City Cast Denver Local Dems Investigate ICE, DIA’s Nuclear Setback, and Whippet-Mania
After Rep. Jason Crow was turned away from the ICE detention center in Aurora a few weeks ago, he and Colorado’s three other Democratic members of the House were finally granted access this week for a tour. So what did they see? And what does it have to do with the new detention center ICE wants to open north of the city? With Trump taking unprecedented control of the police in DC, State Sen. Julie Gonzales and our politics contributor Deep Singh Badhesha join producer Paul Karolyi to talk about the Democrats’ resistance strategy here in Denver. Plus, a controversial proposal to build a nuclear reactor at DIA was delayed, and all our wins and fails of the week.
Paul talked about “Whip-Its” and DIRT. Julie mentioned the wildfires raging on the Western Slope. Deep talked about City Council’s votes on voting and the Savannah Bananas at Coors Field.
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