Colorado Today

Polis vetoes video game and social media bills; measuring psychedelic-assisted therapy; accelerated medical school

June 1, 2026·14 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Find out which new bills have been rejected by Gov. Jared Polis. His vetoes include a bill supported by Evergreen families after the shooting at their school. Then, a company in Denver is getting millions in federal funding to track what psychedelics do to your biometrics. Plus, we look at an effort to get doctors through medical school and into practice faster.Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Bente Birkeland and Ava Kian on Gov. Polis’s first vetoes from the 2026 session. CPR’s John Daley on CU Anschutz’s accelerated med school program This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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