on future development there. And, AI-powered robotic masseurs have arrived in Colorado. We tried one out.


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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

  • Ann Schimke reports on the latest fallout from Riverstone Academy for Chalkbeat.
  • Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita on the Broncos’ blight request.
  • Get tickets for Colorado Today Live: Up First with A Martinez.

  • This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Arlo Pérez Esquivel  and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.


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