Joining three of his Republican colleagues, Rep. Mark Baisley of Roxborough Park admitted in a radio interview last week that he made a mistake — in part due to a failed plan by “disjointed” state House Republicans — in supporting GOP amendments validating baseless election conspiracies.
In keeping with his staunch anti-abortion stance, longtime U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) of Colorado Springs is pushing two pieces of anti-abortion legislation into Congress.
Speaking to a group of fellow election conspiracists last week, Colorado state legislator Ron Hanks (R-Canon City) implied that party officials won’t conduct a fair straw poll following this evening’s U.S. Senate primary debate. Hanks mocked his state party’s decision to hold a straw poll following its Jan. 25, 2022, debate but not announce the results until the following morning. His implication to a group of fellow election conspiracists was that the party would prevent him from winning even if he receives the most votes.
This week, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is holding public meetings concerning new, stricter rules on well operators that would ensure the state does not have to pay for plugging abandoned wells if the operators go bankrupt.
The leader of a Colorado-based militia says some businesses impacted by the Marshall Fire are paying his members to provide security at their locations. John Tiegen leads the United American Defense Force (UADF), the militia division of far-right conspiracist group FEC United.
Matt Crane, director of the Colorado County Clerks Association (CCCA), was one of two Republicans invited by KNUS talk radio host Jimmy Sengenberger to discuss election integrity in Colorado and nationwide on Saturday.
In a Jan. 19 interview, state Rep. Ron Hanks (R-Cañon City) took aim at Democrats — as well as fellow state House Minority Leader Tim Geitner — for, respectively, their votes and failure to vote on a House resolution thanking Hanks for attending last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.
In a transphobic fundraising email to supporters, Heidi Ganahl, the Republican frontrunner in this year’s race for Colorado governor, falsely claims that an Adams County school district instituted policies, allowing high school students to stipulate their gender at school, “without being voted on or put on the agenda for public notice and comment.”
On Friday, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) announced that its board of directors has named Adrienne Mansanares as the organization’s new president. Mansanares, who served as a PPRM executive since 2016 and formerly chaired the board of directors, brings years of experience and passion to her new role.
Just over a year after her mother became seriously ill from COVID-19, Colorado congressional candidate Laurel Imer — the former Jefferson County Chair for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign — is making baseless claims about medical professionals, the pandemic, and the COVID vaccines, as well as the government’s role in all of it.
