COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | Worker visa woes; Denver council newbies; recall dropped; governors confab
Here’s our recap of our best stories of the last seven days from the Colorado Politics staff.

> COVER STORY | Growing worries over worker visas in Colorado’s mountains
> DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 1’s Amanda Sandoval
> DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 3’s Jamie Torres
> DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 5’s Amanda Sawyer
> DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 10’s Chris Hinds
> Recall effort against Rep. Tom Sullivan ends
> State lawmaker Pettersen said to be targeted in recall try
> TRAIL MIX | Finding words that can help heal political rifts
> Interior’s Bernhardt talks BLM’s potential westward move in Colorado visit
> 4 takeaways from Polis’ first Western Governors Association annual meeting
> Western governors at Colorado meeting call on Congress to simplify federal-state land exchanges
> LYNN BARTELS | 46 years later, Roe v. Wade debate still rages
> INSIGHTS | Colorado GOP is losing the war for women
> Q&A with Lynn Granger | ‘We are part of the solution’
> Democratic US Senate candidates introduce themselves to activists at Denver forum
> Appeals court rules against Beauprez group that funded attacks on Colorado GOP candidates
> 2020 WATCH | Hickenlooper, Bennet qualify for 1st presidential debate
> 2020 WATCH | Hickenlooper, Bennet to share stage in 1st Democratic presidential debates (VIDEO)
> 2020 WATCH | More voices call for Hickenlooper to switch to Senate race
> 2020 WATCH | Hickenlooper takes on Sanders’ democratic socialism stance
> 2020 WATCH | Tuning in on Bennet, Hickenlooper music choices for Iowa candidate parade
> 2020 WATCH | Hickenlooper, Bennet join Democratic candidate lineup in Iowa
> COPO PODCAST | The inside story of the fierce battle for Denver mayor
> COPO PODCAST | Denver Mayor Michael Hancock talks about plans for his 3rd term

> Polis, Hancock, other Colorado politicos react to death of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen
> Polis order seeks to boost Colorado child vaccination rates, respect exemptions (VIDEO)
> López declared winner in Denver clerk and recorder race
> Colorado tops $1 billion tax milestone for marijuana
> Colorado marijuana investment bill strikes pay dirt early
> DeGette, ex-EPA chiefs criticize Trump administration over environmental regulation
> Denver plots growth for its far northeast neighborhoods
> Group forms to fight anti-TABOR ballot question
> Colorado state auditor: Inspection program must prioritize high-risk wells
> HUD Secretary Ben Carson to address Western Conservative Summit in Denver
> Colorado Supreme Court sides against ex-DA accused of many ethics violations
> State audit cites budget problems at Colorado Department of Transportation
> Colorado Attorney General Weiser adds 2 to consumer protection services
> Mark Waller to run for district attorney for Colorado’s El Paso, Teller counties
> Colorado sheriff weighs how to comply with new law barring ICE ‘detainers’
> Conservation Colorado blasts Gardner on environment; campaign chief decries ‘cheap shots’
> Colorado’s top economy makes it a great state to live in, WalletHub says
> Pentagon probing secret Space Command spy satellite program
> $325M for military construction coming to Colorado under House measure
> Lakewood growth initiative will be costly to taxpayers, says business group’s study
> Drug overdose deaths across Colorado drop for the first time in years
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