Colorado GOP leadership in disarray; Mesa Co to celebrate farmworkers, not Cesar Chavez; the worst park in Denver?

from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio

Following a no-confidence vote, Brita Horn says she’ll resign as head of the Colorado GOP after next month’s state convention. But some candidates question whether the party can make it through that all-important step in the primary selection process. Then, in Mesa County organizers are changing the name of the upcoming Cesar Chavez Day celebration, and trying to keep the focus on honoring the labor of farm workers. Plus, who was Phil Milstein and how did his name end up on arguably the worst park in Denver?Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Bente Birkeland and Rae Soloman on disarray in the Colorado GOP Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita on Phil Mistein, and the woebegone park that bears his name. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose and Megan Verlee. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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Following a no-confidence vote, Brita Horn says she’ll resign as head of the Colorado GOP after next month’s state convention. But some candidates question whether the party can make it through that all-important step in the primary selection process. Then, in Mesa County organizers are changing the name of the upcoming Cesar Chavez Day celebration, and trying to keep the focus on honoring the labor of farm workers. Plus, who was Phil Milstein and how did his name end up on arguably the worst park in Denver? Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Bente Birkeland and Rae Soloman on disarray in the Colorado GOP Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita on Phil Mistein, and the woebegone park that bears his name. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose and Megan Verlee. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.