Amid GOP challenges to voting rights across the country, Colorado House Democrats killed three election-related Republican bills on Monday that, Democrats say, were wasteful, anti-democratic, or both.
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‘Bracing Ourselves for the Storm’: What’s Ahead for CO Starbucks Workers Seeking Unionization
Employees at two Starbucks stores in Colorado made headlines recently when they announced that they had petitioned the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for union representation. The store in Superior announced that it had petitioned on Dec. 30, and the Denver store followed suit a few weeks later, on Jan. 27.
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Election Conspiracist Endorses Former Jefferson County Trump Campaign Chair for Congress
On Saturday, U.S. House candidate Laurel Imer announced on the radio that Arizona Republican leader Dr. Kelli Ward has officially backed her congressional bid.
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Petition: ‘Silencing a Student’s Voice and Firing Teachers Is Neither a Pro-Life Nor a Christian Response’ to an Opinion Essay
Nearly two months after Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora retracted a student’s pro-choice opinion article and fired the two teachers who oversaw its publication, thousands of Christians across the U.S. have signed a petition urging the school to publish the article and reinstate the teachers.
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CO Congressional Candidate Misuses MLK Quote, Say Advocates
In an apparent attempt to bolster her congressional campaign and score points with conservative voters, former state Rep. Lori Saine (R-Dacono) is using the words of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr. for a seemingly unlikely cause: to advocate for an end to teaching critical race theory (CRT) in schools.
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‘This Shouldn’t Be a Question’: Activists, Lawmakers Call for Healthy Meals at CO Schools
On January 20, Colorado lawmakers introduced a Healthy School Meals for All bill to the state legislature – a move that’s being celebrated by activists, school officials, and members of the community.
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Act Now To ‘Ensure That Our Kids Have Safe Drinking Water,’ Says CO Lawmaker
Amid studies showing lead-tainted water in Colorado schools, a group of Colorado lawmakers, child health professionals, and advocates is supporting legislation to provide water filtration and testing for Colorado public schools.
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CO Congressman Hopes To Give ‘Dignity’ to the ‘Unborn’ by Turning Abortion Into a Crime
In keeping with his staunch anti-abortion stance, longtime U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) of Colorado Springs is pushing two pieces of anti-abortion legislation into Congress.
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BRIEF: Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Names New President
On Friday, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) announced that its board of directors has named Adrienne Mansanares as the organization’s new president. Mansanares, who served as a PPRM executive since 2016 and formerly chaired the board of directors, brings years of experience and passion to her new role.
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After Her Mom Was Hospitalized With COVID, CO Congressional Candidate Says the Pandemic Is Being Used To ‘Manipulate’
Just over a year after her mother became seriously ill from COVID-19, Colorado congressional candidate Laurel Imer — the former Jefferson County Chair for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign — is making baseless claims about medical professionals, the pandemic, and the COVID vaccines, as well as the government’s role in all of it.