Commerce City announced a lineup of live entertainment and activities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this weekend. The event, scheduled on Sunday, Sept. 22, will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the intersection of 72nd Place and Monaco Street.
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GOP State House Candidate Backs Trump for Prez But Blasts State Republican Leader in GOP Turf War Over ‘LGBTQ Stuff’
EAGLEVAIL, Colo. — Dave Williams reshaped his local Republican Party after 2020 election deniers took it over and shrank attendance by 80%. He rejected a MAGA pledge sent to him by the Colorado Republican Party to run for state House District 13 (HD13). And he has actively sought the removal of Donald Trump loyalist Dave Williams (no relation), chairman of the Colorado GOP.
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DAVIS: Colorado’s Nicest State Senator Should Not Be Re-Elected
Politics runs on reputations, and when you hang around the state Capitol enough you get a feel for the reputations which have been cultivated – intentionally or otherwise – by the various state representatives and senators. There are dealmakers and backbenchers, cynics and wise men, work horses and show horses. And, in one way or another, these reputations impact how they interact with each other, and how laws ultimately get made.
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The Shomer: Racist Sign Poster Charged, But No Culprits Identified for Antisemitic Sign Posters
It was late March when the professional-looking, xenophobic and racist signs popped up along the E. Colfax corridor near the Capitol building in Denver. And then more appeared in late August.
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At a CU Rally Hours Before Trump-Harris Debate, Right-Wing Pundit Kirk Delivers Falsehood That Immigrants Are ‘Eating People’s Pets’
Right-wing conservative influencer and political pundit Charlie Kirk held an event at the University of Colorado Boulder just hours before last week’s second presidential debate of the 2024 election.
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Colorado Republican Party Briefly Supported and is Now Neutral on Protecting Gay Marriage
For a few hours this week, the Colorado Republican Party supported gay rights, or at least gay marriage.
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Extremism Rewind – September 13, 2024
It is time once again for our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado. Highlights from the Colorado Times Recorder’s reporting include an article by Erik Maulbetsch on congressional candidate Gabe Evans’s political director’s history of posting Facebook content promoting antisemitism and conspiracy theories, a report by Heidi Beedle on competitive races for El Paso County commissioner, and and and a write-up by Owen Swallow on Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s warning about election-related deep-fakes. We’ve included an analysis from Denverite’s Andrew Kenney on the situation in Aurora regarding Venezuelan gangs.
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‘Purple’ Senate Campaign More Red Than Blue
Centennial City Councilor Robyn Carnes told attendees of last month’s Republican fundraiser luncheon that she’s running a “purple” campaign, but a review of her political connections shows more red than blue.
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CO Congressional Candidate Evans Fires Political Director Following Times Recorder Reporting on Antisemitic & Violent Posts
Republican congressional candidate Gabe Evans fired his political director yesterday, following the Colorado Times Recorder’s report on her extensive record of antisemitic, conspiratorial, and violent posts on Facebook.
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Colorado Attorney General Warns of Election-Related ‘Deep-Fakes’
On Monday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued a warning for voters to be vigilant for election disinformation and misinformation taking the form of “deep-fakes.” Weiser’s office accompanied this warning with a public advisory providing more information to Coloradans on a new law aimed at preventing political campaigns from using AI-generated deep-fakes without clear disclosure of the content’s origins.