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Mar. 2, 2026: Federal-state election tensions, pine beetle outbreak, and Thanks, it has pockets!

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A man points out patterns on a dead, fallen tree.
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Paul Cada, Vail Fire’s wildland battalion chief, points to a fallen log, likely attacked two decades ago by the mountain pine beetle, which leaves a pattern of cuts in the wood where the beetles lay eggs and bore under the bark.

President Trump is reportedly considering an emergency order that could upend how Colorado and other states conduct their election. But even if that doesn’t happen, the state’s top election official is concerned by what she’s hearing from Washington. Then, pine beetles are attacking the Front Range’s ponderosa forests with devastating consequences. And a fashion exhibit in Fort Collins explores the hidden history of… Pockets.

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This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Dan Boyce, Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.