On Wednesday afternoon, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, along with their partners and allies, rallied at Colorado’s capitol to demand immigration reform. Dozens filled the building’s west steps chanting “si se puede” (yes we can) and “stand up fight back.”
The United States has elected a president who has repeatedly denied climate science, and the Republican Party, which has failed to show leadership on environmental issues, maintained control over Congress and Colorado’s state Senate. To add to an already long list of challenges, Colorado passed Amendment 71, which, environmentalists say, will likely impede future grassroots movements from placing pro-environment measures on the ballot.
On Thursday evening at around 5:30 p.m., thousands took to Denver’s streets to peacefully protest president-elect Donald Trump. They marched from the capitol building up and down 16th Street Mall with chants like “not my president,” “my body my choice,” “white silence is violence,” and “say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here.”
Democrat Rachel Zenzinger pulled out a win in a key Arvada/Westminsiter state senate race against State Sen. Laura Woods, who received just over 46% of the vote compared to Zenzinger’s nearly 48% in last night’s election.
The LGBTQ advocacy group One Colorado recently released its 2017 Transgender Health Insurance Buyer’s Guide, which aims to make the process of shopping for health insurance less burdensome for transgender Coloradans.
Judy Reyher, the Republican Chair of Otero County in Colorado, is very active on Facebook, especially when it comes to sharing her opinions on race. Here are some of her greatest hits. Warning: You may want to sit down for this.
Raymond Garcia, who is running against Colorado State Rep. Susan Lontine, expressed in a Facebook post last week that he hopes Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is hanged.
In light of GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence’s visit to Loveland, CO, Wednesday, four leading Colorado Democrats released statements urging Coloradans not to vote for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. They highlighted Trump’s “hateful and divisive” rhetoric as a key reason why Coloradans should cast their ballots for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton instead.
Robert Ramirez, a former legislator in Colorado’s House of Representatives, apparently loves to share his views on Facebook – no matter how bigoted they are. Here are just some of his most offensive posts.
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the Conservation Colorado Victory Fund are raising red flags on three Colorado candidates – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), and State Sen. Laura Woods (R-Arvada) – for their poor environmental records.
