Art by Alexis Kenyon vis DALL-E Most Americans have felt the costs of inflation in recent years. High gas prices and the cost of food have piled upon skyrocketing housing costs and healthcare bills. While inflation has impacted the entire […]
Colorado Teachers Struggle To Live Where They Work
Students and teachers are heading back to classrooms this week. Keeping schools staffed – from cafeteria workers to instructors – is an ongoing challenge. And the high costs of living in regions like the Front Range are a huge […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Friday, August 6, 2021
We hear from two documentary filmmakers with work showing as part of the currently underway Mimesis Documentary Festival. Then, we’ll look at a newly released study on the economic footprint of homelessness in Denver followed by a new edition of […]
Connecting The Drops: The Value of Local Rivers and Waterways
The management of water in the American West has historically lacked any consideration for the rivers themselves. This means that water was only considered of value when it was taken out of the river and put to use elsewhere – […]
Losing Jobs in Colorado’s Coal Country, What’s Next?
Colorado is a resilient state. The unemployment rate is among the lowest in the nation and the population along the Front Range is booming. It’s easy to see the impact of a strong economy in Denver. Construction cranes are up […]
Capitol Coverage: June Revenue Forecast
Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. That’s according to the state’s latest economic forecast. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol. Colorado’s economy has seen eight straight years of growth. That makes it the second […]
Minimum Wage Ballot Initiative
“It puts more money in the pockets of working families, and when those folks have more money, they spend it. Locally, and they spend it on Main Street.” -Patty Kupfer, Colorado Families for a Fair Wage campaign manager. Colorado Families […]
Sensi: Gummy Bears and Naming Rights
This week, Leland Rucker discusses what he sees as the hypocrisy between the acceptance of using gummy bears for children’s medicine and the outcry against gummy bears with THC for adult use. As Sports Authority goes out of business, the […]