Ishan Thakore

Journalist and Producer. Previously Scripps Fellow @ CU Boulder, @FullFrontalSamB, JOC Fellow @IRE_NICAR, @Fulbright-@NatGeo, @sundanceorg/@bbc grantee

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Colorado is losing out on millions in FEMA funding, as the agency ties immigration enforcement to federal dollars https://t.co/UWD3BFiXgi via @ithakore #copolitics

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Trump administration cancels millions in agriculture funding for Western states, including Colorado ranchers and farmers https://t.co/3CwDqLghjY via @ithakore #copolitics

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“They’ve been hinting at this for quite a while,” Di Liberto said. “You see what’s happened in other agencies to science and scientists, where they are basically just trying to get rid of everybody.” https://t.co/zB5NHj40S6 via @samuelbrasch & @ithakore #copolitics

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Several Colorado scientists worked for months on the country's first National Nature Assessment. Then, President Trump cancelled it. Here's what scientists said:

https://t.co/JYZXGSAV1w

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In Colorado, climate-related projects are feeling the freeze on federal funding https://t.co/u2cfUv8cSI via @ithakore #copolitics

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Trump orders fuel new uncertainty around Colorado climate and infrastructure projects. Here’s what we know https://t.co/CHork0Ef33 via @ithakore, @samuelbrasch & @nbminor #copolitics

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Dug into how President-elect Trump's administration may affect public lands decisions in Colorado, and across the West

https://t.co/AHhhAEfecV

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Regulators are considering more public comments and setting more hearings. You can submit public comments here, by selecting rulemaking, then 24R-0168EG

https://t.co/ONL4pgzzeS

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For @CPRNews , dug into how Colorado's big utilities, like Xcel Energy, are trying to keep detailed records of their political spending secret. Here's some key takeaways: https://t.co/a9hdgeuA7O

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Advocates also say without itemizing, it's impossible to verify that Coloradans aren't subsidizing the lobbying/political influencing of their electric or gas provider.

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Utilities have to disclose some itemized political spending in other states. Those same utilities are pushing regulators to keep that kind of info secret in Colorado. Legislators say that undermines a new transparency law they wrote, @ithakore reports 👇 https://t.co/5WtWkWko06

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@samuelbrasch @CPRNews Aw thanks Sam! Excited to work together!

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Thrilled to annouce I'll be joining Colorado Public Radio (@CPRNews) as a Climate and Environment journalist, starting in a few weeks. Excited to dig into a beat I truly care about with some amazing colleagues 🌎 💪 🎧

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She said: "Definitely, definitely. That's something I'm always gonna be worried about. I'm always in the back of my mind like, yo, we just got out the shelter. Nobody's about to put us right back. We just got out."

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A few months, multiple FOILS, and nearly 20 interviews later, check out my investigation into how staff shortages are affecting the city's human rights commission, for @Gothamist
https://t.co/T8l8oKwAzw

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And last but not least: the story's main character is Kamilah, who had a roller-coaster of a time finding a home for her and her kids, and was homeless twice. And even when she did find a spot, it still feels tenuous. I asked her if she's worried about becoming homeless again: