Republican lawmakers in Colorado’s legislature introduced two anti-abortion bills at the beginning of the 2020 legislative session last week, one of which would ban nearly all abortions, and one that draws upon conservative’s scare tactics around abortions that occur later in pregnancy.
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People Who Are Pro-Choice Have “Dead” Consciences, Says Denver Catholic Leader
In endorsing a partial abortion ban targeted for Colorado’s November election ballot, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila denounced abortion in sweeping terms yesterday at the annual Celebrate Life rally in Denver, saying, “Only the persons whose consciences are dead, who have no conscience, can participate in [abortion].”
Colo Lawmaker Introduces Anti-Vaccination Bill in Name of Consumer Protection
After Tuesday’s vaccine-oriented rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol, a few parents and some of their school-age children filled a committee room in the ornate building’s basement for a town-hall meeting, organized by state Rep. Dave Williams (R-Colorado Springs), to discuss his proposed legislation, called the Vaccine Consumer Protection bill.
Sharing the Stars & Bars: Colorado Conservatives’ Contrasting Responses After Posting the Confederate Flag
A blog post promoting a “Militia Second Amendment Rally” in Virginia made the rounds of Colorado conservative Facebook in mid-December. The event, scheduled for January 20, Martin Luther King Day, uses the Confederate Flag as its logo. Of the people and group pages sharing the post, two were relatively prominent: The Montrose County, Colorado, Republican […]
Climate Activists Make Demands as Gov. Polis Delivers ‘State of the State’ Address
As Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis prepared to deliver his State of the State address inside the state Capitol this morning, climate activists outside rallied and made demands.
Throwback Thurs: Gardner Once Promised to Hold “Town Meetings” so Constituents Could Hold Him “Accountable”
When he was first running for Congress in 2010, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) promised that voters could hold him “accountable once the election is over” by, among other things, attending his “town meetings.”
Anti-Vaccine Conservatives & Others Rally at Colo Capitol
As the Colorado Legislature kicked off its 2020 session today, several hundred conservatives rallied on the Capitol’s west steps.
Colorado Republicans in Congress Ask Supreme Court to Consider Overturning Roe
In a legal brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court last week, three of the four Republicans in Colorado’s congressional delegation joined over 200 federal lawmakers in urging the court to reconsider the constitutional right to an abortion.
Some in Colo GOP Say Poverty Programs Deliver Votes to Dems and Keep “Black People Down”
A recurrent attack from some Colorado Republicans is that Democrats promote social welfare programs not to help low-income people, but to keep them in poverty and beholden to Democratic politicians.
‘No Labels’ Group Doesn’t Plan to Support Gardner Again
A national organization called “No Labels,” which calls for a bipartisan approach to solve political problems, has no plans to support U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) again this year, as it did during Gardner’s 2014 campaign for Senate.