Published April 19, 2021 at 5:33 PM MDT
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Today on Colorado Edition: We get a look at the how Colorado is leading the push for police reform, as the nationwide call for meaningful change grows more urgent. We also hear about recent legislation looking to help people of color stake their claim in the blossoming marijuana industry. We learn more about a recently extended program providing food aid to low-income students during the pandemic and how the agencies distributing funds are trying to reach more eligible students. And, we hear how climate change could finish off a World War II-era bomber discovered at the bottom of Lake Mead.
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Published March 31, 2021 at 5:34 PM MDT
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Today on Colorado Edition: We get an in-depth look at the prevalence of racism toward Asian Americans in the American West. We’ll also speak with the founders of
Five Points Atlas, a new publication serving the Black community of Colorado. Lastly, we’ll speak with retiring KUNC president and CEO Neil Best about his 48-year-long public radio career in Northern Colorado.
Today’s guests include: Five Points Atlas co-founders Kwon Atlas and Major Morgan; and retiring KUNC president and CEO, Neil Best. Today’s show features reporting from KUNC’s Mountain West News Bureau reporter, Robyn Vincent.
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Unsheltered Population More Likely To Die During Pandemic
By Robyn Vincent,
New research shows people experiencing homelessness are 30% more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general public.
Wyoming is the only state in the region vaccinating unhoused people. In other states, it’s still based on age or comorbidities. University of California epidemiologist Chelsea Shover worked on the study and she says age-based vaccinations are problematic. People experiencing homelessness not many make it to 65 compared to the general population. And so if you re waiting until someone is sixty five and older, you re missing a huge swath of the population who’s still at really high-risk, she said.