Author: Jimmy Sengenberger
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Lori Gimelshteyn on 3 ballot measures to ‘let kids be kids’ | The OpEdge Podcast
Lori Gimelshteyn — board member of Protect Kids Colorado and executive director of the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network — joins The OpEdge to discuss three measures headed to Colorado voters this November. Gimelshteyn tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger why the coalition is seeking tougher penalties for child sex trafficking, protections for female sports…
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Dan Haley on the role of oil and gas in Colorado’s energy future | The OpEdge Podcast
Dan Haley, executive director of Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development, joins The OpEdge to discuss the role of oil and natural gas in Colorado’s energy future amid the state’s aggressive push toward “net zero.” Haley tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger how Colorado can produce energy cleaner and safer while supporting grid reliability and…
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Steve Schuck on the ‘magic’ of school choice | The OpEdge Podcast
Parents Challenge co-founder and longtime school choice advocate Steve Schuck joins The OpEdge to discuss expanding educational opportunities and ensuring parents are in charge of their kids’ education. Schuck tells investigative columnist and host Jimmy Sengenberger why he believes Colorado should fund students rather than systems, how Parents Challenge helps families find the right fit…
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DEA’s Miguel Chino describes Colorado’s place on the ‘fentanyl pill superhighway’ | The OpEdge Podcast
Miguel Chino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, joins The OpEdge to paint the picture of Colorado’s place on America’s “fentanyl pill superhighways.” Chino updates Gazette and Colorado Politics Deputy Opinion Editor Antonio Olivero on the latest in the DEA’s fight in the Rocky Mountain region against…
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Cedric Pride’s blueprint for opportunity through the trades | The OpEdge Podcast
Cedric Pride, CEO of the nonprofit Pride Initiative in Denver, joins The OpEdge with a blueprint for workforce development, skilled trades, and economic opportunity. Pride tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger why he believes the trades offer a path to the American Dream through meaningful work, behavioral health support, and second chances for people…
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It’s time to end the Alex Marrero show at DPS | Jimmy Sengenberger
Denver Public Schools board members normally spend the summer away, tending to professional and family obligations. This isn’t a normal summer. Last week, all seven met in a closed-door executive session to discuss the contract of and relationship with, Superintendent Alex Marrero — much of it excluding Marrero, as is their right. That they conferred…
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Meghan Shay on recovery, responsibility and second chances | The OpEdge Podcast
Step Denver and Step Springs CEO Meghan Shay joins The OpEdge to explore addiction recovery, homelessness, and the role of accountability in lasting change. Shay tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger why she believes recovery is built on personal responsibility, peer support, and meaningful work, explaining how “real compassion” often means helping people confront…
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Shrinking school district shortchanges its best hope | Jimmy Sengenberger
Colorado’s public-school enrollment is shrinking. Few places feel it more than Woodland Park, nestled on Pikes Peak’s north slope. Now, the one school stabilizing enrollment in Woodland Park School District is also the one bearing the burden of the district’s own financial turmoil. Colorado funds schools using per-pupil revenue from local property taxes and state…
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Amy Oliver Cooke warns Colorado’s energy policies threaten grid reliability | The OpEdge Podcast
Amy Oliver Cooke, Independence Institute senior fellow and Always On Energy Research co-founder, joins The OpEdge to dissect Colorado’s energy transition, grid reliability, and the state’s net-zero goals. Cooke warns host Jimmy Sengenberger that current state policies threaten affordability and reliability — and explains why she sees nuclear energy as one key to a more…
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman on what sleeping in a homeless shelter is teaching him | The OpEdge Podcast
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman joins The OpEdge to explore why he’s spent every Friday night since February sleeping at a homeless shelter. Coffman tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger what the experience is teaching him about homelessness, why he believes Aurora’s incentive-based model is the superior alternative to “Housing First,” and how the city…