Colorado Republican candidates join event organizers in sharing fake conspiracies about child sex slaves. Organizers of a planned Friday afternoon march through downtown Denver to oppose child sex trafficking are promoting debunked QAnon conspiracy theories involving a ring of elite Democratic pedophiles.
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State Lawmaker Hopes Film, Premiering Tonight, Brings Empathy and Awareness to Debate About Opioid Crisis
“It’s easy to disregard people who you see on the street, and never actually think about where they come from and who they are,” says Colorado state Sen. Brittany Pettersen in the trailer for a documentary film, “Coming Clean,” set for a virtual premiere tonight at the Bentonville Film Festival.
Candidate Q&A: Chris Kolker for Colorado Senate District 27
Democrat Chris Kolker is running for the south-metro senate district 27 seat, which is based in Centennial. The seat was left open by state Sen. Jack Tate, a Republican, who decided not to run for reelection. Kolker faces Republican Suzanne Staiert in the race.
‘Conservative Republican’ Richard Murray Campaigns to Keep the University of Colorado Under GOP Control
If you live in Aurora or the surrounding suburbs, Republican Richard Murray wants you to elect him to the governing board of the University of Colorado to stop Democrats from controlling CU.
Census Workers Begin Knocking Doors Today
If you didn’t fill out your 2020 U.S. Census survey, you could be getting a knock on your door today.
Dave Kopel on Two-Week Probation From TV Show After Calling NBA Players “Puppets of the Slave Masters”
Dave Kopel, a staffer at the conservative Independence Institute, will not return to his role as a panelist on KBDI-TV’s Colorado Inside Out for two weeks following comments he made on the program about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Colo. Legislator’s Cat Trees Bear
State Rep. Mark Baisley wasn’t surprised to see a bear wandering through his backyard; living next to Pike National Forest makes that a regular occurrence.
At Fundraiser, CO Conservatives to “Joyfully Thumb Our Nose at the Nanny-State”
Against a backdrop of pandemic and economic crises and with the government stepping in to pay for medical and direct relief to individuals and businesses, the right-leaning Independence Institute is moving ahead with its annual Alcohol, Tabacco, and Firearms fundraiser where, as the invitation states, attendees will “joyfully thumb our nose at the nanny-state.”
CO Springs GOP Candidate Posts Racist Meme Comparing Black Protesters to Monkeys
Colorado Springs Republican Raymond Garcia, who’s run for multiple state house seats and is listed as an active candidate on state campaign-finance records, posted a meme on Facebook last month comparing a picture of a group of Black men and children standing on a police car with a photo of a group of monkeys climbing over a car.
Trump Fed-Reserve Nominee Has Supported Selling Off Public Lands. Will Gardner Join Bennet in Opposing Her?
Last Monday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) came out against President Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of Dr. Judy Shelton as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.