Members of the activist group Just Say NO to Extremism held a rally in Castle Rock this morning to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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How Abortion Has Shaped Colorado Elections
Since 1967, when Colorado became the first state to decriminalize abortion in cases of rape, incest, or in which pregnancy would lead to permanent physical disability of the parent, Colorado has been a national leader in protecting access to abortion. However, Colorado’s leadership on the issue has also turned it into a battleground state for abortion, with a history of failed “personhood” abortion-ban measures and most recently, following the passage of the state’s sweeping Reproductive Health Equity Act, a failed attempt from out of state anti-abortion activists to ban abortion at a municipal level. Abortion has become a central issue for both Democrats and Republicans and has shaped elections for decades.
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Hate Group Targets Grand Junction
Flyers from the Goyim Defense League were distributed to residents of Grand Junction on Christmas morning. Packets containing crayons, a flyer titled “Every Single Aspect of Mass Immigration is Jewish,” and a flyer featuring an antisemitic caricature were distributed throughout Grand Junction’s Redlands neighborhood.
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‘Colorado Springs Has a Bad Orchard’ — Another Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed Against CSPD
Attorneys representing Dalvin Gadson announced a federal lawsuit against three Colorado Springs Police Officers, stemming from an Oct. 9 arrest in which Gadson sustained a black eye, back injuries, chest wall contusions, an abrasion to the right side of his back, and a closed head injury. Officers Colby Hickman, Matthew Anderson, and Christopher Hummel were named as defendants in the suit, in their individual capacity.
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Grandmother Affiliated with FEC United, Truth and Liberty, Arrested for Jan. 6 Involvement
Rebecca Lavrenz of Colorado Springs was arrested yesterday in connection with her participation at the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Lavrenz is facing four charges, according to a September arrest warrant: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
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Boebert Introduces Legislation to Stop Abortions for Immigrants
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has introduced legislation to ban taxpayer-funded abortions for undocumented immigrants, according to a news release. This legislation comes after guidance from the Biden administration last month that was designed to ensure access to reproductive health care for unaccompanied minors.
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Pueblo City Council Rejects Anti-Abortion Ordinance
Last night the Pueblo City Council voted 4-3 to table a proposed anti-abortion ordinance that would have allowed civil penalties of up to $100,000 against Pueblo abortion providers.
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How CO Republicans Are Using LGBTQ People As Pawns in Their War on Public Education
Conservative activist groups — who oppose equity efforts and LGBTQ inclusion and advocate for the expansion of school choice programs, including charter schools and vouchers — are increasingly gaining influence over school board members and district administrators. Both the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) and FEC United, which share a pool of members with other local activist groups like the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network (CPAN) and Advocates for D20 Kids, to name a few, have successfully lobbied school district leaders across the front range.
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Joe Oltmann, Esquire
Douglas County podcaster Joe Oltmann’s legal woes continue to mount. Not only is Oltmann, the founder of conservative activist group FEC United, involved in a defamation lawsuit stemming from his “probably false” claims that former Dominion executive Eric Coomer took part in an “Antifa conference call,” but he is also facing another defamation lawsuit from journalist Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, whom Oltmann claimed was an “accessory to murder,” despite the fact that no such murder took place.
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Beating a Dead Elephant: Republicans Blame Libertarians and Each Other for Election Losses
During last week’s meeting of the Colorado Republican Party’s Executive Committee, Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown provided an assessment of the midterm elections and heard a grievance from El Paso County Republican Party Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins.