by Steve Rabey
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2024 Review: Colorado Enshrines Right To Abortion in Constitution, Pueblo Tries To Ban Abortion, and More
Colorado Times Recorder’s 2024 reproductive justice coverage was focused largely on efforts to pass Amendment 79 and coverage of congressional candidates, particularly Jeff Crank in CD5 and Gabe Evans in CD8. Additionally, we reported on municipal efforts to ban abortion in Pueblo, and how municipalities like Pueblo are funding anti-abortion centers, and how school districts like Woodland Park are using anti-abortion centers to teach sex ed.
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Colorado Republican Leaders Disagree Over Party’s Role in Election
In the wake of an election that saw Colorado Republicans win a tossup congressional district, flip three competitive statehouse seats, and move six-figure sums from and to pro-Trump campaign entities, leaders within the party are still arguing over who deserves credit.
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Candidates to Replace Denver State Senator Meet Ahead of Vacancy Committee
The seven people hoping to replace outgoing Democratic Sen. Chris Hansen next year met on Tuesday evening in a rare public-facing forum ahead of the vacancy committee meeting to decide Hansen’s successor.
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DAVIS: Want to Understand Christian Nationalism Better? Read One of These Books.
I have never met a book I didn’t like. Although, I suppose that’s not quite true; I’ve thoroughly disliked most self-help books I have ever encountered, and I think the entire body of Victorian fiction is criminally overrated. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that I have never encountered a book which didn’t impress me, which didn’t force me to think about the efforts involved in translating all of those thoughts into words, and putting all of those words onto the page. Even the worst novels – and I have read a few – leave me with the impression that the author has accomplished a Herculean task: externalizing what was once only internal.
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The Solar Industry Has Found an Unusual Ally in Local, Rural Conservatives
Although the relationship between conservatism and solar energy has historically been contentious, some conservatives, like Weld County Commissioner Lori Saine (R-Dacono), see solar power as a key part of a “free-market” energy economy — as well as a step on the path to energy independence.
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CO Springs School Board Ends Teachers Union Contract in Place Since 1968
The Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) Board of Education voted Wednesday to allow the master agreement with the Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) to expire. After nearly an hour and a half of public comment from pro- and anti-union speakers, the board voted 6-1 to end the contract, the only master agreement in El Paso County, which has been in place for over 50 years.
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Delta County Republican Opposes Birthright Citizenship
Rep. Matthew Soper, a state representative from Colorado’s Western Slope region, took to X (formerly Twitter) arguing for an end to birthright citizenship.