Stephanie Wolf

These public radio stations have built online audiences that’ll help them survive federal cuts They may have been born on the airwaves, but these public media stations compete on the web as well. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 local public media websites in the United States.

Happy to see that cpr.org made the list and toward the top of it.

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Limited options for Democrats in Colorado, across U.S. to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map Colorado voters in 2018 overwhelmingly passed Amendment Y, which handed redistricting over to an independent commission

Limited options for Democrats in Colorado, across U.S. to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map

Boulder eyes extending wildfire safety rules to existing homes New fire-hardening standards for new construction took effect Aug. 1. Councilmembers are now weighing whether older homes should comply.

"Boulder is at a greater wildfire risk than 97% of U.S. communities, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Another wildfire is all but certain to ignite within city limits." via @boulderrl.bsky.social

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Who is DoBetterDNVR? Meet 3 women feeding information to Denver’s loudest social media critic The account routinely excoriates Denver’s current leaders for the way the city approaches addiction and homelessness.

via @denverpost.com

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting calls it a day after US Senate panel includes no CPB funding for next fiscal year - will all but close on Sept 30

Official statement

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A Colorado man’s final days show how patients are using — and struggling with — the right to die Colorado legalized medical aid in dying a decade ago, but patients like Tim Hartley still navigate a restrictive landscape.

“I’m still scared. This is a beautiful world. But this isn’t all there is. And I know that now. And I just don't have to be afraid anymore. I’ve got to bite the bullet. Everything's going to be better. I'm not going to hurt anymore.”

RTD board honors a disability rights hero — and weighs paratransit fare increase — in 'ironic' meeting Activists protested and testified against the proposed changes to the popular Access-on-Demand program.

The RTD Board of Directors unanimously voted on Tuesday to rename Civic Center Station after a local disability rights hero — at the same time as activists protested the agency over proposed changes to a popular paratransit program.

RTD board honors a disability rights hero — and weighs paratransit fare increase — in 'ironic' meeting Activists protested and testified against the proposed changes to the popular Access-on-Demand program.

Making my @denverite.bsky.social debut with this one about advocates efforts to keep RTD from making drastic changes to a popular paratransit program. Amazing photography by @kevinjbeaty.bsky.social!

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BBC World Service - Witness History, The Capitol Crawl On 12 March 1990, hundreds of wheelchair users crawled up the steps of the US Capitol

Thirty-five years ago today, President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Getting this civil rights legislation over the finish line was hard fought & many cite the U.S. Capitol Crawl and Rotunda Takeover as what moved the needle.

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Trump seeks to make it easier for people with mental illnesses to be involuntarily committed President Trump wants to make it easier to involuntarily treat people with serious mental illnesses, but critics say the approach lacks sufficient evidence to be expanded.

President Trump wants to make it easier to involuntarily treat people with serious mental illnesses as part of a bid to end homelessness across the United States.
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"For two decades there was bipartisan support for getting people off the streets and into housing first... Supporters say that approach has a proven track record of keeping people off the streets. And they say a massive shortage of affordable housing is a key driver of homelessness."

Trump signs an executive order making it easier to remove homeless people from streets The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.

JUST IN: The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.

Public money for new Broncos stadium, disability rights 35 years after ADA, music inspired by paramedic work Podcast Episode · Colorado Today · 07/25/2025 · 16m

I produced a non-narrated segment about the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Colorado Today, featuring the reflections of several Coloradans with vision loss.

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On Eve of ADA's 35-Year Anniversary, RTD Could Reduce Key Accessibility Program Disability advocates say community members could lose essential services to fix a budget that isn't even broken.

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Months after unveiling pedestrian bridge, Gov. Jared Polis says he’ll 'chain' himself to Capitol to stop it “It's certainly easier for us to not build a bridge, than build a bridge, in many ways.”

"Two things that were very easy to deliver on: We're not moving a huge boulder and not building a walkway."

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RJI Fellow: Arts Funding Resource Q&A . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. RJI Residential Fellow Rebecca Ritzel is developing a slate of online resources, including a state-by-state arts grant list, ethical guidance and a template for soliciting philanthropic arts funding. ...

Anybody free for lunch tomorrow? Join a Zoom brainstorm session and let's find ways to boost funding for arts journalism. Noon ET! Register here: bit.ly/newsartsfunding

Ex-officer who violated Breonna Taylor’s civil rights gets 33 months in prison Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison was sentenced in federal court Monday. He was convicted last fall of violating Breonna Taylor’s rights during the botched 2020 raid on her apartment.

Just in: Hankison gets 33 months in prison and three years supervised release per @byrobertor.lpm.org, who was in court all afternoon. www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...

For a ‘low payment,’ consultant offered to get Colorado counties off Trump’s list of sanctuary jurisdictions “When I received this email, I was floored. … I saw it as the single most corrupt shakedown attempt that I’ve ever experienced, personally, in Colorado politics,” a Jeffco c…

The Trump appointee-turned-consultant who last week asked Republican clerks for election access had previously offered to get counties removed from Trump’s “sanctuary jurisdiction list” — if the counties agreed to pay him a “one-time low payment.” www.denverpost.com/2025/07/18/c...

Super PAC backing Michael Bennet’s gubernatorial bid is fueled by dark money, pro-charter school groups Rocky Mountain Way formed in April, a few days after Bennet, a U.S. senator, entered the governor’s race

this is a ton of super PAC $$ being amassed for @michaelbennet.bsky.social's #cogov #copolitics run ... with some definite DC connections...

This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:

A new era of floods has arrived. America isn’t prepared. A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest disaster.

The world has entered a new era of rainfall supercharged by climate change, rendering existing response plans inadequate. A Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by Hurricane Helene, last year’s deadliest disaster.

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What Republicans' ‘One Big Beautiful Bill' means for Colorado Podcast Episode · Purplish · 07/18/2025 · 39m

At almost 1K pages, the law fulfills a range of Repub campaign promises, from protecting tax cuts to turbo charging immigration enforcement. But many Dems have called its cuts to safety net programs “cruel.” Now state lawmakers have to grapple w/it.

New Purplish: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Season 1 of “The Retrievals” named a problem: Women’s pain is often ignored.

Season 2 asks: What are the solutions?

Hosted by @susanburton.bsky.social, the new season is out now. Listen: lnk.to/retrievals2

Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid The move was a stunning reversal of Biden-era efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.

Breaking News: The Justice Department is asking for a one-day sentence for a former officer convicted in the killing of Breonna Taylor.

One big beautiful special session? Colorado lawmakers still aren’t sure The Republican budget law will have massive impacts on the state's finances.

“...We're saying, ‘is there anything that the state would benefit from doing earlier rather than later?’” @govofco.bsky.social told CPR News re the possibility of a special session.

Via
@bentebirkeland.bsky.social

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Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.

Americans' medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules. What does that mean? The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.