Democrats in El Paso County were hopeful that during this election cycle, the first since redistricting in 2023, they would get at least one candidate onto the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners. Their hopes did not materialize, as both Democratic candidates Naomia Lopez and Detra Duncan were defeated by their Republican opponents.
Nicole Hunt, an analyst and spokesperson for conservative Christian powerhouse Focus on the Family, argues that the spending gap between pro- and anti-abortion groups is one of the contributing factors to the success of abortion ballot measures this year.
Ufology, in many ways, is a self-contained ecosystem of ideas, recycling outlandish claims and wild theories one generation after another. Yesterday’s House Oversight hearing on “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP): Exposing the Truth” was the latest installment in a saga that has been going on since 1947.
Republicans in El Paso County gathered at Boot Barn Hall in Colorado Springs to celebrate their election night wins that preserved the statewide status quo, even as they lost a traditionally red senate seat. While Republicans lost their bid for Sen. Bob Gardner’s (R-Colorado Springs) seat, they didn’t lose any other Senate or House seats, kept Republican control of the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, and celebrated Jeff Crank’s predictable victory over Democrat River Gassen. The loss of Gardner’s seat was offset by the GOP retaking a reliably conservative seat in Denver that only changed hands when Kevin Priola (D-Brighton) switched parties in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Colorado voters approved Amendment 79, which creates a right to abortion and repeals an existing provision that prohibits public funds for abortion in the Colorado Constitution, with 61.46% of the vote. Amendment 79 will know allow public employees and low-income patients to access abortion care through state-provided health insurance plans and Medicaid.
Actress and climate activist Jane Fonda campaigned with El Paso County’s Democrats at an event for County Commissioner District 3 candidate Naomi Lopez on Sunday. Joining Lopez were Rep. Stephanie Vigil (D-Colorado Springs), Amy Paschal, running for House District 18, and River Gassen running for Congress.
Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton) is challenging U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in one of the most-watched elections this year. Colorado’s Congressional District 8 could decide control of Congress, and competing PACs have poured more than $15 million into the race. Like many Republicans running since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Evans has been trying to walk a fine line on abortion, an issue that has proven to be overwhelmingly electorally popular.
School districts across Colorado are developing policies outlining how teachers and staff will honor student requests to use a chosen name as a result of this year’s non-legal name change bill. Last night, Pueblo’s School District 60 Board of Education passed just such a policy, with the caveat that parents must be notified if a child wants to use a name other than their legal name. LGBTQ activists and allies say mandatory parental notification puts youth at risk from hostile parents.
Pueblo’s failed anti-abortion ordinance is bringing increased scrutiny on the law’s sponsor, City Councilor Regina Maestri, including a campaign finance complaint, an ethics complaint, and questions about her residency.
The Leadership Program of the Rockies (LPR), Colorado’s premier conservative training course, has announced their 2025 participants. The list includes prominent activists, school board members, conservative think-tank employees.
