A coalition of Colorado workers, union activists, and grassroots organizers announced today the launch of Colorado Worker Rights United (CWRU) and partnered with Democratic state legislators to introduce the Worker Protection Act next year.
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Extremist Rewind – 11/15/2024
It is time, once again, for Colorado Times Recorder’s weekly recap on Colorado stories about extremism. First up, we have an opinion piece from Logan Davis that highlights the ways that Christian Nationalists in Colorado have been emboldened by Trump’s electoral victory. Also on the docket this week is reporting from Jason Salzman on newly elected Colorado DA George Brauchler’s admission that he plans to ‘find a way’ to sidestep Colorado law to enforce deportation policies — and a roundup by Owen Swallow looking at which candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election were successful in their electoral endeavors (It’s most of them.). We’ve also decided to feature an article by Colorado Community Media’s Ellis Arnold on the state Labor Department finding that the Douglas County Sheriff and Commissioners engaged in unlawful and unfair labor practices in their efforts to avoid unionization.
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Researchers Launch Database To Track and Understand Wildfires
A coalition of research institutes from the southwestern U.S. has developed a new nationwide, open-access geodatabase that they believe will revolutionize tracking and understanding wildfires.
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All-Black Fire Station in Denver Added to National Register of Historic Places
Fire Station No. 3, also known through its motto “Pride of the Points, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. History Colorado announced the site’s designation today as part of their organization’s Colorado Heritage for All initiative.
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Nine Election-Denying Republicans Were Victorious in Colorado’s Election Last Week
Of Colorado’s 12 legislative and congressional candidates who, in one form or another, denied the results of the 2020 presidential election, only two lost their races in this year’s election, while nine won. Another candidate is ahead by only a few dozen votes. Most of the winning election deniers represent Republican districts in rural Colorado. (Trump, the country’s leading election denier, lost handily in Colorado.)
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Extremist Rewind – 11/08/2024
As part of our weekly roundup of articles on political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Erik Maulbetsch’s coverage of the verbal threats made to Republican county clerks by members of their own party. Also below is Erik’s article about the election conspiracist behind the leaked Secretary of State passwords. In addition, we’re offering Jacob Fischler’s analysis of Trump’s plan for mass deportation and tariffs — and a report from Colorado Newsline’s Sara Wilson on two women arrested in a fraudulent ballot scheme to ‘test’ the system.
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How the Denver Archdiocese Sees its Political Activism in Their Own Words
When the Colorado Times Recorder covered a eucharistic march around a Denver Planned Parenthood, we reached out to the Archbishop’s office for comment. Although Archbishop Samuel Aquila did not respond to the questions posed, the Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Denver Kelly Clark did respond. You can find her answers on behalf of the Archdiocese below.
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Extremist Rewind – 11/02/2024
As part of our weekly roundup of articles on political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Jason Salzman’s article documenting which candidates who have denied the results of the 2020 election through some form or another, Erik Maulbetsch’s coverage of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce not endorsing Republican Matt Burcham, who has pushed election conspiracy theories. We’re also featuring an article from Susan Green at Aurora Sentinel on Aurora City Councilor Danielle Jurinsky’s verbal abuse of her colleagues, and 9News’ Darren Whitehead’s on the sentencing of a Douglas County man who participated in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
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Denver Archbishop Leads March Around Planned Parenthood in Opposition to Abortion Rights Amendment
On a chilly November morning, the Archbishop of Denver Samuel Aquila led a Eucharistic procession around a Planned Parenthood health center in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood ahead of the 2024 general election in which Coloradans will vote on enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.
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Polis, Pettersen Join Willie Nelson in Supporting Federal Cannabis Legalization and Kamala Harris
On October 24, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) joined a virtual rally advocating for national cannabis reform hosted by country singer Willie Nelson. Nelson organized the event in tandem with Vicente, a Colorado-based cannabis law firm, around the issue of cannabis legalization. Referred to as the Cannabis Community for Kamala, the event was moderated by Nelson, his wife Annie D’Angelo, and lawyer Dahr Jamail.