Colorado Today

Will Colorado redistrict? 'Challenging' wildfire outlook, when women took over Frisco

May 1, 2026·16 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week, the Supreme Court fundamentally weakened a major provision of the Voting Rights Act. How may Colorado respond? Then, state leaders are preparing for high fire danger this summer. And an addiction recovery center in Denver is lowering its minimum entry range in response to what it’s learned from clients. Plus, a look back more than a century ago, to the time when voters handed control of a failing Colorado town to its women.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 Caitlyn Kim on the proposed redistricting ballot measure. KUNC's Lucas Brady Woods and Kyle McKinnon on the wildfire season outlook. Denverite’s Kyle Harris on why an addiction recovery program is taking younger clients Learn more about the women of Frisco through the Frisco historic museum and park This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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