New Mexico is the only state to have a “state smell” A bunch of grade school kids said that roasting green chile should be our state smell so their teacher had them write our state Congress and in a shocking display they all came together, wrote the bill, and passed it in a matter of weeks

CU Boulder banned three student journalists from campus and charged them with code of conduct violations after they covered a pro-Palestine protest against Lockheed Martin in October, students said.

The Colorado Supreme Court may intervene in 4 cases about: -testimony contextualizing parent-child violence -whether a judge should've accepted a jury's partial acquittal verdict -eminent domain for a water pipeline -a mental health eval for a fender-bender www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/17/c...

Challenging someone’s firsthand story of oppression because it’s not in the news yet is pretty shitty behavior. Lots of stuff happens that doesn’t make the news. Most stuff that happens doesn’t make the news, in fact.

Things I did not anticipate this morning; I’m 18 mos postop after a hysterectomy. I’m flying for 1st time and apparently my lack of a uterus triggers TSA to do a pat down of my genital region. What a humiliating way to start a trip!

Iraq War veteran Jose Barco deported to Mexico buff.ly/nnes5Qa

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

That the Colorado River negotiations have grown urgent is clear, as @ianjames.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/... But I always feel best way to think about this issue is the figure James reported on in 2024.

@colorado.gov presenting budget to lege budget writers this morning. One diff from Oct.31, revenue from Healthy School Meals higher than anticipated, means with passage of MM state will have $37M for SNAP administration in FY27.

Read the Epstein emails alleging Trump knew of his activities

A $3 million settlement is major victory, but it can’t undo the damage to press freedom from the illegal raid on the Marion County Record. If other communities don’t want to learn First Amendment law the expensive way, they must train police and prosecutors to respect press rights.

The #ColoradoRiver is nearly out of time — and excuses: If the seven basin states can’t lead, Washington and the courts will -- James Eklund (BigPivots.com) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/11/11/t...

That Bari Weiss has no standards should surprise no one familiar with both her "work" and actual journalism.

Bari Weiss' first weeks at CBS News marked by all-out warfare against professional ethics standards in the newsroom, part of an effort to convert it from journalism into rank political propaganda.

Ok, yes, this is a public health–adjacent account -- but some of us are also literary nerds. And seeing Joyce Carol Oates roast Elon Musk on his own platform? Just what we needed on an otherwise sh**ty day.

Following widespread pressure — including from @rcfp.org's Kris Cundiff — Indiana University recently backed down from its decision to stop @idsnews.bsky.social from printing news coverage in the campus newspaper.

“In a brief, unsigned order, the justices rejected Davis’ petition for review of a ruling by a federal appeals court upholding an award of $100,000 to a gay couple to whom she had refused to issue a marriage license.”

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits. Only about 32,000 Coloradans out of about 600,000 SNAP recipients received payments before the high court's decision. By @fischler.bsky.social

The USDA has announced that it is working to fully fund food stamp benefits for November to comply with a federal court order. https://cnn.it/3Lx3Pgw

Just in: a 12th wolf has died in Colorado. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/07/a...

If you have a costco membership, PediaSure and diapers are on sale right now. Might be a good thing to grab and hand to your nearest food bank/etc if you want something quick & easy. 💓

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce the largest monthly food assistance payments by about 35% in November, a smaller decrease than the department initially estimated, according to a court filing late Wednesday. By @fischler.bsky.social

"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"

And I’m pretty sure most of the public doesn’t know the difference between journos and influencers at this point.

A dozen Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado are now facing ethics complaints, tied to a 3-day retreat at the Sonnenalp in Vail that was paid for by a group that funds electioneering communications that backed the lawmakers last year. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...

Trump's appointed Solicitor General admits Americans pay for 30-80% of the cost of tariffs

Just in: while Colorado voters gave a thumbs-up to Prop MM, the ballot measure's claim that it will provide funding to SNAP recipients isn't happening anytime soon, for two reasons. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/d...

Santa is losing his shit over the fact an elf won in the Elf Union election last night and is citing this as proof elves should not be allowed to vote on elf concerns.

Election night. Photo by @kevinjbeaty.bsky.social

What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post? This. This is what you get.

Colorado Gives starts today, continues through first week of December. Please consider the Denver Press Club, the nation's oldest continuously-operating press club (founded in 1867) for a donation of any size. www.coloradogives.org/story/DPC100

NEW: #Colorado cop sure did think he had everything he needed with #Flock video. But as @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social reports, he was way off base. “We had to basically exonerate ourselves,” said the falsely accused woman, who never received an explanation from the police or an apology.

BREAKING NEWS: the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has ordered Colorado to stop bringing in wolves from Canada or anywhere else not authorized by the agency. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/10/23/u...

This is what it used to look like inside the lobby area.

The entire Colorado journalism community actually doubles as a @jeffreyaroberts.bsky.social fan club for the amazing, relentless work he does to make our state more transparent.

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Manny Rutinel has said a lot about the meat and dairy industries. Now he wants to represent Colorado’s ag capital in Congress. coloradosun.com/2025/10/22/m... #copolitics #coleg

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Another federal judge in Colorado (like most judges who addressed this issue) has found the government is wrongfully detaining noncitizens without bond who have been in the country for years. However, she declined to green-light the class action for now: www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/10/20/f...

Water in the West: a difficult conversation most times, but now more than ever with agreement on managing Colorado River set to expire next year. The Denver Press Club is hosting a free panel discussion this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. featuring top experts. denverpressclub.org/event/water-...

New at Media Nation: Student journalists stand up for freedom of the press. Plus, censorship at Indiana University. dankennedy.net/2025/10/20/s...

Everybody knows what the "brown liquid" was. Don't disrespect your audience by pretending it may have been Pepsi.

The New York Times, incapable of distinguishing shit from shinola

That was the most amazing fourth quarter of football I’ve ever seen, and we got to see it in person. #BRONCOSWIN

I was very glad to see you, Kyle!

Colorado’s top journalism prize is the Damon Runyon Award from The Denver Press Club. Congratulations to Ari Shapiro, who’s just left NPR, as he receives this honor. I was very glad to interview him as part of the ceremony— about his career and future— for a segment that will air Friday!

“First of all, I want to give a shoutout to the student section, sticking it out throughout the rain, the shirtless towel waving. I want to give a shoutout to them. That was fantastic to see.” — Fernando Mendoza. #iufb

Fun evening with Ari Shapiro at the Denver Press Club’s annual Damon Runyon awards dinner. Ari was this year’s honoree.

Loved this episode of Between Two Ferns with @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social and @ari-shapiro.bsky.social. The Denver Press Club Runyon Dinner hosted by @bianchiweather.bsky.social. Shapiro issued a wise call for journalists/citizens to worry less about outcomes and just be useful to our neighbors.