by Ian Zuckerman, Colorado Newsline July 7, 2026
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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.
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BRIEF: Another Conservative Colorado Lawyer Joins Trump Justice Department
Frank Francone, a former state legislative candidate, announced last month that he’s joining the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.
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Ministry Leader Wins GOP Governor Primary, While Other Religious Right Candidates Lose Legislative Races
Both a Democratic Socialist and a Republican ministry leader who worked with James Dobson will be on Colorado’s ballot this November. But primary voters rejected candidates affiliated with Ryan Dobson and health-and-wealth preacher Andrew Wommack in last week’s state primaries.
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In The Streets: ‘Gabe’s Gotta Go!’ and Other Political Events
Thursday, July 9 Visibility Brigade — 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — Sioux Dr. & Thunderbird Dr., Boulder