Colorado state Reps. Jonathan Singer (D-Longmont) and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D-Denver), along with local activist Sammie Leon Lawrence IV, hosted a virtual town hall yesterday to discuss Colorado’s police accountability legislation, which passed the legislature with bipartisan support and was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) this month.
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As Republicans Push Lawsuit to Kill Obamacare, Activists Ask, ‘Where is Gardner Now?’
With Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner on record as saying nothing about Obamacare since well before the pandemic hit America–and Republicans in Washington pressing their case in the U.S. Supreme Court to have the national health care law overturned–activists stood outside of Gardner’s office in downtown Denver today and asked, “Where’s Gardner now?”
Bennet Calls on McConnell to Allow Senate to Vote on Pro-Immigrant Dream Act
On June 22, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet joined all his Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), calling on him to take up the American Dream and Promise Act (ADPA).
JeffCo GOP Promptly Removes Fake News From Facebook Upon Learning It Isn’t Real
The Jefferson County Republican Party shared an image of a fake tweet on its Facebook page yesterday, but to its credit promptly removed the post after learning that the picture wasn’t real.
“I Hate Masks.” Colo Talk Radio Host Slams the Use of Cloth Face Coverings
Conservative KOA radio host Mandy Connell said June 10 that face masks are unhelpful and uncomfortable as preventive measures for COVID-19.
Elbert County, Colorado, Republicans Falsely Claim Low Turnout at Trump Rally Was Due to Protests
Elbert County, Colorado, Republicans aren’t buying the news that Trump’s rally in Tulsa over the weekend was a bust, with lots of empty seats, amid speculation that Trump supporters were scared they might catch COVID-19 at the much-publicized event.
“It’s Time For New Leadership.” Former Colo Republican Activist Wants Trump Out
A conservative activist, once regarded in Colorado as a partisan Republican, is now saying Trump has “failed in even the simplest of pursuits in his role,” and wants the president defeated in November.
Billboard Spotlights Gardner’s 7 Votes to Kill Obamacare
Has the pandemic made U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner re-think his longstanding opposition to the Affordable Care Act?
Mitch McConnell Video Urges Republicans to “Step Up” for Cory Gardner
In recent fundraising appeals, Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s election campaign has referenced endorsements by Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other Republican senators.
Foreign Relations Senators Attack China, Argue About Approach to WHO
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations convened for a hearing in D.C. yesterday on a piece of legislation aimed at improving global responses to future pandemics: the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act.