Colorado Sen. Rhonda Fields (D-Aurora) and Attorney General Phil Weiser met Wednesday with representatives from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and members of the law enforcement community to discuss ways to address rising instances of hate crimes in Colorado.
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Marchers Urge Action on Immigration Reform
This weekend, immigration activists took part in a 60-mile pilgrimage from Denver to Greeley to urge U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) and Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to support creating a pathway to citizenship by updating the federal registry law.
‘It’s Make-Believe,’ Colorado GOP Hears from Authors of Monument Academy’s Transgender Policy
Colorado Rep. Don Wilson (R-Monument), attorney Brad Miller, and Monument Academy Board of Education President Ryan Graham discussed conservative education policy goals during yesterday’s bi-monthly Capitol Club luncheon.
Boebert Continues To Call for an Abortion Ban, When Many Republicans Fear Backlash on the Issue
The success of pro-abortion ballot measures in California, Michigan, Vermont, and most recently in conservative-leaning Ohio demonstrate the electoral impact of abortion on voters. In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is facing a Republican primary and challenges from Democrats and Libertarians, all of whom have different stances on abortion.
‘The Pro-life Community Finds Themselves on Their Heels:’ Activists React to National Abortion Ballot Measures
This month voters in Ohio passed a ballot initiative, Issue 1, that enshrined reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution — contraception, fertility treatment, abortion, and miscarriage care — restoring Roe v. Wade-era access in Ohio and protecting “the right to abortion up to the point of fetal viability.” Former President Donald Trump carried Ohio with 53% of the vote in 2020, but 56.6% of voters supported Issue 1. Ohio joins California, Michigan, and Vermont in amending their state constitutions to protect abortion, and this has anti-abortion activists concerned.
Leadership Institute Training: Action Items for Newly Conservative School Boards
This weekend, approximately 30 school board members, activists, and engaged citizens attended the Leadership Institute’s School Board and Education Policy Summit at the Colorado Springs Marriott. Founded in 1979 by Morton C. Blackwell, the conservative activist who was the youngest delegate for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and served as special assistant to Ronald Reagan, the Leadership Institute is an “explicitly conservative” 501(c)3 nonprofit that conducts a variety of political trainings across the country.
Protesters Oppose Aid to Israel, Urge Cease-fire
Approximately 30 protesters gathered outside of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s (D-CO) Colorado Springs office Monday afternoon to oppose military aid funding to Israel and urge Hickenlooper to support a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
El Paso County Democrats Disavow School Board Candidate Over Voter Guide Response
The El Paso County Democratic Party has voted to remove Alvin Sexton, a Widefield District 3 Board of Education candidate, from his position as a precinct organizer by a “supermajority vote,” according to a statement released this morning. Sexton’s removal was a result of his responses to the Transform Colorado voter guide.
Lawsuit Alleges D20 Board Candidate Defrauded Military Health Insurance
“I have run a business where we had to work within the lines,” said conservative Academy School District 20 Board of Education candidate Amy Shandy during an Oct. 4 candidate forum. “We didn’t get to ask the taxpayer for more money. We had to figure it out. Every single budget has room to be better, and we can do that.”
The Welcome Wagon: Searching for the Political Missing Middle
In recent weeks, voters in El Paso County have received text messages from a group called the “Welcome Party,” which is looking for “moderate problem-solvers in Colorado Springs to run for local office.”