Former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer filed another defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne on Friday for his 2021 film “The Deep Rig,” which prominently featured Douglas County podcast host and election conspiracist Joe Oltmann. Byrne wrote a self-published book of the same name and served as a co-star and producer of the film.
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As DACA Program Protecting Them Hits 10-Year Anniversary, Dreamers Still Face Uncertainty and Fear
June 15 marked the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was established via an executive order by former President Barack Obama but has never been passed into law and made permanent.
Senate Hopeful Hanks Won’t Say That He’s Not Been ‘Endorsed’ by the State GOP
A recently circulated political ad featuring Colorado’s two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate has been making waves in conservative circles.
After Promoting Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric, Gay Republican Group Will Celebrate at Denver Pride
It’s Pride Month once again, and Colorado’s LGBTQ community is preparing for its biggest event of the year: Denver Pridefest, a two-day celebration which has drawn upwards of 500,000 visitors in prior years. Meanwhile, the Log Cabin Republicans of Colorado – the state’s most prominent organization of LGBT conservatives – are once again preparing to join the festivities.
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
Three months after Colorado legislators passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA), which enshrines the right to an abortion in Colorado law, the Supreme Court today ruled 6-3 in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Ganahl Says She ‘Never Met’ Eastman, But in Their Email Exchange, She Wrote, ‘I’ve Heard Wonderful Things About You’
Heidi Ganahl, a Republican who’s running to be governor of Colorado, has stated multiple times that she “never met” John Eastman, who was a legal architect of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Race: What You Need to Know
With the current Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder set to step down this year, two candidates — one Democrat and one Republican — are vying to take his place.
Tina Peters Campaign Paid $50k to Militia-Affiliated Business
In late May, Republican Secretary of State candidate Tina Peters’ campaign made a $50,000 payment to PIN Business Network, a marketing company with ties to election conspiracist and podcast host Joe Oltmann. The payment was marked in the state’s campaign finance database as being for “internet advertising,” and amounts to nearly one-third of Peters’ total campaign expenditures to date.
Lawmaker Named in Legal Fight Between LGBTQ Nonprofits
State Rep. Brianna Titone (D-Arvada) has been accused of using her position as an elected official to “assert political pressure” on the Jefferson County District Attorney in a lawsuit filed by YouthSeen, a nonprofit that provides support for LGBTQ youth.
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Receives ‘True Reform’ Institutional Grant
The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC), a progressive advocacy group, is one of the seven organizations nationally to receive the True Reform institutional grant from the Public Welfare Foundation.