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.
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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.
Boebert Jets to Michigan, Headlines Fundraiser With MI Republican Congressman
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) recently used her time away from Washington, D.C. during the U.S. Congress’ summer recess to promote various public events in her home district in Colorado’s Western Slope. But she has not just appeared locally: today the congresswoman is set to join a Republican congressional colleague for a fundraiser in his home state of Michigan.
Progressive Groups Protest Durango GOP Meeting Featuring Anti-Govt Extremist Group Leader
Over 60 parents and other community members gathered outside the Durango VFW hall last night to voice their opposition to a far-right extremist group leader the La Plata County Republicans invited to speak at their monthly meeting.