Southern Ute Tribal leaders have raised the alarm over pipeline failure from December 2024, with over 23,000 gallons of oil and gas creeping towards the Animas River. A press release from the tribe warns that the cleanup effort by the company, Enterprise Products Partners, and the state are not acting fast enough to mitigate the environmental damage from the spill.
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Extremist Rewind – 05/12/2025
Here is a look from the past week at stories about political extremism in Colorado. This week, we have examinations of the Trump administration’s legal approach to immigration issues, the selling of public lands, and how recent DOGE cuts are affecting Coloradans. Other stories include: Eric Trump upcoming visit to Golden, Grand Junction city councilmembers possibly violating open meetings laws, anti-trans activists in Denver pushing for a sports ban, and two state legislators having their cars vandalized.
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Former CO Congressional Candidate Joins Extremist, Anti-Trans Group’s National Board
A Colorado activist, former radio host, and occasional political candidate has recently taken a leadership role at the prominent far-right activist group Moms for Liberty.
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‘Everyone in This Moment Has To Be Engaged & Participating in Our Democracy,’ Says Neguse When Asked If Democrats Are Doing Enough
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) asked his Republican colleagues to debate him on an amendment to the budget bill, which included protecting water rights in Colorado. Republicans refused.
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‘Pro-Family’ Groups Support Trump Despite Major Cuts to Children’s Programs
“President Trump is Protecting America’s Children,” says a White House statement on efforts to halt transgender treatments for minors. Meanwhile, Trump’s drastic cuts to federal programs represent a “war on children,” says a 2,100-word report from ProPublica.
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In a Time of Chaos, Colorado Should Be Proud of Our Leadership on Reproductive Rights
In November 2024, Colorado voters did something amazing by passing Amendment 79: they put abortion rights in the Colorado Constitution, and they overturned a 40 year ban on public insurance coverage for abortion care. And they did it in overwhelming numbers, across the state and across party lines. Amendment 79 won a majority in all eight Congressional districts, Republican and Democratic alike, and surpassed the 55% threshold needed to win in five of them.
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‘Extreme Republicans and Dust-Covered Laws’ Shouldn’t Stop Women From Having Abortions, Says Hickenlooper
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has joined with Senate Democrats to introduce the Stop Comstock Act to protect access to medication abortions like Mifepristone.
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BRIEF: Colorado Anti-Trans Activists Revive Ballot Measure to Restrict Participation in School Sports
Anti-transgender activists in Colorado are trying to resuscitate ballot initiatives targeting trans people, specifically trans youth who participate in sports. At a Colorado Title Board hearing yesterday, a slew of proposals from conservative activists were proposed, including one spearheaded by the head of a local chapter of an anti-trans hate group, Gays Against Groomers (GAG).
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