On the radio last week State Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-Colorado Springs) continued to push her misleading claim that the new abortion bills passed this session allow children as young as 10 to get an abortion without their parents’ knowledge or consent. Her argument is disingenuous for two reasons. First, a 10 or 12 year-old girl isn’t allowed to “make medical decisions for herself.” Even if the parents aren’t notified, a judge must be convinced to grant permission before anything can happen. Second, the bill that prompted Pugliese’s non sequitur of an objection has nothing to do with parental notification, and she was informed of that immediately, during the bill’s debate on the House floor.
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‘It’s Water Vapor’: Colorado Republicans Deny the Existence of Climate Change While Dems Pass Bills To Help Fight It
In what’s become an annual tradition in the Colorado General Assembly, Democrats in the majority are spending the final weeks of the legislative session passing bills aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while their Republican colleagues persist in outright denial of the scientific consensus on manmade climate change.
Boebert’s Vote for a Debt Ceiling Bill Reflects Her Longtime Opposition to Government ‘Benefits’
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert on Wednesday voted for a bill put forward by House Republicans that raises the debt ceiling, cuts spending, and repeals key elements of President Biden’s agenda.
Colorado Christian University Leader Says Secular Colleges Are ‘So Woke’ and ‘So Godless,’ They ‘Harm Your Children’
An executive at Colorado Christian University said last week that colleges and universities are “so woke, so broken, so godless” that they are doing “harm” to students.
Colorado Natural Medicine Bill Clears Senate
A bill to regulate Colorado’s emerging psychedelic medicine industry passed the state Senate on April 25, but not without lawmakers voicing opposition to its framework.
The Nuclear Legacy of Rocky Flats: Health, Contamination Concerns Linger
Nearly 34 years after the FBI raided the Rocky Flats plant in Jefferson County, experts are still trying to warn the public of the danger posed by residual plutonium contamination.
Tina Peters Travels to AZ to Support State Rep Expelled For Pushing Election Conspiracy
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s currently appealing her four-month sentence of home detention (along with 120 hours of community service and a $750 fine) for attempting to obstruct authorities from taking an iPad on which she allegedly recorded video of a court hearing, is not the only former elected official to face steep consequences for embracing election conspiracies. Earlier this month, she was joined in this ignominy by Liz Harris, who was ousted from her seat in Arizona’s state legislature following complaints of disorderly conduct.
Colorado GOP Chair Chooses Jan 6 Participant For Party Treasurer
Colorado Republican Chair Dave Williams today announced he’s selected Tom Bjorklund as the party’s new Treasurer. Bjorklund, a longtime political operative from Grand Junction, is an election fraud conspiracist who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Secret Societies and American Politics
The New York Sun reported yesterday that Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston is a member of Yale’s Skull and Bones club, a secret society whose exclusive membership consists of the elite scions of industry and politics.
Gazette Opinion Editor Directs Staff Not to Capitalize “Black” in Regard to Race
Early last week, Wayne Laugesen, editorial page editor for the trio of Anschutz-owned Colorado media properties (the Gazette in Colorado Springs, Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics), sent a one-line email to his staff.