A bill seeking to make sex-ed programs in public schools more comprehensive and inclusive is drawing criticism from some Colorado Republicans, including the Republican House Minority Leader, despite having bipartisan support in the legislature.
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Progressive Groups Kick Off Lobby Day For Women And Families At Colorado Capitol
A coalition of progressive groups and lawmakers gathered at Colorado’s Capitol this morning to kick off Women and Families Wednesdays, a weekly lobby day aimed at influencing elected leaders to support policies that help women and families.
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Thousands Gather At Anti-Abortion Rally In Denver
Thousands showed up to the Celebrate Life Rally and March at Colorado’s Capitol Saturday, which occurs annually in cities across the U.S. around the anniversary of the monumental Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion nearly half a century ago.
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Gardner Won’t Say If He’ll Donate His Shutdown Pay To Charity
With over 800,000 federal workers still going without pay as a partial government shutdown over border wall funding continues, some Colorado lawmakers are refusing to accept paychecks or planning to donate their earnings to charity.
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Sounding Alarm To Climate Crisis, Activists Call For Bold Policy Change At Denver Rally
Community activists called for bold policy change to address the coming climate crisis and hold the oil and gas industry accountable at a rally in Denver’s Civic Center Park Thursday, the day before Democrats took control of the state legislature and kicked of the 2019 legislative session.
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Sen. Randy Baumgardner jokes about domestic violence on his way out of office after #MeToo allegations
Colorado State Sen. Randy Baumgardner (R-Sulphur Springs), who’s been the subject of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and this week announced he’d resign from office, shared a comic on Facebook that jokes about domestic violence.
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During The 2013 Government Shutdown, Four CO Lawmakers Said They’d Donate Their Salaries. Gardner Has Yet To Prove He Did So.
With a government shutdown looming as federal funds are set to run out Dec. 21, some lawmakers could again promise to donate their shutdown salaries to charity rather than cash in while many federal workers go without pay.
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Is Pokemon Go An Alt-Right Recruiting Tool In Colorado?
As 2018 draws to a close and we begin to reflect on what we probably all agree was another strange year, I’d like to offer this as an emblem of where we’re at: progressive women along Colorado’s Front Range are going around destroying neo-Nazi propaganda that appears to have been strategically placed near — wait for it — Pokemon Go waypoints.
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RNC Fundraising Email Falsely Claims Dems Will “STEAL Our Election Victories In Florida”
An email paid for by the Republican National Committee (RNC), and signed by President Trump, warns without any evidence that Democrats are attempting to (bold, all caps, and in red) steal elections in Florida.
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The Future Of Abortion Rights In Colorado Is Bright After Pro-Choice Candidates Sweep Election
Pro-choice candidates, many of them women, won big in Colorado on Election Day, and with their victories bring Colorado one step closer to ensuring access to abortion despite potential restrictions on reproductive rights from the Trump administration and the U.S. Supreme Court.