For the first time since congressional Democrats set up an organization to oust vulnerable Republicans in key districts, Colorado Springs is on the target list.
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Colorado Catholics Move to the Left? Pope Leo Replaces Right-Wing Archbishop Samuel Aquila
After months of speculation, the Denver Catholic Archdiocese announced this morning that Pope Leo replaced right-wing Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila with Bishop James Golka, who was elevated to bishop by Pope Frances in 2021 and appears to embrace the more moderate politics that Francis and Leo have promoted for the church.
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GOP Senate Candidate Blames ICE Protesters for Violence, Says ICE ‘Effectively Rescued’ 5-Year-Old Boy, Who Was Arrested
Speaking at the Colorado Capitol last week, State Sen. Mark Baisley (R-Woodland Park) blamed protesters for the violence in Minneapolis, calling it a “horrible idea” for protesters to “get involved in legal law-enforcement activity.”
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Evans Claims His Bill Would Help Immigrants Like His Grandfather. But His Grampa Wouldn’t Have Qualified for Help Under Evans’ Bill
Last year, Colorado Newsline reported that, contrary to U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans’ claims that his grandfather immigrated “the legal way,” Evans’ grandfather actually was an undocumented Mexican immigrant with a criminal record (attempted burglary) when he got his American citizenship in 1946, after a law was passed allowing immigrants with criminal records to do so.
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Did Pressure From Journalists Prompt an Anschutz-Owned Newspaper To Publish a Disclosure, Albeit a Weak One?
After being called out by journalists for failing to disclose ties between Phil Anschutz’s family and a key player in a story covered by the Denver Gazette, which Anschutz owns, the Denver Gazette included the following disclosure in its Jan. 9 and Jan. 21 articles about a campaign to change a near-final plan for lane modifications along Alameda Avenue in Denver.
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Rally Signals Support for Starbucks Workers and the Colorado Labor Movement
Workers from a variety of unions and their allies rallied today in Civic Center Park in support of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and Colorado’s labor movement.
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‘Simply the Rule of Law:’ Colorado Congressman Blames Renee Good for Her Own Death in Minneapolis
U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) is blaming Minneapolis resident Renee Good for her own death after she was shot in the head by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis last week.
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Evans Caps His Evolving Reasons for Opposing ACA Tax Credits by Calling Them a ‘Failure’
Soon after he voted against extending funds for an Obamacare program that helped lower health insurance premiums for over 200,000 Coloradans, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) announced, “Extending that for three more years isn’t reform. It’s rewarding failure.”
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PHOTOS: ‘Walkout’ Marks One Year of the Second Trump Presidency
About 200 people protested around the state Capitol today to mark the end of the first year of Trump’s current term. The anti-Trump event was part of a coordinated national walkout organized by Women’s March, 50501, FEMINIST, and other local groups.
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Evans, Who Owns Three Cows, Decides To Retain a Tax Break for Ranchers
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), who owns three cows, has decided to continue ranching his land, which means his land in Weld County will continue to be designated as agricultural, saving him about $1,000 in taxes each year.