May 8, 2025: Train to the mountains, judges halt deportations, arts funding lifeline, fashion week
A plan is speeding forward for new passenger trains to take you farther into the mountains from metro Denver.
Colorado Today
The Colorado Today podcast brings you the statewide news you need in less than 15 minutes a day. Get connected with your community and understand how the biggest stories in Colorado impact your life. Available each weekday morning at 6:00 a.m. with hosts Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel.
Latest Episodes
May 7, 2025: Fast-melting snow, guardrails for AI use, Colorado music lift, public media funding fight
It feels like we’re getting plenty of rain this week, but what’s happening to the snow is causing concern.
May 6, 2025: Renewable energy lab layoffs, ballot theft scheme, office towers to apartments, new exhibition
Research and development for renewable energy took a hit yesterday with 114 layoffs at NREL in Golden.
May 5, 2025: ‘Climate realism’ explained, Uber threatens to leave Colorado, student loan deadline, fruit trees
Colorado lawmakers have just three days left to finalize their work, which could include controversial regulations on rideshare companies.
May 2, 2025: Boebert vs Polis on rail, fines for hiring immigrants, property values drop, kids who love Shakespeare
Colorado has a plan for high-speed passenger rail to connect its cities, but two of the state’s members of Congress are speaking out against it.
May 1, 2025: Former federal worker speaks, book ban fails, union boost in limbo, theater to see on the Front Range
Democrats in Colorado have been trying to pass a labor law that would make it easier to unionize, but it’s one of the major things still undone with one week to go in the legislative session.
April 30, 2025: Severe weather, Trump pulls Denver funds, measles in vaccinated person, pickleball love stories
A hundred days into his term, we’re learning more about Trump’s plan to punish Denver with funding cuts, which have already started.
April 29, 2025: Major immigration raid, falling rents, Denver Little Saigon’s future, social media bill fails
It was an immigration enforcement raid carried out by several law enforcement agencies, with a twist.
