Last month, Kristi Burton Brown, executive vice president of the conservative policy organization Advance Colorado, appeared on a conservative radio show to discuss the alleged dangers of the graduated income tax, as proposed in ballot initiative 195, while also promoting Advance Colorado’s ballot initiative 232, which would cap the state’s tax rate at its current level of 4.4%.
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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]
‘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.
In The Streets: ‘People’s Hearing on the Hudson ICE Detention Center’ and Other 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]
‘Out of Reach’ Housing Report Places Colorado as 12th Least Affordable State
According to the annual “Out of Reach” report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), “full-time workers need to earn $36.44 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent in Colorado.” As of 2026, the minimum wage in Colorado is $15.36 an hour for workers who don’t receive tips, and $12.14 an hour for workers who do.
In The Streets: Medicare Birthday Rally and Other 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]
National ‘Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now’ Campaign Launches in Colorado
Sen. Lisa Cutter (D-Jefferson County) and Rep. Lindsay Gilchrist (D-Denver) spoke outside of the Colorado Capitol today as part of a national “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now” campaign, launched by the health care advocacy group Protect Our Care, a progressive health policy advocacy group.
In The Streets: ‘End ICE Flights’ and More 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]
‘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.
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