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Regional Roundup: Episode 96

KSJD | By Maeve Conran
Published March 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM MDT
Dolores Huerta sits in the front passenger seat of a car in a colorful jacket.
Jackie Sedley, KGNU
Civil and labor rights icon Dolores Huerta addressed a crowd in Denver who had gathered for the annual Latino Advocacy Day at the state capitol.

This week on Regional Roundup, we hear from civil rights icon Dolores Huerta who spoke about immigrant rights at a rally in Denver. A report on a nonprofit that supports immigrants in the Mountain West. Concerns about a mental health facility working with ICE in western Colorado, and we hear about a new podcast that looks at recreation economies in the region.

  • A report on a new executive order that seeks to ramp up mining on public lands.  (RMCR)
  • A report on civil rights icon Dolores Huerta who spoke in support of immigrant rights in Denver. (KGNU)
  • A feature on Mountain Dreamers, an immigrant advocacy group on Colorado's Western Slope. (KDNK)
  • A feature on concerns about a mental health facility working with ICE in western Colorado. (Aspen Public Radio)
  • A two-way on a new podcast about recreation economies in the Rocky Mountain West. (RMCR)
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