Good morning, Colorado.
A couple times this month I’ve gone out to my little garden plot and just stared at it. My perennial herbs made it through the winter and it’s taking all my will power not to channel Victor Frankenstein to shout, “It’s Alive!”
But now I have another pressing matter: When does one start watering? I have a full day of research ahead. But before I get too lost in that, let’s catch up on today’s news.
Danika Worthington
Presentation Editor
THE NEWS
TRANSPORTATION
Fast, walkable transit for metro Denver would cost $420 million a year for a decade, study says
A bus leaves the RTD transit station at Eastlake and 124th Avenue in Thornton on Dec. 1, 2022. (Valerie Mosley, Special to the Colorado Sun)15 minutes
How frequently buses or trains would arrive at a station within walking distance of 2 million residents under the CoPIRG proposal
Metro Denver wasn’t always built around cars. But after decades of car-first development, public transportation has a long way to go to be as easy as driving for the average commuter. And as Lincoln Roch reports, that mountain of work now has a big — but not impossible — price tag as CoPIRG released a plan to revolutionize transit in the next decade.
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WATER
Southern Colorado’s “dismal” snowpack has water managers praying for big storms this spring
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are seen near the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, located in the San Luis Valley. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)Looking at statewide snowpack numbers might not cause you to panic. But zooming in on regions in the south-central part of the state shows a lack of snow so acute that even big storms may not be able to quench the dry soil as spring runoff looms. Shannon Mullane has the latest.
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EDUCATION
Rural Colorado school districts that once served students online could see brunt of major state budget cuts
Students walk up a new sidewalk at Vilas School in southeastern Colorado on Jan. 7. (Vilas School District RE-5 Facebook page)A now-closed program created during the early days of the pandemic that allowed rural schools to count homeschool and other remote learning students as part of their funding formula is being eyed by Gov. Jared Polis. Erica Breunlin reports on how a retroactive change to the schools’ student counts could make for a big drop in funding.
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EQUITY
Many hands work to revive the Pine River Valley as a southwest Colorado food hub
Chris Rasmussen picks a spinach leaf in the seedling tunnel at the Community Food Farm in Bayfield. (Corey Robinson, Special to The Colorado Trust)The Pine River Valley — a 23-mile stretch from Vallecito to Ignacio — was once a major food provider in the Four Corners region. But a century later, the valley has mostly stopped providing food for its residents, something that Pine River Shares is hoping to change, starting with a community food farm and a massive greenhouse.
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MORE NEWS
A blank space on the wall in the presidential portrait gallery in the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday marks the spot where the painting of President Donald Trump once was. The portrait was removed Monday after Trump complained over the weekend that he looked “distorted” in the painting, which was paid for by funds raised by Republicans. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun) The Colorado Capitol portrait of Donald Trump has been removed after his protest. Republican lawmakers — who paid for the original painting — have not said how they will pay for a new portrait or who might paint it. Fire overnight destroys part of Longmont’s historic Sugar Mill factory. The fire at the 120-year-old sugar factory was likely human-caused, said Rick Tillery, a spokesperson for the Mountain View Fire District.Section by Eric Lubbers | CTO & Newsletter Wrangler
THE COLORADO REPORT
Judge disbars “unscrupulous” Arvada lawyer who abandoned clients. “She is unregulatable,” Judge Bryon Large said of immigration attorney Lindsay Arroyo, who was accused of using money from undocumented immigrants trying to visit dying parents or obtain needed work visas on yoga classes, city fines, piano tunings and even a course on legal ethics.— BusinessDen ? Jeffco Schools’ text deletion policy faces questions after high-profile firing. Public records show top Jeffco officials deleted text messages about the firing of district employee David Weiss. The law allows it, but the practice is raising transparency concerns.— Jeffco Transcript In rare move, Denver council rejects Salvation Army contract over homeless shelter safety. “I have deep, deep concerns regarding the Salvation Army and their ability to keep folks safe within their care,” Denver City Councilwoman Shontel Lewis said.— The Denver Post ? John Ellis, Evergreen’s unofficial mayor, dies at 77. “To live in Evergreen is to know John Ellis,” said Nancy Judge, president of the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. “He was the one and only true mayor of Evergreen, always with a smile on his face and (taking) time to talk to everyone. He was a true ambassador for the entire community.”— Canyon Courier Deep Medicaid/SNAP cuts would cost Colorado’s economy 14,000 jobs next year, according to new report. The state’s gross domestic product could shrink by almost $1.6 billion while the loss in state and local taxes could be $106 million next year.— Colorado Public Radio BRT construction has made Colfax a mess. But early data shows it’s safer, too. There have been fewer crashes on Colfax while it’s under construction than at any point since the pandemic.— Denverite? = source has article meter or paywall
Section by Eric Lubbers | CTO & Newsletter Wrangler
THE OPINION PAGE
COLUMNS
While I was on spring break, Trump and Musk were busy breaking everything in sight. I was heartened by the huge and fearless Sanders/AOC rally at Civic Center park. But then came the Signal-gate scandal, and who isn’t afraid?— Mike LittwinCOMMUNITY
Fairness in Colorado’s courts should not depend on your ZIP code. House Bill 1147 would address problems with municipal courts created by city governments that hand down extreme sentences.— State Sen. Judy Amabile, State Sen. Mike WeissmanThe Colorado Sun is a nonpartisan news organization, and the opinions of columnists and editorial writers do not reflect the opinions of the newsroom. Read our ethics policy for more on The Sun’s opinion policy and submit columns, suggest writers or provide feedback at [email protected].
SunLit
REVIEW
The Bookies Bookstore offers war, wedding titles, a music memoir
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from The Bookies Bookstore in Denver recommends:
“Three Days in June” by Anne Tyler, a novel wedding with endless complications “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You” by Neko Case, the influential music star’s memoir “The Women” by Kristin Hannah, an Army nurse’s tale of the Vietnam war, and what came afterRead what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
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