Good morning and happy Wednesday!
I hadn’t been to downtown Denver in a while, but yesterday morning I got to a Larimer Square coffee shop at just the right time to really enjoy that car-free block during a nice sunrise moment.
I could wax poetic about how nice it is to see a city wake up, but we have entirely too much news to get through today. So let’s just get that second cup and hit the ground running.
CTO & Newsletter Wrangler
THE NEWS
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Jared Polis vows to chain himself to Colorado Capitol plaza to stop $28 million pedestrian bridge that he proposed
Gov. Jared Polis’ proposal to build a $28 million pedestrian bridge in front of the Colorado Capitol is … unpopular, according to new results from a poll commissioned by the governor. Now Polis is saying he’ll stop it, even if he has to chain himself to the Capitol Plaza to do so. Jesse Paul has the story.
OUTDOORS
Nederland’s plan to buy Eldora Mountain Resort stokes hope, questions for other ski communities
1,500
population of Nederland in Boulder County
When a tiny Colorado town wants to buy a nearby ski area for nine figures, people get curious. The town could borrow as much as $200 million from bond investors in a deal that defies the recent corporate consolidation in the resort industry. Jason Blevins looks inside the announcement that Nederland has a deal in place with the current owner, Powdr.
ENVIRONMENT
Trump v. Colorado: How the president’s energy agenda is clashing with the state’s lofty green ambitions
Trump’s second administration has made deregulating the energy sector at the federal level one of its primary initiatives. This clashes with states that are aiming to move the other way, such as Colorado, which aims to have 100% clean energy generation by 2040 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Mark Jaffe breaks down where things stand and where they’re going.
OUTDOORS
Durango’s Farm to Summit turns bruised, cosmetically flawed local crops into gourmet meals for backpackers
A Durango-based company that grabs “seconds” from local farmers — crops that are fine to eat, but can’t be sold to supermarkets because of bruises or blemishes — and turns them into backpacking meals landed a $250,000 grant from the state to expand their production. Ryan Simonovich takes a look at the company’s big plans for the unwanted produce.
IMMIGRATION
Colorado attorney general sues deputy who shared information leading to woman’s ICE arrest
When a 19-year-old nursing student from Utah was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month, people started asking questions: Namely, how did ICE know she was on the road? On Tuesday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a lawsuit against the Mesa County sheriff’s deputy who shared her information with the immigration agents. Jesse Paul has the details.
THE COLORADO REPORT
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— KUNC
— Summit Daily
— Colorado Public Radio
Section by Olivia Prentzel | Reporter
SunLit
BOOKS
Poor Richard’s Books picks span rivers, mountains, dimensions
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Poor Richard’s Books in Colorado Springs recommends:
Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
Section by Kevin Simpson | Writer
See you tomorrow!
— Eric & the whole staff of The Sun
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