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May 06, 2019 11:51 AM UTC

Get More Smarter on Monday (May 6)

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The Colorado Avalanche are looking for force a Game 7 with a win over the San Jose Sharks tonight at Pepsi Center; on Tuesday the Denver Nuggets return home try to take a 3-2 series lead over the Portland Trailblazers. It’s time “Get More Smarter.” If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show.

TOP OF MIND TODAY…

► The 2019 Colorado legislative session came to a close on Friday, which means it’s recap time for media outlets across the state. Saturday’s Denver Post summarized the legislative session with a pretty straightforward message from Colorado Democrats. From Nic Garcia of the Post:

Front page of Denver Post, 5/4/19

Sweeping changes on education, health care and the environment, coupled with a host of social policy changes such as a ban on gay conversion therapy and new gun control legislation, ensure the 2019 legislative session will be remembered as one of the most transformative in decades…

…Democrats, who had complete control of the legislative agenda for the first time in four years, and Gov. Jared Polis were able to pass legislation they believe will drive down the cost of health care, pay for full-day kindergarten and overhaul regulations for the oil and gas industry.

“This is what we ran on,” said state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat and freshman lawmaker. “This is the transformative policy we fought for.”

Elsewhere, Colorado Public Radio reporters discuss their impressions of the 2019 session; ProgressNow Colorado churns out its annual “Winners and Losers” list; and the editorial board of the Aurora Sentinel gives the legislative session an ‘A’ for “delivering progress.”

 

► Anna Staver of the Denver Post looks at two big measures coming to a ballot near you in November, including a much-needed TABOR overhaul and a question about legalizing sports betting in Colorado.

 

► President Trump is once again amping up his trade war with China, as the New York Times reports:

The prospect of a wider trade war between the United States and China sent global financial markets whipsawing on Monday and could force Beijing to make difficult decisions if it hopes to preserve its nascent economic recovery.

President Trump upended what appeared to be steady progress toward reaching a trade pact after he threatened on Sunday to impose still more tariffs on Chinese-made goods unless Beijing moves closer to a deal. Liu He, the Chinese vice premier overseeing economic policy and Beijing’s lead trade negotiator, had been set to travel to Washington for talks scheduled for Wednesday that were widely seen as the potential last round before reaching a trade deal.

What a negotiator!

 

► There’s an election in Denver tomorrow. Westword explains how to make sure your ballot is properly returned.

 

Get even more smarter after the jump…

IN CASE YOU ARE STANDING NEAR A WATER COOLER…

 

► Still think Climate Change is a hoax? There are about 1 million plant and animal species that might beg to differ, as the Washington Post reports:

Up to 1 million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction, with alarming implications for human survival, according to a United Nations report released Monday.

The report’s findings underscore the conclusions of previous scientific studies that say human activity is wreaking havoc on the wild kingdom, threatening the existence of living things ranging from giant whales to small flowers and insects that are almost impossible to see with the naked eye.

But the global report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services goes a step further than previous studies by linking the loss of species to humans and analyzing its effect on food and water security, farming and economies.

According to the report, more plants and animals are threatened with extinction now than any other period in human history. Nature’s current rate of decline is unparalleled, it says, and the accelerating rate of extinctions “means grave impacts on people around the world are now likely.”

 

► President Trump has reversed himself (again) and is now refusing to allow special prosecutor Robert Mueller to testify before Congress.

 

► Former Republican lawmaker Dave Schultheis is very concerned about new legislation allowing for full-day Kindergarten in Colorado. Also, Dave Schultheis is an idiot.

 

► Colorado Public Radio takes a deeper look at the newly-announced Presidential campaign of Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver).

 

► From Ernest Luning of the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman:

► All bellyaching aside, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville thinks the 2019 legislative session “wasn’t that bad.”

 

► It’s easier to find a pay phone these days than it is to locate Sen. Cory Gardner’s moral compass. Gardner’s poor judge of character looks like another 2020 liability for the Senator.

 

► According to hundreds of former federal prosecutors, Donald Trump would absolutely have already been charged with obstruction of justice were it not for the fact that he is currently the President of the United States.

 

► President Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen begins his three-year prison sentence today. Cohen says that there is still much to be told about his interactions with Trump.

 

► Chris Cillizza of CNN wonders about the possibility that President Trump might refuse to leave the White House if he loses his bid for re-election in 2020:

In fact, Trump appears to already be laying the rational for an election challenge — or at least the lack of a concession — if he loses next November.

“Despite the tremendous success that I have had as President, including perhaps the greatest ECONOMY and most successful first two years of any President in history, they have stolen two years of my (our) Presidency (Collusion Delusion) that we will never be able to get back, he tweeted Sunday night. “The Witch Hunt is over but we will never forget. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Now, close your eyes and imagine this: Trump narrowly loses — by 20-ish electoral votes — in 2020. He refuses to concede, insists there has been widespread election fraud and notes that Democrats (and the media) have been trying to steal from him since he was elected in 2016.

Doesn’t seem all that outlandish, does it?

On Sunday, Trump Tweeted that the first two years of his administration had been “stollen” because of multiple investigations of wrongdoing. Yes, “stollen.”

 

► Denver7 reports on the passage of legislation in Colorado to allow local municipalities to set their own minimum wage.

 

► Reinsurance!

 

► The House Judiciary Committee is moving closer to holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to appear at a scheduled hearing last week.

 

 

Your Daily Dose Of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

 

► Say what, now?

► President Trump doesn’t seem to care much about education policy, which probably helps explain why Betsy DeVos is still Secretary of Education.

 

ICYMI

 

► Colorado Republicans opened the 2019 legislative session with a lot of talk, per usual, about the need to focus on “mental health” instead of addressing gun violence issues directly. But when it came time to actually focus on mental health legislation, Republican leaders quite literally voted ‘NO.’

 

 

Check out the latest episode of The Get More Smarter Show, featuring an in-depth interview with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. You can also Get More Smarter by liking Colorado Pols on Facebook!

 

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