Recent social media posts from anti-abortion group White Rose Resistance have raised concerns from pro-abortion nonprofit Cobalt. White Rose Resistance organizer Sean Bateman posted a selfie on Instagram with the caption, “Today is a kill day. Pray for me and the team as we go to plead for life at RISE Collective.” When the Boulder Police Department responded to the protesters after concerned calls from RISE staff, officers were photographed praying with Bateman.
Colorado Senate Assistant Minority Leader Lisa Frizell (R-Castle Rock), the former Douglas County assessor elected to the Senate in 2024 after two terms as a state representative, reflected on her time at the legislature during this week’s Women of Influence Luncheon hosted by the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 50 women and two men enjoyed the $40 a plate — $50 for nonmembers — event at the Olinger Andrews Caldwell Gibson funeral home.
This week, Planned Parenthood Votes, an independent expenditure committee focused on reproductive justice, announced the launch of their “We Decide” electoral campaign to unseat lawmakers who voted to defund Planned Parenthood. The group will spend $47 million to flip federal House and Senate seats and to support various state-level races. Among the federal races targeted by Planned Parenthood Votes is Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) is facing a challenge from Colorado Rep. Manny Rutinel (D-Commerce City). In 2024 Evans beat former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) by roughly 2,500 votes.
A career fair hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Colorado Springs this week drew protests from local activist group Migra Watch, who rallied outside the Double Tree Hotel with signs protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Colorado Republicans shocked to see Victor Marx leading the Republican gubernatorial primary should realize that electing a serial confabulist with questionable finances is a feature of their party, not a bug. The Republican party’s descent into political madness was on full display last weekend at the Rocky Mountain Voice Freedom Festival in Castle Rock.
Approximately 50 anti-abortion activists from the Colorado chapter of the White Rose Resistance rallied in front of the RISE Collective clinic in Boulder on Saturday.
Approximately 100 Colorado Springs residents braved golf ball-sized hail on the steps of City Hall to protest against a proposed data center Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this month, Colorado Springs administratively approved the 50-megawatt AI data center proposed by California-based developer Raeden. The project will be housed in a former Intel microchip manufacturing plant that was previously home to a Bitcoin mining operation near Garden of the Gods Road. The project has elicited widespread concern from residents and activists — who have raised concerns about noise, water consumption, and utility rates — during a series of community meetings.
Believe it or not, sometimes partisan politics can get in the way of good governance. A clear example of how ideologically motivated political actors can endanger the efficient operation of vital state, municipal, and county offices can be seen in El Paso County’s 2022 coroner election. Incumbent Coroner Dr. Leon Kelly, the long-serving medical examiner and forensic pathologist, was challenged by Dr. Rae Ann Weber, an osteopath who served on the board of conservative activist group FEC United. Due to the nature of Colorado’s assembly process, Kelly was nearly kept off the ballot after FEC United was able to manipulate Republican assemblies across the state to give their slate of extremist candidates topline billing — they were all handily defeated in the primary, and Kelly’s tenure as coroner continued until he resigned in 2024.
Anti-abortion activist Seth Gruber and his organization, White Rose Resistance, held a “Last Stand” for western civilization at BRAVE Church this weekend. Gruber is promoting his new book and film, both titled “The Last Stand,” and made a stop at the Englewood campus of one of Colorado’s most politically involved megachurches.
Stephen Collier, the Republican chair of the House District 43 Central Committee, has resigned from his position and disaffiliated from the Republican Party, citing President Donald Trump’s involvement in the primary against U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and the ongoing controversy over the release of the Epstein files.
