By Samuel Shaw for High Country News
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Opioid Overdose Response Said to Fall Short in Colorado Rural Areas And For Communities of Color
by Shannon Tyler, Colorado Newsline
For The Record: CO Congressman Lamborn Won’t Respond to Attacks by GOP Chair, Says ‘I Won’t Drag Myself Down’
“I don't want to drag myself down and respond in kind. I'd rather not mention names. I'd rather stand on some general principles."
For The Record: Former CO GOP Lawyer Likens Affirmative Action to Jim Crow: ‘It’s Racist!’
Appearing this morning on George Brauchler’s radio show, Chris Murray, who until earlier this year was the longtime attorney for the Colorado Republican Party, called collegiate affirmative action “racist” and compared them to Jim Crow laws. He was speaking about the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard (where Murray himself attended law school) and the University of North Carolina.
Monument Academy Adopts Transgender Resolution
Monument Academy, a public charter school in El Paso County’s Lewis-Palmer School District 38, passed a resolution Tuesday night regarding transgender students following a town hall session with the school’s legal counsel, Brad Miller.
Trump Lawyer Eastman Complains Disbarment Trial Rules Take Away His Rights
Former Trump attorney John Eastman, author of the infamous coup memo, is currently on trial before the California State Bar which seeks to have him disbarred for numerous ethical violations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Polis Signs Scaled-Back Ozone Bill: Oil & Gas Industry Criticize, Enviro Activists Celebrate
Earlier this month, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed a bill into law that’s intended to decrease ozone pollution stemming from oil and gas production in Colorado and establish an interim legislative committee to investigate solutions to the poor air quality affecting parts of Colorado.
Boebert Attacks Democratic Opponent’s Family for Being OB-GYNs Who Perform Abortions
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) criticized Adam Frisch, her Democratic opponent, running for her seat for the second time, and attacked Melvin and Hope, Frisch’s father and sister, for their history as OB-GYNs.