State of Colorado

As Coloradans and outdoor enthusiasts across the West are hearing rumors of public lands being sold off and developed into residential areas, KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason sat down with Wilderness Workshop Executive Director Will Roush to get the details.

Protest Voices is a series of interviews with people participating in the demonstrations that have been taking place this year. Today we’ll hear from a protester holding a sign at the Hands Off! Protest on the Capitol lawn in Denver on April 5, speaking to KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason.

Rocky Mountain Community Radio recaps this year's biggest developments in the Colorado legislature from firearms, changes to rideshare companies for rider safety, and concerns surrounding immigration enforcement between local and federal bodies.

Colorado Senators are moving to prevent a law over a hundred years old from being enacted to essentially ban the abortion medication mifepristone. KDNK’s Lily Jones has more on what this law means, and why it’s relevant after decades of lying dormant.

May Day protests around the world drew thousands of citizens, angry about the impacts of President Donald Trump’s actions during his first 100 days in office. In Carbondale, a peaceful group took to the roundabout at Main Street and Highway 133 to protest Trump…Carbondale style.

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In 2015, the infamous Gold King Mine disaster led to thousands of people throughout the Southwestern U.S. losing crops, halting outdoor business operations, and losing trust in government agencies. Now, Colorado lawmakers are trying to pass a law to help those who have still not been compensated. KDNK’s Lily Jones has this recap of the incident, and how lawmakers are crossing partisan divides.

Senate Bill 3 was recently signed into law by Jared Polis, prompting the BOCC to pass a resolution in support of firearm rights. SB3 will restrict access to semiautomatic guns, and bans their manufacture in the state of Colorado. Garfield County Commissioners say this is an overstep of state power.