Mike Murphy of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) visited Colorado late last month with a simple message for the state lawmakers and business leaders he met with: “Bad news flows downhill.”
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Servant Leaders- A Closer Look at John Adams Academy, a Proposed DougCo Charter School Championed by Conservatives
A proposed charter school in northwest Douglas County has made waves after the local board of education allowed it to bypass the normal charter school approval process — and powerful Republican interests appear to be involved in helping propel the school forward.
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Colorado Continues to Protect, Expand Abortion Access
Beginning on January 1, 2026, Colorado employee health insurance plans will cover abortion care and require the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to authorize reimbursements for abortion care under publicly funded insurance, including community members with coverage through Health First Colorado, and the Reproductive Health Care Program, following the passage of Amendment 79 in November.
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‘I Think You May Have Some Bad Facts,’ Denver Mayor Tells CO Congressman Evans During Hearing
Washington — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston stood his ground against attacks from Colorado Republican members of Congress as they falsely correlated immigration with alleged increases in crime.
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Evans Is One of 4 Vulnerable Republicans on a Committee That Must Approve Medicaid Cuts Before the Full-House Vote
The basic arithmetic of politics is likely causing some consternation at the House Energy and Commerce Committee these days.
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Accurate Documents, or Freedom to Fly? Legal Advocates Help Transgender People Navigate Trump’s Passport Restriction
Under a Trump administration policy, many transgender people living in the U.S. must choose between having inaccurate federal identity documents, which could expose them to discrimination, or being unable to travel internationally.
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DAVIS: Looking for the Rubicon
A TikTok trend started circulating in September 2023 encouraging women to ask the men in their lives just how often they think about the Roman Empire. My partner did not even bother asking me, she saved some time and jumped straight to laughter. As the person who knows me best, she already knew that the answer was a lot. All I could say in my own defense was that I actually spend almost zero time thinking about the Roman Empire, because I’m far too busy thinking about the Roman Republic – the 400-year experiment in flawed quasi-democracy which collapsed into the Roman Empire. She did not consider this exculpatory. But, as a citizen of a 249-year experiment in flawed quasi-democracy which appears on the verge of collapse, I’m not sure how I could avoid thinking about it.
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Yes, ‘For Goodness Sake,’ We Should Cut Fat From Defense Department, Says CO Springs Congressman
Congressman Jeff Crank (R-Colorado Springs) said on conservative talk radio last month that he supports Trump’s efforts, led by billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to cut the budget of the Department of Defense.
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Election Deniers Celebrate Dept. of Justice Intervention in Tina Peters’ Bail Request
Election-denying Republicans in Colorado and elsewhere celebrated the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) intervention on behalf of Tina Peters’ attempt to get out of prison. Last month Peters, who is currently serving a nine-year sentence for multiple election-related felonies, filed for a writ of habeas corpus, which would release her on bond while her appeal is heard.
