• Local marijuana entrepreneurs are pushing the tiny San Luis Valley town of Moffatt, Colorado, to rename itself Kush. And the town’s mayor is on board.
• In 1998, John Elway declined an offer from Pat Bowlen to buy 20% of the Denver Broncos for $36 million. That stake would be worth $930 million today, based on Walmart heir Rob Walton’s bid for the team.
• Federal researchers predict that Colorado will lose half or more of its annual snowfall over the next 60 years.
• After 88 years in business, the Bonnie Brae Tavern has sold to developers and will close.
• Colorado State University president Joyce McConnell had her contract terminated early and will depart the school next month.
• Geico has been ordered to pay a woman’s $5.2 million claim after she contracted a sexually transmitted disease while having sex in her partner’s car that was insured by the company.
• Axon paused its plans to develop a taser drone after three-quarters of its internal ethics board resigned in protest.
• Former press secretary to President Bush Ari Fleischer has been openly and highly critical of the Saudi government, but it didn’t stop him from taking the Saudi-backed LIV golf league as a client.
• Wells Fargo suspended its hiring policy requiring that diverse candidates be interviewed for upper-level positions after managers were found to have conducted sham interviews to meet the policy requirements.
• Burger King’s attempt to celebrate Pride Month by offering burgers that feature just two top buns or two bottom buns – the burger equivalent of same sex couples? – confounded customers and resulted in more bad press than positive buzz.
• A Willy Wonka nightmare come to life: A rescue team was deployed when two people fell into a giant vat of chocolate at an M&M factory in Pennsylvania. They survived.

So, who won the week?

• Rob Walton’s $4.65 billion bid for the Denver Broncos means each of the seven Bowlen kids are in line to receive $518 million. Pat Bowlen bought the team for $78 million in 1984.
• High school graduation rates for Hispanic students in Colorado increased 20 percentage points – from 55.5% to 75.4% – over the past decade.
• President Joe Biden will nominate DIA CEO Phil Washington to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the Seattle Times. Washington joined DIA less than a year ago.
• Colorado Ski Country USA reported its members set a record for ski visits, topping 14 million in the 2021-2022 ski season.
• The Colorado Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers and will be in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 21 years.
• Transgender advocates are cheering the selection of Justine Lindsay to the Carolina Panthers “TopCats” cheerleading squad. She is the first openly transgender member of any cheerleading team in the NFL.