ANNA BOIKO-WEYRAUCH

Position: Rocky Mountain PBS I-News

Minorities overrepresented in Colorado justice system

At a time when inequities in criminal justice are the focus of intense national debate, blacks and Latinos are overrepresented at every step in Colorado’s criminal process compared with their...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

State GED test numbers plummet

Three young women are going to take a test 90 miles away from home. Just south of Cheyenne, Jackie Esparza pulls over her maroon Dodge SUV on Interstate 25 to pose for a selfie with the “Welcome...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

‘Dust is my enemy’

The disease dates to the ancient Greeks and Romans, and it continues to kill workers today. Oil and gas is the latest industry to face its threat. Silicosis is an incurable but preventable disease...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Low wages in high places

The anglers and bikers traveling to the mountains slowed their cars to a crawl as hundreds of sheep flocked the country road north of Meeker. Ahead, a sheepherder on horseback surveyed the animals...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

What do you need to get by?

How much money do you need in Colorado to survive without help? A new calculation shows it's getting harder for families to meet their needs. On average, Coloradans needed to earn 53 percent more...

DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

What do you need to get by?

How much money do you need in Colorado to survive without help? A new calculation shows it's getting harder for families to meet their needs. On average, Coloradans needed to earn 53 percent more...

DATE: June 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

What do you need to get by?

How much money do you need in Colorado to survive without outside help? A new calculation of the cost of living shows it’s getting harder for families to meet their needs. On average, Coloradans...

DATE: June 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Chipotle in the hot seat

With the motto “Food With Integrity,” Chipotle Mexican Grill’s brand is based on ethical fast food. Hundreds of workers in nine lawsuits in six states allege the company’s moral high-ground on...

DATE: May 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Business repeatedly tangles with wage enforcement system

Ward Boydstun misses his teeth. The 27-year-old left his dentures at the Bradley Petroleum gas station when he was escorted out in handcuffs two years ago. The company had paid for the new set of...

DATE: Jan. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Wage theft rampant in Colorado

Wage theft – a term for employers illegally withholding wages – is rampant across Colorado. From telemarketers to tortilla manufacturers, workers in myriad industries have suffered from employers...

DATE: Jan. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

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