by Ian Zuckerman, Colorado Newsline July 7, 2026
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‘Moral Stain:’ Community Members Urge Rural Town Council To Oppose ICE Jail
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Hudson Town Hall during Wednesday’s Town Council meeting to oppose a plan to open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Hudson, which is located about 30 minutes northeast of Denver.
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Third-Place GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Says He’s Praying About a Potential Write-In Campaign
Scott Bottoms, who placed a distant third in Colorado's GOP gubernatorial primary election, has not ruled out the possibility of a write-in campaign in the general election. He says he expects both the Democratic and Republican nominees might be indicted before November.
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Questions & Transphobia Linger as New Information Comes to Light in Grand Junction Police Shooting of Trans Person
GRAND JUNCTION — As more information continues to come to light, questions remain about the June 19 Grand Junction Police killing of Patti Wilson.
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Evans Backs Marx, Even As Other Republicans Dump the GOP Nominee for Governor
During a debate on May 26, about six weeks before the Associated Press named Victor Marx the winner of the GOP gubernatorial primary, two of Marx’s opponents, state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-Weld) and state Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-CO Springs), promised not to “support” Marx if he became the nominee.
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Right-wing Rally for Anti-LGBTQ Coffee Shop Draws Protesters, Brass Band
A conservative content creator’s call for right-wing Christians to gather at the “ministry-driven” coffeehouse, Drip, which is regularly protested by LGBTQ activists, resulted in one of the shop’s staff rebuking its loudest supporter.
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NEW: ICE Awards $529 Million Contract to Open New Colorado Detention Center
After months of speculation sparked by documents released pursuant to a FOIA request in January, the federal government has officially awarded a $529 million contract to open a new ICE detention facility in Hudson, Colorado, northeast of Denver. The contract was awarded to the private prison company the GEO Group last Wednesday, and authorizes the company to operate the Hudson facility as a migrant detention center through 2031. The GEO Group, which has faced serious allegations of human rights violations and trafficking, also operates the agency’s migrant detention facility in Aurora.
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‘Justice for Lorenzo:’ Denver Rally Spotlights Fatal ICE Shooting in Houston
A crowd of about 70 gathered outside the Capitol today to protest the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national shot by ICE agents in Houston on Tuesday.
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Planned Parenthood PAC to Spend ‘Six-Figures’ in Effort to Oust Evans
This week, Planned Parenthood Votes, an independent expenditure committee focused on reproductive justice, announced the launch of their “We Decide” electoral campaign to unseat lawmakers who voted to defund Planned Parenthood. The group will spend $47 million to flip federal House and Senate seats and to support various state-level races. Among the federal races targeted by Planned Parenthood Votes is Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) is facing a challenge from Colorado Rep. Manny Rutinel (D-Commerce City). In 2024 Evans beat former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) by roughly 2,500 votes.