In 2023, the Colorado Times Recorder published short videos by local comedians addressing Colorado political issues.
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Colorado Pastor Turned Legislator Has Promoted Christian Nationalism From The Pulpit For Years
“The church is not more powerful in Colorado than Satan is. I mean, think about what I’m saying. If that was different, wouldn’t we be able to do something about this?”
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Is a Right-Wing-Pastor Turned-Legislator the GOP’s State House Leader, As He Claims to Be?
After state Rep. Ken DeGraaf (R-Colorado Springs) nominated his GOP colleague Scott Bottoms to be speaker of the Colorado state House in January, Bottoms – who, like DeGraaf, had only just been sworn in for his first term in the Legislature that morning — startled some in the chamber by speaking up and seconding his own nomination.
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BRIEF: Colo GOP Chair Says Party’s ‘Job’ Is Not To Oppose Incumbent Republicans
Dave Williams, the chair of the Colorado Republican Party, has used his position to put pressure on fellow Republicans who he deems not conservative enough. Earlier this year, he negotiated an agreement with Colorado Libertarian leadership that would encourage Libertarian candidates to run against insufficiently conservative Republicans.
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Colorado Republican Election Deniers Celebrate Their Takeover of State Party
"So everybody, send money to the GOP."
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Outgoing Congressman Ken Buck Is Fed Up With Conspiracies, But Look At The Fringe Stuff He’s Said
With Buck set to depart from U.S. Congress, let’s take a moment to look back at the Colorado Times Recorder’s coverage of him over the years.
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Far-Right Candidates Running Unopposed for Seats on Montezuma-Cortez School Board
Rafe O’Brien, one of five candidates running for a seat on the Montezuma-Cortez School Board, said at a recent candidate forum that he might refuse to follow statewide education policies that go against his personal values.
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Panelists at Climate Denier Documentary Premiere Claim Climate Activists Are ‘Anti-Human’
In 2018, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report warning of severe consequences if global climate change were allowed to continue unabated. To counteract this, IPCC’s report said, would require the U.S. and other major nations to set a course to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050 — meaning any emissions of carbon dioxide, a leading driver of climate change, would need to be balanced by an equal amount removed from the atmosphere.
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Failed AZ Gov. Candidate Kari Lake to Headline CO GOP’s Fundraising Dinner
The GOP’s Centennial Dinners tend to have a notable guest, but Lake’s presence at the event shows an escalation from the past years.
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Boebert Jets to Michigan, Headlines Fundraiser With MI Republican Congressman
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) recently used her time away from Washington, D.C. during the U.S. Congress’ summer recess to promote various public events in her home district in Colorado’s Western Slope. But she has not just appeared locally: today the congresswoman is set to join a Republican congressional colleague for a fundraiser in his home state of Michigan.