Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Monday November 9th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Every week day we’re sharing a closer look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of other important things happening in our state. 

Today, we’re sharing an interview between Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Paul, Gov. Jared Polis, and the state's top epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy about the coronavirus crisis in Colorado. Gov. Polis and Herlihy were also featured in our last episode. On Friday, they answered our questions on everything from how their understanding of the virus has improved, what testing and treatment capacities look like, where they’re seeing the most positive cases, and how they’d advise Coloradans to behave so that we can avoid a lockdown.

Thanks for listening, now let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

Today, we take you back to November 9th, 1871 - which is Florence Sabin’s birthday! Dr. Florence Sabin reinvented knowledge of the lymphatic system, blood flow, and tuberculosis - a disease she knew well from her Colorado childhood. Later, she was the first woman hired by the Rockefeller Institute in New York City. At age 70 she retired, and moved back to Denver to live with her sister. You can see her statue today in Washington D.C.

Finally, here are a few stories you should know about today:

At the Colorado Capitol, dozens gathered to celebrate Joe Biden’s victory after the presidential race was called. Donald Trump supporters were there, too, questioning the results.

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In the U.S. Senate, Colorado is now represented by two politicians whose biographies are so similar they look identical at face value. John Hickenlooper and Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet both graduated from Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts school in Connecticut. And both made millions in business in Colorado before turning to politics. But they are expected to go different directions in Washington.

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At least six Colorado school districts have reported coronavirus outbreaks among transportation employees. One of the larger outbreaks affected employees at a bus terminal for Jeffco Public Schools

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Colorado officials anticipated a diverse group of more than 1,000 applicants would be interested in serving on each of two panels voters created to redraw electoral representation districts. Instead, they got a fraction of that number and a group that does not reflect the diversity of the state.

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Voters in Colorado, Florida and Alabama passed ballot measures Tuesday that codify what is already law: That only U.S. citizens 18 and older can vote. The passage of the largely-symbolic measures has triggered questions about why the pro-Trump group behind them spent time and money on the effort.

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