Ernest Lee Luning
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@eluning
Reporter covering politics in Colorado
SCOOP: Sources told @axios they witnessed inappropriate conduct by Rep. Chuck Edwards toward two female staffers in their 20s The interactions included gifts, 1-1 dinners, a Vegas trip and a handwritten letter from Edwards telling a staffer: "I only wish I could explain the joy and meaning to me for the time we spent together at the office — but especially away from it.” New details from @axios axios.com/2026/05/04/chu…
JUST IN: Poll paid for by California Democratic Party shows Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra tied at the top of the governor’s race with 18%. Poll done April 30th - May 2nd
"Nearly unprecedented" Forecast for Denver and Boulder, Colorado --> 4" of snowfall (at least) 2-3 feet in the mountains ... unbelievable snow storm for early May 🏔️❄️
Jessica Winter has been raising her children to detest A.I. Then her daughter’s public middle school began receiving Google Chromebooks, which came pre-installed with an all-ages version of Gemini, a suite of A.I. tools. “When my daughter, who is in sixth grade, begins writing an essay, she gets a prompt: ‘Help me write,’ ” Winter writes. “If she is starting work on a slide-show presentation, the prompt is ‘Help me visualize.’ She shoos away these interruptions, but they persist: ‘Help me edit.’ ‘Beautify this slide.’ ” Proponents of generative A.I. in elementary and middle schools argue that such early exposure will foster digital-media literacy, and prepare them for a future in which most professions are steeped in A.I. But the technology also poses significant cognitive and social-emotional risks to young people. Read Winter’s report about A.I.’s infiltration into schools—and what it could mean for young minds: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NSWuBG
