Last Thursday Gov. Jared Polis rolled out his plan to address the high costs of healthcare in Colorado releasing a roadmap to saving people money on health care.
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Activists Rally Outside Office of Sen. Michael Bennet to Protest His Silence on the Green New Deal
Environmental activists with the Boulder Sunrise Movement held a rally Tuesday outside of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) office calling on him to support the environmental resolution known as the Green New Deal.
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Radio Station Can’t Provide Promised Studies that Support Its Attacks on Overdose Prevention Program
KNUS radio’s Steffan Tubbs Show will not provide promised studies allegedly backing up its claims that an overdose prevention program does not save lives as research has shown they do.
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Yoga Class Demonstrates the Changing Positions of U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner
A group of progressive organizations rallied today in protest of Sen. Cory Gardner’s (R-Colo.) fluid stances on national and local policy debates with a yoga class in front of his Denver office.
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Coalition of Religious Groups Backs Legislation Expanding Legal Representation for Young Immigrants
Religious activist groups came together at the Capitol Tuesday for another “Faithful Tuesdays,” a multi-faith event, which focused this week on immigration.
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The University of Colorado Denver’s Criminal Justice Series Continues with a Discussion about Court Culture
Angela Gover, a professor at the University of Colorado at Denver, will moderate the “Culture in Colorado’s Courts” discussion event on Wed., March 20.
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Community Activists Show Support for Local Minimum Wage Legislation Ahead of House Committee Hearing
Last Monday, state lawmakers introduced a bill that would repeal a 20-year-old law prohibiting local city governments from setting a minimum wage in their communities.
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Senate Legislation Aims to Pilot a Public Option Health Insurance Program
State Sen. Kerry Donovan (D-Vail) and State Rep. Dylan Roberts (D-Eagle) are co-sponsoring a bill that outlines a public health insurance pilot program aimed at lowering costs and providing more options for consumers in rural and mountain communities.
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Panel To Discuss Challenges State Lawmakers Face in the 2019 Legislative Session
Tanya Mares Kelly-Bowry, Vice President of Government Relations at the University of Colorado, will moderate a discussion about the 2019 legislative session on Fri., March 1.
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Faithful Tuesdays Coalition Fights For Criminal Justice Reform At State Capitol
Director of the Interfaith Alliance, Rev. Amanda Henderson, welcomes people to Faithful Tuesdays Photographed by: Peter Savic The second “Faithful Tuesdays,” a weekly event at the Capitol intended to “advance a moral economy, equity, and the eradication of racism now,” took place Tues. with speakers from advocacy groups calling legislative action for criminal justice reform.