Continuing to downplay criticism about her bigoted joke about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar being a terrorist, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said last week that if she were Omar, she would have responded with a joke.
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‘Pro-Life’ Republican Ganahl Would Take ‘Hard Look’ at Abortion Ban as Governor
Indicating that she may be pro-choice when it comes to state policy on abortion, even though she is personally pro-life, the leading Republican candidate for governor in Colorado says may not sign an abortion-ban bill if it landed on her desk as governor, instead promising she’d take a “long hard look” at it.
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Recall Polis-Griswold Effort Turns to Online Fundraising Sites for Donations
Now on her second attempt (the third overall) to recall Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO), conservative activist Lori Cutunilli has a tall order ahead of her: recalling not only the governor but also Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold ahead of next year’s election. A glance at the committee’s monthly campaign finance reports would appear to show the recall as dead in the water- at least financially. Reports this year show zero contributions outside of Cutunilli herself and a current balance of exactly one dollar.
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‘I Supported Donald Trump Before It Was Cool,’ Says CO Senate Candidate Eli Bremer
During a radio appearance Tuesday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer expressed disappointment at infighting within the El Paso County GOP, saying he does not think of himself as a RINO, Republican in Name Only, a term used by Donald Trump to deride his moderate Republican critics as well as by some El Paso County GOP leaders to describe Bremer.
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Multiple CO Republicans Conceal Their View on Election Conspiracy Question by Saying They Can’t ‘Speak’ for ‘Other States’
A linguistic pattern has emerged among Colorado GOP candidates who say our state’s 2020 election was legitimate but refuse to denounce the baseless accusation that the presidential election was stolen by Biden.
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Advocacy Program Works to Crowdfund Legal Aid for Migrants in Detention
Earlier this year, 17-year-old “AKB” arrived alone in the U.S. after fleeing from his home country of Mali, following the deaths of his entire family. AKB found himself in a detention center, and potentially facing deportation.
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Hickenlooper Pushes to Extend Health Insurance Savings
Coloradans who don’t get their health insurance through their employer and have to buy it on the individual market are saving hundreds of dollars a month in 2022 thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the federal stimulus package passed earlier this year by Democrats.
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GOP Candidate for CO Gov Explains His Support for Mesa County Clerk & His Belief that the Truth About Prez Election May Never Be Known
Greg Lopez, a Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate looking to unseat Democrat Jared Polis in 2022, addressed the crowd at a Dec. 1 rally on the steps of the Grand Junction Old Courthouse, announcing his support for embattled Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and conservative activist and fellow-election fraud conspiracist Sherronna Bishop following FBI searches of their homes as part of investigations into election security breaches.
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Anonymous Letter Doxes CO County Prosecutor & State Election Officials
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an anonymous letter that references the Columbine massacre, accuses top state officials and Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein of being in a hate group, and lists the home addresses of Rubinstein, numerous state elections employees as well as their family members in other states.
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CO Virologist Thinks Vaccine Will Be ‘Very Effective’ Against Omicron COVID Variant
There are still more questions than answers about the newest variant of COVID-19, omicron. UCHealth experts explain what omicron is and what you can do to stay safe. Photo by Joel Blocker, for UCHealth. Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, is here.