Immigration Bust on the Bus, Downsizing Juneteenth, and Who’s Our Next ‘Quirky’ Governor?

9News obtained footage of US marshals boarding a crowded RTD bus on Colfax to capture an escapee from Aurora’s ICE detention facility. So on this week’s Friday news round-up, our politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval joins us to talk about the latest local developments in the federal immigration crackdown — from the ACLU’s legal challenge to deportations to the precarity of transportation funding. Then a listener asks: Do you have to be “quirky” to become governor of Colorado? Plus, Juneteenth’s funding cuts, a major abortion clinic closes, and more wins and fails of the week. 

Bree mentioned the Westword story “Satan Sheets,” an immersive Titanic exhibit, the

Fat & Fresh market happening this weekend, the Throughline episode on the Alien Enemies Act, Dr. Warren Hern’s retirement, and the documentary “After Tiller.” Paul referenced this NYT article about John Hickenlooper’s 2020 presidential campaign, the Juneteenth Music Festival’s funding trouble, and Rep. Emily Sirota’s work to pass CO’s new “junk fees” law. Justine talked about the National Womens Soccer League stadium’s funding getting one step closer to a full City Council vote. 

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