Food inflation has been a reality for anyone buying groceries in the past couple of years, but it disproportionately affects those with lower incomes. With the pandemic public health emergency declaration officially ending Thursday, many emergency programs put in place […]
This morning’s guest is Tamil Maldonado, chief operating officer and founder of the Raíces Brewing Company, which recently was awarded the Best Brewery “Por y Para La Raza” in Denver by Westword. Maldonado shares her vision to create a cultural […]
Image created by Alexis Kenyon with help from Dall-E 3 years into the pandemic, school attendance rates are still at record lows across the country. In Colorado, according to the Department of Education, 1 in 3 students are chronically absent […]
On May 4, flanked by state legislators and a dozen Native Americans, Governor Jared Polis signed legislation to protect Indigenous rights in Colorado. One piece of legislation enshrines the federal Indian Child Welfare Act as Colorado state law. When it […]
May 5th marks a national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). The date comes with Indigenous-led efforts to raise public awareness around high rates of violence committed against Indigenous women and girls…and the lack of prosecution, […]
Image Courtesy of Boulder County Farmer’s Market On today’s edition of A Public Affair, host Benita Lee speaks with Dr. Kevin McSweeney, a veterinarian and longtime dairy farmer, who owns and operates Five Freedoms Dairy. After years of working on […]
Colorado has seen a 72% decline in the western bumble bee, according to a recent study from the National Academy of Sciences. Advocacy groups have been lobbying lawmakers for years to increase legal protections for bees and other animals that […]
Bi-weekly updates on what’s happening in the world of cannabis with marijuana reporter Leland Rucker.
