Hot weather in a dry state, Cesar Chavez celebration cancelled, SNAP soda ban, the GJ Razorback Suckers

Colorado is experiencing record temperatures this week, and water managers want people to start thinking about conservation now. Then, disturbing accusations about the late labor leader Cesar Chavez have Denver rethinking whether to honor him. And sentencings this week in two high profile criminal cases. Plus, a state board considers whether to ban Colorado’s SNAP recipients from using their benefits on sugary drinks. And the latest twist in Grand Junction’s long-running baseball team name drama.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Rae Soloman on the activation of the state’s drought task force. Denver’s Paolo Zialcita on Denver cancelling Cesar Chavez celebrations.  CPR’s Ava Kian on the sentencing of former Littleton bus aide Kiarra Jones. The Associated Press on the sentencing of Carrie Hallford, former co-owner of the Return to Nature funeral home. CPR’s John Daley on the debate over SNAP benefits and soda. CPR’s Stina Sieg on Grand Junction’s departed Humpback Chubs. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.