U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has been taking to Twitter to criticize the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill moving through Congress as a “bailout” for Planned Parenthood and to claim that it “frees up $414 billion in funding for elective abortions.”
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Former Commissioner Won’t Make ‘Any Endorsements’ After Rescinding Her Support of Racist Candidate
Former Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese is “no longer doing any endorsements” for “personal reasons” after being made aware of Grand Junction City Council candidate Mark McCallister’s history of racism on social media.
CO Republican Lawmaker Criticizes Those Who ‘Focus on the Implications of Race’ as ‘Obsessive’
In a recent Facebook post, state Rep. Mark Baisley (R-Roxborough Park) bemoaned that policymakers on the left “focus on the implications of race, sexuality, and ‘climate,'” and criticized Colorado Community College System (CCCS) officials for discussing racial demographics in a recent tech funding proposal.
CO Republican Lawmakers Are Trying to Make Abortion a Felony Again
Every year, Colorado’s most socially conservative lawmakers run an extreme anti-abortion bill that would make abortion illegal under essentially any circumstances. Every year, the bill fails.
Lamborn Introduces Bill Requiring Abortion Providers to Promote Dangerous ‘Abortion Reversal’ Treatment
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) has introduced a bill that would require abortion providers to inform their patients about a dubious and risky method for reversing an abortion in-progress.
Pueblo Councilman Bemoans ‘Pandemic of Infanticide’ At Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Center Opening
Several elected officials spoke at the grand opening of an anti-abortion pregnancy center in Pueblo last month, including one Pueblo City Councilman who likened the COVID-19 pandemic and the millions of deaths resulting from the virus to what he called the “pandemic of infanticide.”
Lauren Boebert Is Pushing a Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has begun introducing her first bills in Congress, one of which would block funding to Planned Parenthood and other health centers that serve low-income patients and perform abortions.
Beyond Roe: Colorado Advocates on Making Reproductive Rights a Reality for All
On this day 48 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed abortion as a constitutionally protected right with its landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Six years prior, however, Colorado made history as the first state to legalize abortion in some cases with a trailblazing 1967 law.
This Summer, Boebert Signaled Support for Armed Protesters in Michigan Capitol
As Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert captures the nation’s attention in the wake of last week’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which critics allege she helped incite, it’s worth looking back to Boebert’s response to an event that can be seen as the canary in the coal mine for the Jan. 6 attack: this summer’s armed protest at the Michigan State Capitol.
A Brief History of Rep. Boebert’s Ties to Extremist & Conspiracy Groups
Lauren Boebert, the newly-elected Colorado Congresswoman who is facing calls to resign today over allegations that she helped incite the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, has a history of involvement with the extremist groups behind the event.