/tags/investigative-journalism Investigative Journalism en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-31/a-new-report-examines-the-lives-of-workers-at-a-greeley-meatpacking-plant Some of the toughest jobs in Colorado are done by workers at a meatpacking plant in Greeley. Workers there slaughter and process hundreds of head of cattle each day. And now, they live under the threat that changing immigration policies may force them to return to dangerous situations in their home countries. Today on In The NoCo we’ll hear from a reporter who spent time getting to know them. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-31/a-new-report-examines-the-lives-of-workers-at-a-greeley-meatpacking-plant In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2025-01-02/former-georgetown-police-marshal-leaves-scathing-letter-of-resignation-to-town-leaders Daniel Trechter left the job just weeks after starting as Georgetown police marshal. The Clear Creek Courant secured his letter of resignation through public record requests. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-02/former-georgetown-police-marshal-leaves-scathing-letter-of-resignation-to-town-leaders Chris Koeberl, Clear Creek Courant /news/2024-11-24/ex-eye-bank-workers-say-pressure-lax-oversight-led-to-errors KFF Health ���ڱ��� Colorado teamed up with WyoFile over the last eight months to investigate the little-known eye and tissue donation industry through the lens of the eye bank that collects most of the donated eye tissue in Colorado and Wyoming. What they found is that tissue donations are guided by very different rules than organ donations. Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-24/ex-eye-bank-workers-say-pressure-lax-oversight-led-to-errors Madelyn Beck, WyoFile and Rae Ellen Bichell /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-13/kill-bill-death-by-secret-ballot-system-at-colorado-statehouse-explained Democratic lawmakers at the statehouse were using a secret ballot system to decide which bills to consider. KUNC investigative reporter Scott Franz broke the story on that last year and has been covering the twists and turns ever since. Today on In The NoCo, he tells us the latest. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-13/kill-bill-death-by-secret-ballot-system-at-colorado-statehouse-explained In The NoCo, Scott Franz /news/2023-01-27/colorado-lawmakers-might-keep-using-secret-ballot-system-that-transparency-advocates-say-is-illegal It’s been more than three months since a transparency group sent a letter to the statehouse alleging the quadratic voting system is illegal. Lawmakers did not respond to it. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:05:00 GMT /news/2023-01-27/colorado-lawmakers-might-keep-using-secret-ballot-system-that-transparency-advocates-say-is-illegal Scott Franz /news/2023-01-17/extremely-disappointed-co-lawmakers-vent-about-lack-of-progress-at-gun-violence-prevention-office “Somehow it's a bottleneck. And you have, what, $3 million? And none of it has been allocated to the people who are trying to keep our community safe,” State Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, told the office’s leaders. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:27:47 GMT /news/2023-01-17/extremely-disappointed-co-lawmakers-vent-about-lack-of-progress-at-gun-violence-prevention-office Scott Franz /news/2022-12-19/colorado-lawmakers-who-created-a-new-office-to-stop-gun-violence-are-frustrated-by-its-lack-of-progress Lawmakers expected the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to distribute at least $50,000 in grants to help communities curb gun deaths. But 18 months after the office was created and given a $3 million annual budget, records show it hasn’t distributed a single grant dollar. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-19/colorado-lawmakers-who-created-a-new-office-to-stop-gun-violence-are-frustrated-by-its-lack-of-progress Scott Franz /news/2022-12-02/colorado-lawmakers-meet-with-gun-safety-groups-as-they-consider-new-regulations “There’s so much on the table, probably over 20 things we could do in Colorado to address gun violence, and it’s going to be sorting out what is going to be the most effective and realizable,” said Eileen McCarron, the president of Colorado Ceasefire. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:23:49 GMT /news/2022-12-02/colorado-lawmakers-meet-with-gun-safety-groups-as-they-consider-new-regulations Scott Franz /news/2022-11-23/sheriff-opposition-to-colorados-red-flag-gun-law-under-scrutiny-after-club-q-shooting The Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that left five people dead and many more injured is raising questions about the state’s red flag gun law and the sheriffs who oppose it. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:55:00 GMT /news/2022-11-23/sheriff-opposition-to-colorados-red-flag-gun-law-under-scrutiny-after-club-q-shooting Robyn Vincent