According to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) received $5,000 in donations from the political action committee tied to the congressman at the heart of a growing domestic violence scandal.
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In The Streets: ‘Medicare Saved My Life’ and Other Upcoming Political Events
Below are protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at [email protected]
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Evans Defends His Vote To Stop Giving Food to Millions of Low-Income People
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans on Tuesday defended funding cuts and work requirements Republicans added to federal food assistance programs that have led to thousands of Coloradans losing benefits.
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DAVIS: Where do we go From Here? A Conversation With Rep. Jennifer Bacon About the Future of the State House
Representative Jennifer Bacon has something many elected officials would benefit from: a developed worldview, a theory of the case that guides her actions in office. It’s a worldview that developed some time between her childhood in south Florida and her arrival to the state House of Representatives in January 2021. Maybe it developed during her time at Tulane, when a Black dean told her that her grandfather didn’t take the train from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago just for her to flunk out of college; or when, years after taking that dean’s words to heart, she was told she should straighten her hair before taking the Virginia bar exam. Maybe the last few pieces of it fell into place when she won a seat on the Denver school board in 2017, and earned a front row seat to what systemic inequality really looks like.
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GOP Candidate for State’s Top Election Job Is an Election Denier Who Wants to Delete the Voter Rolls
The Republican nominee for Colorado Secretary of State, James Wiley, says one of his “first priorities” would be to delete Colorado’s voter rolls completely. Under his plan, every voter in the state would have to re-register – in person – to be allowed to vote. Wiley proposed his plan late last month on conservative talk radio host Kim Monson’s afternoon show.
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Sportsmen Used to Get a Say on Our Public Lands: a Hunter’s Case for the Local Input Act
I’m reminding Rep. Crank that the people you represent also hunt, fish, ranch, and run small businesses on this land. Backing the Local Input Act tells them their voice still counts when Washington starts leasing their backyard.
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‘Pro-Family,’ Anti-Vax: Focus-Aligned Groups Push State Restrictions
More than 200 bills that would restrict vaccinations have been introduced in state legislatures so far this year. State groups aligned with Focus on the Family say these bills protect religious liberty, conscience rights, informed consent and full bodily autonomy.
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‘People’s Hearing’ Spotlights Ethical and Legal Concerns About a Proposed ICE Jail East of Denver
On Wednesday, Together Colorado, a progressive advocacy organization, hosted a “People’s Hearing” on a proposed ICE jail in Hudson, 30 minutes east of Denver. The hearing offered legal and ethical rebukes of the detention center to a crowd of 50 people, featuring faith leaders, legal experts, and activists. It immediately preceded a Hudson City Council meeting that would discuss the issue further.
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Marx Claims Kyle Clark’s Coverage of His War on Demons Mocks His Faith
Why did Victor Marx complain about Kyle Clark's reporting, most of which consisted simply of playing clips of Marx talking about demons? The answer seems obvious: Marx wants to deflect attention away from his own past comments about demons.