Lucas Brady Woods
Reporter, Government and PoliticsEmail: lucas.woods@kunc.org
I鈥檓 the Government and Politics Reporter at 萝莉少女, which means I help make sense of the latest developments at the Colorado State Capitol and how they impact everyday people. I cover Colorado's legislature, governor, government agencies, elections and Congressional delegation.
My work as a reporter has always been about practical, responsible journalism. But there鈥檚 more to it than that, especially these days. Fact-based journalism about elected officials, elections, and government policy helps the public participate in the democratic process and holds those in power accountable. I鈥檓 also a firm believer in public radio as a way get that reporting to the public. 萝莉少女 and stations like it go a long way in keeping the news independent and free for everyone.
Before joining 萝莉少女, I was the news director at KSJD, an NPR station in Montezuma County, in Southwest Colorado. While I was there, one of my stories there covering the housing crisis won an award from the Colorado Broadcasters Association in the spring of 2022.
When I鈥檓 not reporting, I could be exploring a new neighborhood in Denver or a trail in some far-flung corner of our beautiful state. That, or hanging out on my couch with my senior pit-mix, Paco.
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Hundreds of people came to stand together following an attack in Boulder over the weekend. Speakers included political and faith-based leaders. -
The law will increase oversight over the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and try to triple the turnaround time for sexual assault evidence kits. -
Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations. -
The Colorado Capitol News Alliance pored through the more than 600 measures debated at the Capitol this year to highlight the most notable ones that passed and failed. -
The Colorado House passed a bill that would further limit local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and other immigration authorities. It鈥檚 now one step away from the governor鈥檚 desk. -
Senate Republicans on Thursday rejected a proposed change to the state constitution that would have allowed lawmakers create a window of time in which victims of childhood sexual abuse could sue decades later. -
Democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to stymie some of the tactics they鈥檝e seen deployed by the Trump administration. -
The resolution, which was voted down in the Senate last year, needs two-thirds support in the legislature and voter approval because it would amend the Colorado Constitution. -
House Republicans announced an effort Wednesday to get U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to review the constitutionality of a sweeping gun-control measure signed into law last week. -
Colorado lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a 24-foot statue to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. It will replace a Civil War statue torn down in 2020.
