Lucas Brady Woods
News DirectorOriginally from Southern California, Lucas spent the last decade living in New York City, which is where he started his journalism career. He's been an audio journalism junkie for as long as he can remember, but really fell in love with reporting radio news at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he received his master's degree. After moving to Montezuma County in early 2021, he's reported on a variety of issues here in the Four Corners, including healthcare, housing, and the megadrought. Before he moved here, he covered healthcare in New York City, including at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic there. Regardless of the topic he's covering, Lucas' work focuses on serving the public with responsible, factual reporting.
Before he became a journalist, Lucas produced indie movies, documentaries, and commercials. He's also had a lifelong fascination with history and, despite living in the city for so long, with nature as well. He's been spending his free time exploring all that the Four Corners region has to offer - especially the ancient sites and natural beauty - and loving every minute of it.
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A major land-use bill backed by Gov. Jared Polis didn’t have the votes to advance. A new amendment removes the measure’s core principles in an attempt to create a path forward.
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Significant rollbacks to state-level requirements in the bill, which is backed by Gov. Jared Polis, have done little to sway opposition, which ranges from Colorado cities and towns to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
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A bipartisan bill to be introduced this week in the state Senate would create the Colorado River Drought Task Force to develop legislation for next year’s legislative session.
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Colorado voters approved Proposition 122 in November, which decriminalized psilocybin, the psychoactive chemical found in so-called magic mushrooms, and other psychedelic substances for personal and therapeutic use. State lawmakers are rolling out the legal framework in a soon-to-be introduced bill.
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Gov. Jared Polis signed three reproductive healthcare bills on Friday that protect and expand access to abortions and gender-affirming care in Colorado. They also regulate anti-abortion pregnancy centers and mandate insurance coverage for reproductive healthcare and sexually transmitted infections.
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Republicans in the state House of Representatives continue to stage filibusters, throwing the legislative schedule into question.
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Lawmakers want to abolish residential growth restrictions as part of far-reaching land use reforms to increase housing inventory and fight rising prices.
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A new bill introduced this week in the state legislature would make historic advances in voting access for Colorado’s two Native American tribes. It would also expand access to students and inmates, and make changes to ballot counts, election transparency and campaign finance.
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Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic state lawmakers announced a proposal last week to address Colorado’s housing affordability crisis. It would change land-use rules in big cities, resort communities, and small towns.
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Democrats invoked a rarely-used rule to limit Republican filibusters during a rare weekend meeting of the House focused on gun bills.