Flooding in Durango, Universal Pre-K heads to Supreme Court, deal over forced labor claims at Aurora ICE facility

The southwestern corner of the state is dealing with a second round of historic flooding, with muddy floodwaters overwhelming communities and disrupting daily life. Then, the U.S. will hear arguments Tuesday over Colorado’s Universal Preschool program, and whether the state can require religious preschools follow nondiscrimination policies in order to get funding. Plus, after more than a decade of legal wrangling, a class action lawsuit alleging forced labor at the Aurora immigrant detention center reached a deal on the eve of trial.

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CPR’s Haylee May on flooding in the Durango area and Stina Seig on flood damage around Pagosa Springs

Chalkbeat’s Ann Schimke on Catholic preschools’ challenge to Colorado Universal Pre-K program rules

CPR’s Allison Sherry on the settlement in the class action lawsuit against detainee labor at the GEO facility in Aurora

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Jackie Sedley. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Jackie Sedley, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee and Michael Hughes. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.