Yesterday morning, the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by US Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), heard six testimonies from key-witnesses on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson and its implications for the future of reproductive health care in the United States.
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Report: In Fight Against Lower Drug Prices, Big Pharma Lobby Spent Twice As Much As Next Biggest-Spending Industry
As members of Congress negotiate a bill focusing on driving down prescription drug costs, data from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research group, shows that lobbying and ad spending from the pharmaceutical industry in 2022 surpassed $100 million last week.
BRIEF: Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault Reflects on Victories and the Future
The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) is a state wide coalition that includes over one-hundred members. In less than a month since the landmark Supreme Court Case, Roe V. Wade’s overturn, CCASA has begun to plan for support of reproductive rights legislation in Colorado.
Events Mark the 10-Year Remembrance of the Aurora Theater Shooting
Wednesday, July 20, marks the ten-year anniversary of the Aurora Century 16 theater shooting. At “The Dark Knight Rises” midnight premiere in Aurora, a lone gunman entered the theater throwing tear gas into the crowd then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. The city of Aurora remembers the lives lost in this tragedy during the week.
Questions & Answers About the New Super Contagious Covid Variant
Does it seem like everyone you know is dealing with COVID-19 this summer? Either you have it or friends or relatives do.
Erik Aadland Follows QAnon, Election Conspiracy, and White Nationalist Groups on Far-Right Social Media
Aadland Colorado congressional candidate Erik Aadland follows multiple white nationalist, election conspiracy, and QAnon groups on the far-right social-media platform Parler.
‘My Colorado GOP’ Activists Discuss Plans To Challenge 2022 Primary Election Results
In a video conference call earlier this month, Republican activists from across the state discussed ways to challenge Colorado primary election results by blocking their certification, while criticizing the state Republican Party leaders and candidates whom they deem to be “establishment” or Republicans in name only (RINOs).
‘There Is an Open Civil War Down Here,’ Says Dave Williams Amid El Paso County GOP Infighting
In El Paso County, home of more Republican voters than any other county in Colorado, one might assume that the winner of the Republican primary would have a clear path to victory in November, but you would be wrong.
Report Argues That Colorado’s 40-Year ‘Experiment’ of Mass Incarceration Has Been a Failure
Two progressive advocacy groups, the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition and the Prison Policy Initiative, released a detailed report last week arguing that Colorado’s emphasis on incarceration over poverty reduction has hurt low-income neighborhoods and people of color over a 40-year period.
Colorado To Be ‘The Venezuela of Abortion Criminals,’ Says Pro-Life Radio Host
Following Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ issuance of an executive order expanding the powers of the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) earlier this month in response to the landmark overturning of Roe v. Wade, local radio host Dan Caplis criticized the move, suggesting that it undermines cooperative interdiction of all types of criminals among states.