Good morning, Colorado.
I start today off with an unfortunate little anecdote: I stepped in dog poop in the hallway right outside my apartment door the other night while taking my own dog out before bed. (She is innocent. It belonged to some other pup.) I’ll spare you all the gory details, but the moment ruined both my hiking shoes and the rest of my day. You know how I could have avoided this calamity? If I owned a home and didn’t live in an apartment building where my neighbors are sometimes feral.
That’s one of many reasons I’ll be attending The Sun’s “Take Me Home” event Wednesday so I can learn the first steps to jump into the home-buying game, which completely befuddles me. The free event, moderated by our very own Danika Worthington, will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Rooftop1630 in downtown Denver and will cover all things young folks (like me, thank you) need to know to make the move from renter to homeowner. It’ll be a casual evening with the chance for you to directly ask a Realtor and some other housing experts your questions about how to purchase your first home. I’ll be right there alongside you, asking what some might consider the most basic of questions. Basic but not dumb.
So throw this fun and informative event on your calendar and we’ll navigate the daunting path to homeownership together. Who knows? Maybe we’ll become neighbors living that sweet suburban life. Just please clean up after your dog if they wander over to my yard.
And now, let’s get to today’s news, shall we?
Erica Breunlin
Education Reporter
THE NEWS
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Colorado Democrats agree they need to do something about TABOR. But they disagree on what.
The Colorado Capitol in Denver reflected in a window in the Legislative Services Building, which is where the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee meets. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)Even as Democrats have held control of both Colorado chambers and the governor’s office, they can’t seem to get on the same page to amend the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Politics reporter Jesse Paul does a deep dive into the Dems’ divide over the conservative government spending cap put in place in 1992.
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Colorado counties can no longer take orphans’ Social Security benefits under new law. The new law ends the practice of county child welfare departments using Social Security benefits to fund foster care for kids whose parents are dead. Jennifer Brown has been following the developments for months.HEALTH
Measles in Colorado: Child who visited Children’s ER, several retail locations in Aurora is hospitalized
Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. (Provided by Children’s Hospital)6
Confirmed measles cases in Colorado this year
The toddler under the age of 5 visited the hospital, and also made several visits to Walgreens, Sam’s Club and Natural Grocers stores in Aurora before being diagnosed with measles and hospitalized. As John Ingold reports, the unvaccinated child had recently traveled with family to “multiple international locations with increased measles cases.”
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BUSINESS
Mushroom startups prepare to brave Colorado’s new psilocybin healing industry
“Magic” mushrooms are ground up, boiled and strained into tea for attendees to consume at the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness in 2023. The center’s founder is now licensed by the state. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)“The number of leads we have talked to in Colorado is astronomical. When we really break down the numbers, and tell them what’s transpired in Oregon, 80% are either pausing the project or abandoning it altogether.”
— Michael Mayes, the CEO of a psilocybin and cannabis business consulting firm Quantum 9
State regulators worked to keep the barriers to entry low, yet new healing businesses face challenges in a highly restricted market. As freelance reporter Gabe Allen found out, cultivators and healing centers still face dual challenges from an inherently limited customer base and costly overhead expenses.
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ENERGY
A Q&A on federal challenges to Colorado’s clean energy track
Wind turbines loom large over property and farmland driving north on Colorado 61 from Otis toward Sterling. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)“Clearly, states should have the ability to take action to protect clean air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their state. So we’ll see where that heads, going forward. But it was a very disappointing action.”
— Will Toor, Colorado Energy Office CEO
The Trump administration is taking aim at clean energy and those changes could affect what Colorado is trying to do to clean the air. Colorado’s clean energy czar Will Toor talked with reporter Michael Booth about the D.C. threats to electric vehicle mandates and subsidies and the future of solar and wind generation versus coal.
