The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC), a progressive advocacy group, is one of the seven organizations nationally to receive the True Reform institutional grant from the Public Welfare Foundation.
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CO Lawmakers Should Confess ‘Mortal Sin’ for Pro-Choice Vote or Stop Taking Communion, Say Bishops
In the wake of this year’s passage of the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA), which enshrines the right to an abortion in Colorado law, Colorado’s Catholic bishops released a letter asking lawmakers who voted “yes” on RHEA to refrain from receiving Communion until they confess their mortal sins.
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Kids Encouraged to Anonymously Report Safety Threats During the Summer
Phone calls to Colorado’s Safe2Tell program, which allows young people to anonymously make reports about the safety of other students or themselves decreased by 4% in May compared to April of 2022, prompting the director of the program to encourage youth to use the program in the months ahead.
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John Parvensky Set To Retire From Colorado Coalition for the Homeless After 36 years
Parvensky John Parvensky, who founded the Colorado Coalition for Homeless in 1985, has announced his plan to retire as its director, after 36 years.
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Watch Out for Wolves in RINO, North of Denver
Throughout the month of June, there will be a series of events in RINO, north of Lodo in Denver, to support the return of the gray wolf in Colorado: Live music on June 24 by the local band, Lost Walks; an educational event on June 9 at the Patagonia store; a mural dedication on June 18; a wolf brewery passport, and more.
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Law Allows People Conceived Via Sperm or Egg Donation To Find Parents
Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed SB22-224, the “Donor-conceived Persons and Families of Donor-conceived Persons Protection Act,” into law this week, allowing people who were conceived by assisted reproduction information about their donor at any time in their lives.
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Mark Silverstein To Retire After 26 Years With the Colorado ACLU
Mark Silverstein, who has spent the last 31 years working as an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, announced his retirement last week.
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Yet Another Colorado Republican Fundraiser Giving Away an AR-15 Rifle
To encourage citizens to attend its June 11 “Big Tent” candidate debate, Teller Country Republican Party will be once again giving away a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle to the winner of its “Awesome Silent Auction.”