Good morning, Denver.

A high-speed crash between a Suzuki motorcycle and an Acura SUV in Aurora on Friday afternoon killed a 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy — the collision occurred around 3:30 p.m. on E.

Arapahoe Road and led police to close the intersection for several hours.

On Sunday, the Colorado House passed Senate Bill 25B-2 to restore state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health providers, ensuring Medicaid recipients will have access to services like cancer screenings, STI testing, and birth control.

The 43 to 19 party-line vote now sends the bill to the governor’s desk—adding to debates over Colorado's budget challenges.

Gov. Jared Polis announced a hiring freeze in state agencies that will take effect on August 27 until the end of the year due to over one billion dollars in revenue loss from a federal bill—state workers, already strained by high vacancy rates, worry that more workload will force them to choose between their jobs and better care of themselves.