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MORE NEWS
A small wastewater system failed in southwestern Colorado, sending E. coli into nearby water. A small wastewater treatment system malfunctioned near Hesperus, Colorado, sending E. coli into the local waterways. NPR, Colorado Public Radio sue Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media. They argue that the president’s executive order cutting funding to the 246-station network violates their free speech and relies on an authority that he does not have.Section by Eric Lubbers | CTO & Newsletter Wrangler
THE COLORADO REPORT
Animal rights group wants to ban foie gras in Denver this year. After a failed slaughterhouse ban, activists have a new target: force-feeding birds.— Denverite What Vail Resorts investors are expecting from new CEO Rob Katz at June 5 earnings call. Kirsten Lynch being removed as CEO sent shockwaves through the ski industry. Several analysts issued opinions on how the move could affect the company moving forward.— Vail Daily Basalt residents seek support to purchase mobile home parks. Basalt Town Council discussed a potential financial contribution to help purchase two Roaring Fork Valley mobile home parks to help residents retain their housing.— The Aspen Times A woman died after temperature soared inside her Denver Housing Authority apartment. Four years later, it happened again. The Denver medical examiner estimated Shirlyne Johnson’s apartment in Thomas Bean Towers was as hot as 127 degrees at the time of her death.— The Denver Post ?? = source has article meter or paywallSection by David Krause | Editor
THE OPINION PAGE
COMMUNITY
Even as Colorado legislators and governor move ahead, bringing nuclear power back to the state is wrong. The Georgia plant confirms nuclear energy is not worth the time and investment when we have proven power sources beyond coal.— Portia Prescott, Rocky Mountain NAACP & Kim Scott, Georgia WANDThe 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].
What’s Happening
May 29 – June 4
Nick Abeel and Kyle Schaefer performing the three-person parody, “Hold On To Your Butts,” playing at the Wright Opera House in Ouray. (Photo by Jacob Hiss)“Hold On To Your Butts.” Kate Kissingford, founder of UpstART Theater in Ouray, first saw the Jurassic Park parody, “Hold On To Your Butts,” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was struck by the comedy, the cleverness and the technical skill required to “bring the dinosaurs to life,” she said. But the thing that moved her most?
“It was a room full of people in complete joy,” Kissingford said.
So she got to work bringing it back across the pond, to Ouray from Scotland.
Kissingford and her husband, John, have run UpstART for nine seasons, working with the local theater community while tempting out-of-town artists with the promise of mountain views and a supportive, “low stakes” arts environment.
“We are a complete anomaly in the theater world in that we have this beautiful collaboration with the Wright Opera House, so John and I look for scripts, and then just decide what we’re doing,” she said. “We don’t have to answer to a creative board. People can just come do art.”
That also means extremely limited runs, since they don’t ask production crews to spend more than three weeks away from their lives, Kissingford said. “Hold On To Your Butts” will have four shows across three days: June 6, 7 and 8.
The family-friendly comedy is a break from their typical programming, which Kissingford said trends more toward “challenging, cutting edge, the ‘this is a thinker’ type” plays, while this show is about “pure, unadulterated fun.”
$25; June 6-8; Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray
Women + Film Fest. A dozen films over three days, interspersed with mixers, marketplaces and community conversations about sex and morality. $85 all access; May 30-June 1; Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., Denver Animas River Days. Two days of heated competitions in river surfing, freestyle kayaking, SUP slaloms, boatercross and more, with cold beer and live music on the banks. Free; May 31-June 1; Santa Rita Park, 111 S. Camino Del Rio, Durango Outside Festival. Part trade show, part film fest and part concert, the Outside Festival is back for its second run in Civic Center park, with musical headliners Khruangbin and Lord Huron. Various prices; May 31 and June 1; Civic Center park, DenverSection by Parker Yamasaki | Reporter
Sure hope to see you at the homeownership event Wednesday! Have a great rest of your day and remember to watch where you step. We’ll see you back here tomorrow.
— Erica & the whole staff of The Sun
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