EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 16 MIN
Budget cuts and disability services, AI transforms recycling, and ancient rock art in Colorado
from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio
Colorado lawmakers face painful budget decisions that could affect programs for people with severe disabilities. Then, recycling in Colorado gets a high-tech upgrade, we visit a new facility where AI-powered systems sort materials with air cannons. Plus, rock art sites across the state reveal glimpses into the lives and ideas of people who lived here thousands of years ago.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s CPR’s Bente Budget cuts and disability services Denverite’s Kevin Beaty AI-powered Recycling KRCC’s Shanna Lewis on where to find rock art in Colorado This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel / Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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Colorado lawmakers face painful budget decisions that could affect programs for people with severe disabilities. Then, recycling in Colorado gets a high-tech upgrade, we visit a new facility where AI-powered systems sort materials with air cannons. Plus, rock art sites across the state reveal glimpses into the lives and ideas of people who lived here thousands of years ago. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s CPR’s Bente Budget cuts and disability services Denverite’s Kevin Beaty AI-powered Recycling KRCC’s Shanna Lewis on where to find rock art in Colorado This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel / Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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