Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events, please let us know at [email protected].
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After Signature Gatherers Misled Voters in Boulder, Backer of Pro-ICE Initiative Brags About Democratic Support
Last year, paid signature gatherers were found to be misleading voters in left-leaning areas of Colorado while canvassing for Initiative 95, a proposed constitutional amendment that would force local law enforcement to work more closely with ICE. Now, a leader of the conservative dark money group that created Initiative 95 is citing those deceptively gathered signatures as an indicator of support from the left.
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Weld County Sheriff Warns That the Public’s Lack of Respect for ICE Could Damage Trust in Local Police
As public outcry against ICE rises following the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, a Colorado sheriff and prominent Republican in the state fears that the public’s perception of the way ICE officers are conducting themselves could hurt the reputation of local police and sheriff’s departments like his own.
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In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events, please let us know at [email protected].
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‘Don’t Bring Violence to Our Backyard:’ Protestors Call on Colorado Officials To Speak Out Against Hudson ICE Facility
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the town of Hudson on Wednesday in a demonstration against plans to open a new immigrant detention center in the rural community 30 miles northeast of Denver. While those in attendance made their opposition to the facility clear, many wondered why the state’s leaders haven’t joined them in speaking out.
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In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events, please let us know at [email protected].
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Lawmakers Propose 20-Year Tax Exemption for Data Centers, Enviromental Advocates Push Back
As more data centers are being built across the country than ever before, several Colorado Democrats are introducing a bill to make the state more attractive to companies looking to build these facilities in an effort to prevent Colorado from being left out of the rapidly growing industry.
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‘Not Just Participants, But Organizers:’ Anti-ICE Activists Hope Recent Protests Encourage Coloradans To Step Up
In the wake of Renee Good’s death at the hands of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, many have taken the opportunity to join protests and rallies, expressing their condemnation of the actions of masked immigration enforcement agents across the country.
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PHOTOS: Hundreds Gather at State Capitol To Protest ICE on Saturday
Ten days after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, several hundred protesters gathered in Denver on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday to express their outrage at the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda, and the violent tactics being used by officers to carry it out.
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Boebert Plans To Get ‘Swampy’ Following Trump’s Veto
Following President Donald Trump’s veto of Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) “Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act” bill at the end of December and the subsequent failed vote in the House of Representatives to overturn his decision on Jan. 8, the congresswoman representing Colorado’s fourth congressional district has made it clear that this won’t be the end of her fight for the legislation.