Friday, January 13, 2023

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Denver’s City Council unanimously passed a new measure to increase worker protections against wage theft.

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KDNK's Morgan Neely has Friday's news, including confirmation of a deadly fentanyl overdose in Carbondale. Also, 23 years in and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is still clinging to hope that Silt, Rifle, and Garfield County will sign on as members. And despite Colorado voters approving free public school lunches for all, some school districts aren't committing to participating in the program. Finally tonight, the labor movement in Denver gained protections against wage theft by employers ... but what about the rest of us around the state?

Morgan Troy Neely

Morgan is KDNK's News Director. He comes to KDNK with public radio passion and experience. He was a news host, reporter, and operations/programming director at KAJX-Aspen, and has extensive experience working in municipal government.

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