Through the year, the Colorado Times Recorder dedicated significant time to covering school board elections around the state. Here’s a look back at some of that coverage.
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2023 Review: The Colorado Times Recorder’s Top Stories on Reproductive Justice
In 2023 the Colorado Times Recorder reported on statewide and national reproductive justice stories. From ballot initiatives to this year’s “Safe Access to Protected Health Care” package of legislation, Colorado has moved to protect access to reproductive health care in post-Roe America. CTR also covered the efforts of anti-abortion activists, Republican attempts at anti-abortion legislation and ballot initiatives, and the abortion abolition movement that is gaining ground across the country.
Florida Republicans Declared Their Leader — Who Had Three-Party Sex — Unfit for Office
Bridget Ziegler and her husband, Christian, like to have three-party sex with another woman. Threesomes are not illegal, but some people consider them immoral, which has raised problems for the Florida power couple. Both have promoted so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation restricting discussion of homosexuality in public schools.
Will Colorado’s Congressional Delegation Call for Ceasefire in Gaza? Rally Goers, Officials Apply Pressure for Them To Do So
A coalition of current and former Colorado elected officials and community organizations are urging the state’s congressional delegation to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as the death toll in the war climbs past 20,000 people.
Senators Oppose Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBTQ ‘Poison Pills’
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) signed onto a letter urging Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) to reject all anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion provisions in the 2024 appropriations bills.
Parents Demanded a Student Support Plan for Their Cis Son, But Court Rules He ‘Inherently’ Has It
U.S. District Judge Nina Wang dismissed a civil case Tuesday brought by the parents of two Poudre School District middle schoolers who alleged the district violated their parental rights, guaranteed under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, to direct the upbringing of their children.
Colorado GOP Leaders Will Vote on Party Endorsement of Trump
The Colorado GOP’s leadership will hold a vote in January to formally endorse former President Donald Trump. This decision takes place despite a number of obstacles, including a longstanding tradition of party neutrality in primaries and the fact that the state’s Supreme Court just ruled Trump is not allowed on the ballot.
Legislators Call for Justice for Black Coloradans
Last week, Colorado legislators and members of the Black Caucus and a coalition of community organizations announced the launch of the Justice for Black Coloradans initiative and plans for legislation in the 2024 session.
Boebert Silent on Trump’s ‘Never Give Up’ Threat to Repeal Obamacare
Since bursting onto the political scene in the spring of 2020, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has been asked early and often about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and whether she supports former President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to repeal the increasingly popular healthcare law.
Colorado Pastor Turned Legislator Has Promoted Christian Nationalism From The Pulpit For Years
“The church is not more powerful in Colorado than Satan is. I mean, think about what I’m saying. If that was different, wouldn’t we be able to do something about this?”