Here’s the first of a new regular feature. A weekly list of the top extremism stories from the Colorado Times Recorder and beyond. All of this week’s articles are from CTR, but in the future, we’ll include the work of other news outlets too.
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CO Lawmaker Falsely Claims Images Of Harris Rallies Are AI-enhanced
Last week, state Sen. Mark Baisley (R-Roxborough Park) claimed in a Facebook post that recent images of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign rallies were “AI generated.” Baisley posited that these videos violate Colorado’s Candidate Election Deepfake Disclosures Act, and should be reported to Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold.
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Mismanagement and Infighting Will Cause CO Republicans To ‘Suffer’ in November’s Election, Says Former Party Leader
Wadhams. Last week, during an appearance on KHOW’s Dan Caplis Show, Republican strategist Dick Wadhams criticized Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams for dividing the party and for failing to maintain the party’s voter outreach initiatives.
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30 Environmental Groups Ask Gov. Polis to Oppose Drilling Proposal
Thirty Colorado environmental groups wrote an open letter to Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) this week, asking him to publicly oppose a plan to drill 166 oil and gas wells near Aurora communities. Energy company Civitas Resources wants to use hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to extract oil and gas from underground shale formations beneath 32,000 acres of State Land Board property.
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Biden-Harris Administration Investing $329M in Colorado to Reduce Air Pollution
On Monday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has been selected to receive $199,705,797 and that the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) has been selected to receive $129,008,738 in Climate Pollution Reduction grants. These grants, a part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, are given with the aim of implementing community-driven solutions to the climate crisis, to reduce air pollution, and to accelerate a national transition to clean energy.
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Oltmann and Boebert Spread Misinformation on Trump Attack
Three days after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, federal investigators have yet to uncover the motives of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. What little has been uncovered about Crook’s political views is ambiguous and inconsistent, with the New York Times reporting that he was a registered Republican who also donated to the Progressive Turnout Project.
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City Employees Push for Right To Collective Bargaining With Support of Denver Council Members
On Monday afternoon in the Denver City and County Building, city council members and public employees gathered in support of a ballot measure that would extend collective bargaining rights to all non-supervisory City and County of Denver employees.
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Election Fraud Conspiracists Continue to Impede County Clerks’ Preparations for November
On June 4, the Rio Grande Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held a discussion on the integrity of the Dominion Voting machines used for its elections. Although the BOCC had already approved to move ahead with a recent Dominion upgrade, they requested this work session to answer questions about the voting system.
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Labeled as a Hate Group, Moms for Liberty Doubles Down
Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual report of hate and antigovernment groups across the U.S. Among the 30 groups in Colorado identified by the report were four chapters of Moms for Liberty.
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‘We Should Be a Welcoming Community:’ Two Bills Supporting Immigrants Are Signed into Law
This afternoon in the Governor’s Mansion, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed two bills aimed at supporting immigrants in the state, making it easier for them to obtain a driver’s license or identification card and providing funds for settlement programs.