The newly elected leader of Colorado’s Libertarian Party, Keith Laube, says the Liberty Pledge signed by several Republicans in close races last year as a way to prevent potential Libertarian spoilers, “goes against party principles,” which include fielding a candidate in every race. As for Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO08) and the several incumbent state legislators who currently have signed LPCO pledges in place, Laube says those will be discussed at an upcoming board meeting.
Welcome back to the extremist rewind, CTR‘s periodic roundup of stories relating to political extremism in Colorado. We’re highlighting articles that focus on a new GOP gubernatorial candidate’s history as an exorcist, an upcoming Supreme Court case that could decide whether Colorado’s ban on the practice of conversion therapy is constitutional, a leadership crisis in the Montezuma-Cortez school district, and funding being pulled from a bird conservation for having a statement of diversity, equity, and in inclusion hiring practices.
Aurora’s municipal election is less than a month away, so let’s take a look at the breakdown of the electorate.
Yesterday, Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation held a press conference where they discussed the government shutdown and what they describe as Republicans’ failure to pass a government funding bill that lowers health care costs.
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming events that are open to the public in Colorado, please let us know (at [email protected]).
Municipal elections in Aurora are supposed to be non-partisan, but while Aurora’s elections are many things, non-partisan is not one of them. Last week, Aurora City Councillor Danielle Jurinsky and her slate of Republican-backed candidates held a rally at the Stampede Bar and Grill in South Aurora. Speeches from city council members became increasingly steeped in right-wing talking points, ending with one implying that leftists murdered Charlie Kirk.
Last week, Protect Our Care Colorado, a left-leaning healthcare non-profit, and a coalition of around 60 local healthcare and consumer advocate groups, sent a letter to Colorado’s congressional delegation asking them to permanently extend the enhanced premium tax credit that’s set to expire at the end of the year.
Below are protests and political events in the Denver area over the next week. If you know of upcoming events that are open to the public across Colorado, please let us know (at [email protected]).
Both of Colorado’s senators joined 27 other Democratic members of the senate to introduce the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act, which aims to protect Social Security benefits, to reverse cuts made to the Social Security Administration (SSA) by the Trump administration, to make it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for their benefits via phone call, and to prevent Social Security field offices from shutting down.
Over 400 people attended a public comment meeting in East Arapahoe County on Thursday, September 11, to urge the state’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission to reject a proposed well pad for the controversial Lowry Ranch fracking pad. The proposed site of the operation is close to an Aurora neighborhood and the Aurora Reservoir.
