During a recent congressional committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), challenged the testimony of an oilfield worker regarding working conditions in the oil and gas industry and the impacts on communities from extraction practices.
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Volunteers Quickly Fill Slots for Colorado Vaccine Trial for Kids Under 12
Hopes are soaring that children under age 12 soon will be able to get vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
Grand Junction Hospital Foundation Board Member & Conservative Activists Host COVID Disinfo Event
As Mesa County, Colorado, COVID cases surge to concerning levels, conservative activists are hosting a conspiracist event featuring three pseudo-medical “doctors,” all of whom actively promote coronavirus disinformation.
Denver Archbishop Speaks Out Against Global Push to Include Women in Church Hierarchy
Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila is speaking out against German bishops who are trying to reform the church and make it more inclusive of women.
Bill Would Allow Local Governments in CO To Pass Gun Control Laws That Are Stricter Than State Statutes
The Colorado House of Representatives advanced a bill Tuesday allowing local governments to pass their own gun control laws.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Praises Boebert, Hypes Future CO Visit With Gaetz
In an appearance on a Denver talk radio station last Monday, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) described a “civil war” within the GOP congressional caucus between establishment and Trump Republicans and identified Colorado’s own U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) as one of her allies in the struggle for control of the party.
CO Legislator Says His Comment “We Have Allowed The Weeds to Overwhelm The Garden” Refers to Socialism not Immigrants
Colorado state Rep. Mark Baisley’s (R-Roxborough Park) recent Facebook post about the number of immigrants crossing the nation’s southern border every month led a commenter to invoke a white nationalist conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement.”
CO Towns and Counties in Boebert’s District Pass Resolutions Supporting Biden’s Oil and Gas Pause
Across Colorado towns and counties are passing resolutions supporting President Joe Biden’s executive order to indefinitely pause new oil and gas leases on federal public lands.
Colorado Submits Hemp Management Plan to Federal Government
On June 1, Colorado officially submitted its revised plan for the management of hemp production to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This newest iteration of the plan was built around USDA’s Final Rule (FR), published in January of this year, which concerns the regulations the USDA will use to approve plans for domestic hemp production by states and Indian Tribes.
Tipton’s Refusal to Give Boebert Data Didn’t Impede Constituent Service, Says Former Staffer
Former U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) signed a document last November that barred his successor, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), from accessing Content Management System (CMS) data, but his former district director is refuting the congresswoman’s claims that constituent casework was affected by this decision.