Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up by the Colorado Sun. It’s Wednesday March 10th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. 

 

Today - Colorado Ranchers at odds with Governor Jared Polis after he declares March 20th to be “Meat Out Day”, encouraging more plant based eating.

 

Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

 

Today, we take you back to March 10th, 1884 when Crews for the Colorado Central Railroad laid tracks into the mining town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County. Their work completed an engineering marvel known as the Georgetown Loop.

 

Now, our feature story. 

 

Livestock is one of Colorado’s largest industries, and particularly cows. Yet ranchers are once again at odds with Governor Jared Polis, this time over the recently proclaimed Meat Out Day. Reporters Jennifer Brown and Michael Booth talk with Lucy Haggard to explain the latest beef between cattle hands and the governor.

To read more about Colorado’s agriculture industry, go to coloradosun.com. 

 

Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:

 

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the latest federal stimulus bill next week. A Colorado Sun analysis concludes that at least $13.5 billion of the bill will come to the state. The stimulus will arrive in the form of $1,400 direct payments, an expanded child tax credit and funds for state and local governments. Unemployment recipients will also get an extra $300 for 25 weeks, on top of their normal payments.

Colorado’s former license plates, which had green mountains instead of the current white ones, may become available again. A bill in the statehouse would bring the old design back as early as next year. The bill would also mandate new plates when someone buys a car. The retro design would cost up to $75 extra, one-third of which would go toward a disability support fund.

An Aurora doctor who tried to prioritize refugees for the COVID-19 vaccine was told to stop by the state health department. Dr. P.J. Parmar wanted to ensure his clinic served residents in the 80010 zip code, which is one of the most racially diverse and also poorest in the metro area. But state rules prohibit vaccine providers from asking for ID. Parmar has now opened his clinic to anyone who wants a vaccine. But he argues that the state’s vaccine equity clinics aren’t good enough at distributing the vaccine to those who need it the most.

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up by the Colorado Sun. It&rsquo;s Wednesday March 10th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Today - Colorado Ranchers at odds with Governor Jared Polis after he declares March 20th to be &ldquo;Meat Out Day&rdquo;, encouraging more plant based eating.
&nbsp;
Before we begin, let&rsquo;s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
&nbsp;
Today, we take you back to March 10th, 1884 when Crews for the Colorado Central Railroad laid tracks into the mining town of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County. Their work completed an engineering marvel known as the Georgetown Loop.
&nbsp;
Now, our feature story.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Livestock is one of Colorado&rsquo;s largest industries, and particularly cows. Yet ranchers are once again at odds with Governor Jared Polis, this time over the recently proclaimed Meat Out Day. Reporters Jennifer Brown and Michael Booth talk with Lucy Haggard to explain the latest beef between cattle hands and the governor.
To read more about Colorado&rsquo;s agriculture industry, go to coloradosun.com.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:
&nbsp;
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the latest federal stimulus bill next week. A Colorado Sun analysis concludes that at least $13.5 billion of the bill will come to the state. The stimulus will arrive in the form of $1,400 direct payments, an expanded child tax credit and funds for state and local governments. Unemployment recipients will also get an extra $300 for 25 weeks, on top of their normal payments.
Colorado&rsquo;s former license plates, which had green mountains instead of the current white ones, may become available again. A bill in the statehouse would bring the old design back as early as next year. The bill would also mandate new plates when someone buys a car. The retro design would cost up to $75 extra, one-third of which would go toward a disability support fund.
An Aurora doctor who tried to prioritize refugees for the COVID-19 vaccine was told to stop by the state health department. Dr. P.J. Parmar wanted to ensure his clinic served residents in the 80010 zip code, which is one of the most racially diverse and also poorest in the metro area. But state rules prohibit vaccine providers from asking for ID. Parmar has now opened his clinic to anyone who wants a vaccine. But he argues that the state&rsquo;s vaccine equity clinics aren&rsquo;t good enough at distributing the vaccine to those who need it the most.
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

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