All over the country, communities are reeling from the threat of climate change – particularly the closure of coal mines and coal-burning power plants, as a way to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Closures represent the loss of good-paying jobs, now or in the next few years. 

Yesterday, Republicans on the Legislative Council voted along party lines to deny an amendment to the Blue Book language for Proposed Initiative 89, “Constitutional Right to Abortion,” which would have accurately reflected existing exemptions for abortion for publicly-funded health care plans. 

Last night, I had the opportunity to speak to a crowd in Woodland Park about an investigative series I recently published. That series, “Fire on the Mountain,” was an examination of Charis Bible College, a controversial religious organization helmed by televangelist Andrew Wommack, which has locations in dozens of countries and is headquartered on a large compound just outside of downtown Woodland Park. 

Joe Oltmann, the Douglas County podcast host and gun store owner whose claims of an “antifa conference call” involving former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer have led to multiple defamation lawsuits, was found to be in contempt by a U.S. District Judge today. Oltmann was found in civil contempt, and ordered to pay Coomer $1,000 a day until he complies with the court’s order to reveal the source of his “antifa conference call.”

In what’s likely to be U. S Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) only live debate with her Democratic opponent Trisha Calvarese, Boebert attacked government spending as reckless and called for large-scale initiatives like minimizing or defunding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).