Denver is spending thousands of dollars preparing its mayor to appear before a congressional committee today. Meanwhile, parents of babies and toddlers with developmental disabilities are waiting to find out if crucial therapies for their kids will be cut. Then, doctors say which diseases they are watching for five years after COVID hit. And a rover built in Colorado will sell moon dirt to NASA.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson and Mateo Schimpf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• CPR’s Dan Boyce reports on a Colorado-built moon rover.
• Denverite’s Kyle Harris reports on the mayor’s testimony on immigration.
• CPR’s Jenny Brundin reports on cuts to early intervention therapies for kids. 
• CPR's Andrea Dukakis reports on what doctors see as the legacies of COVID.