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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 15 MIN

Doctors fear resuming gender care, Mesa County clerk primary, mile high marker on the move

from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio

The legal fight over the gender-affirming care clinic at Children’s Hospital has taken another twist; the hospital says it’s ready to follow a court order and resume care, but its doctors are afraid they’ll face federal sanctions. Then, in Mesa County, the Republican primary for clerk could put an election denier in the office once filled by Tina Peters. And detailed new elevation calculations mean the official mile-high mark in Denver is about to move, again.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: The Colorado Sun’s Jennifer Brown reports on the latest legal developments with Children’s Hospital Colorado’s gender-affirming care clinic. CPR's Tom Hesse on the Republican clerk's primary in Mesa County. Denverite’s Sandy Battulga on the Capitol’s mile high marker move. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Hazel Feldstein, Jack Armstrong, Stephanie Wolf, and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

The legal fight over the gender-affirming care clinic at Children’s Hospital has taken another twist; the hospital says it’s ready to follow a court order and resume care, but its doctors are afraid they’ll face federal sanctions. Then, in Mesa County, the Republican primary for clerk could put an election denier in the office once filled by Tina Peters. And detailed new elevation calculations mean the official mile-high mark in Denver is about to move, again. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: The Colorado Sun’s Jennifer Brown reports on the latest legal developments with Children’s Hospital Colorado’s gender-affirming care clinic. CPR's Tom Hesse on the Republican clerk's primary in Mesa County. Denverite’s Sandy Battulga on the Capitol’s mile high marker move. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Hazel Feldstein, Jack Armstrong, Stephanie Wolf, and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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