Dec. 10, 2025: Colorado airline contracting with ICE, Hep B & public health influencing, indigenous faith

An airline in Colorado wants to expand at DIA, but its proposal is hitting headwinds over its contract with ICE to transport detainees. Then, Colorado health leaders are pushing back after a federal vaccine panel voted to roll back long-standing guidance for a newborn immunization. Can public health experts catch on as social media influencers? And, a recent Pew research study on religion left out Native American faith. We meet a spiritual leader from a tribe in Southern Colorado.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Denverite’s Kevin Beaty reports on Key Lime Air’s relationship with ICE. CPR’s John Daley reports on Colorado’s response to federal Hepatitis B immunization guidelines. CPR’s John Daley interviews a former Colorado public health official turned social media creator. CPR’s Elaine Tassy reports on indigenous spirituality in southern Colorado. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Corey Jones, Megan Verlee, Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.