Last month law professor Todd Zywicki spoke at the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference, an annual gathering of conservative pundits and professionals that has veered further right in recent years. David O. Williams previewed the event for the Colorado Times Recorder.
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Under New Polis Program, Some First Responders Will Be Mental Health Professionals — Not Police or Firefighters
Utilizing funding from the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress in 2021 in response to the Covid pandemic, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) in late August announced the creation of a new service called Behavioral Health Secure Transportation, which is aimed at expanding access to mobile behavioral health services.
When Arrested Previously, Boebert told Police, ‘I Have Friends at Fox News’
As she was being escorted from Denver’s Buell Theatre Sunday for alleged adolescent-like behavior (singing, vaping, recording) during a performance of the musical “Beetlejuice,” U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) or her companion said “stuff like ‘do you know who I am,’ ‘I am on the board’ [and] ‘I will be contacting the mayor,'” according to event staff.
Elizabeth School Board Passes Resolution from Moms for Liberty Playbook
Three weeks after the far-right group Moms for Liberty posted a call to action for members to ask their districts to commit to full in-person learning, Elizabeth school board members passed a resolution that matches nearly word-for-word the language provided by what the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled an “anti-government extremist” group.
DAVIS: Fear & Loathing in Woodland Park
This is the final installment in a 7-part series about the Woodland Park school board. This piece can stand alone without reading the other six pieces.
Andrew Wommack, a Woodland Park Preacher, Wants His Followers to Rule the World
Andrew Wommack wasn’t kidding back in 2021 when he called his followers to “take over” Woodland Park, the mountain town of 8,000 west of Colorado Springs that’s home to his ministry and Charis Bible College.
Vaccinated People Could Threaten Fertile Women, Writes Co Springs Lawmaker Spreading Misinformation as COVID Cases Rise
As cases of the endemic COVID-19 virus continue to rise, locally and nationally, Colorado Rep. Ken DeGraaf (R-Co Springs) is taking to social media to warn people against the use of vaccinations or masks.
CO Republicans To Auction Off Rifle at Fundraiser Featuring School Board Candidates
Gunnison County, Colorado, Republicans will auction off a rifle tomorrow at a meet-and-greet for the Republican-backed Gunnison Watershed School District Board candidates in November’s election.
CO GOP Leaders Want To End Primary Neutrality Rule So They Can Oppose Their Own Candidates
If Colorado GOP leaders get their way, the party could campaign against some of its own candidates in next spring’s primary election.
Abortion Advocate Weighs in on State of Reproductive Laws in Colorado
Laura Chapin — an abortion advocate and seasoned veteran of the reproductive justice world with a deep understanding of progressive politics and Colorado’s political arena — spoke with the Colorado Times Recorder about the state of reproductive rights in Colorado.