In a campaign advertisement released on Facebook Monday, GOP Congressional candidate Barbara Kirkmeyer (R-CO) became the latest Republican to let her gunshots speak louder than words, as she vowed to defend the nation from “gun-grabbing liberals.”
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Governor Candidates Attack Transgender People, Abortion at Colorado Springs Forum
Republican candidates for governor weighed in on the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) and the rights of transgender students in Colorado during a forum in Colorado Springs hosted by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) College Republicans.
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News Analysis: Ganahl’s Promise To Accept Trump’s Endorsement
Asked at a GOP event Tuesday if she will “be seeking Donald Trump’s endorsement,” Republican candidate for governor Heidi Ganahl said, “Yes, I would accept President Trump’s endorsement.”
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‘Horse’ Protests CO Bill Promoting the Veterinary Drug Ivermectin for COVID: ‘Hooves Off My Horse Paste’
This afternoon at the Colorado Capitol, a few hours before Colorado lawmakers were set to discuss a controversial GOP-backed measure that would clear a legal pathway for doctors to write off-label prescriptions for unproven COVID-19 treatments, including for ivermectin – an anti-parasitic medication primarily used in animals and livestock – an activist from ProgressNow Colorado, who dressed as a horse, turned heads as he stood on the Grand Staircase, carrying signs that read, “Ivermectin is for horses” and “Hooves off my horse paste.”
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Fact Check: Fictitious ‘Postnatal Abortions’ Not Part of CO Democrats’ Reproductive Health Bill
The passage of the Reproductive Health Equity Act in the Colorado House, after 24 hours of debate and a brief confrontation between House Minority Leader Rep. Hugh McKean (R-Loveland) and Rep. Shane Sandridge (R-Colorado Springs), has elicited hyperbolic — and inaccurate — statements from Colorado Republicans.
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Heavyweight Republicans & Dems Unite To Oppose Lawsuit Authorized by CO GOP To Dump Open Primaries
A bipartisan group of political and business heavyweights, including former Colorado governors Roy Romer, Bill Owens, and Bill Ritter, is supporting Secretary of State Jena Griswold in her defense against a lawsuit authorized by the Colorado Republican Party and filed by a group of hard-right Republicans, including state Rep. Ron Hanks (CO Springs), and congressional candidate Laurel Imer.
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Drill baby drill? Colorado oil producers have nearly 3,000 approved permits
For the second time in 10 days, a major Colorado oil producer told shareholders that it’s unlikely to ramp up production amid skyrocketing global energy prices, promising instead to funnel much of the additional cash flow into investors’ pockets.
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‘Sí, Se Puede’: Latino Advocates and Groups Rally at CO Capitol
In honor of Colorado’s 16th annual Latino Advocacy Day celebration, several hundred community members and activists rallied at the state Capitol today to voice their support for pro-Latino policies and action.
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El Paso County Democrats Support Starbucks Workers
The fifth Starbucks store in Colorado announced plans to unionize during a Monday morning press conference outside the Academy Boulevard and Flintridge Drive Starbucks in Colorado Springs.
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Ganahl, Neuschwanger Trade Jabs at Douglas County Forum
Republican gubernatorial candidates Heidi Ganahl and Danielle Neuschwanger shared a sharp exchange over Neuschwanger’s arrest record during Tuesday’s candidate forum, hosted by the Douglas County Republican Women. The exchange took place after a moderator asked candidates Ganahl, Neuschwanger, and Greg Lopez who they would vote for if they were not personally in the race.