It’s the direct result of Colorado’s “Negative Factor” loophole, which allows lawmakers to raid education funding to cover other priorities. Nationally, Donald Trump has openly sought to dismantle the Department of Education, threatening federal funding that public schools rely on. Soon, Denver’s most trusted news source could be folded into a conservative media empire with 265 stations across 44 states. Control what children learn, control what the public hears, and you control the narrative. This issue of Yellow Scene is about resistance.