With Election Day rapidly approaching, it is important to remember that we may not have final results — in Colorado and nationally — until after November 5.
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Non-Legal Name Change Battle Now Over Parental Notification
School districts across Colorado are developing policies outlining how teachers and staff will honor student requests to use a chosen name as a result of this year’s non-legal name change bill. Last night, Pueblo’s School District 60 Board of Education passed just such a policy, with the caveat that parents must be notified if a child wants to use a name other than their legal name. LGBTQ activists and allies say mandatory parental notification puts youth at risk from hostile parents.
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DAVIS: Two Prosecutors are Bickering. They’re Both Wrong.
Two of the state’s most prominent law enforcement figures have spent the month bickering in the pages of the Phil Anschutz-owned Gazette. What started with a broadside from former and would-be future District Attorney George Brauchler against Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has devolved into a back-and-forth race to the bottom as the prosecutors take turns embodying the worst impulses of the American justice system.
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Stewart Says She’ll Focus on Education, Environment, and Healthcare If She Wins Southwest CO House Race
Katie Stewart’s deep family ties in the Durango region and experience in public education have led her to pursue a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 59 in southwestern Colorado.
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Congressional Candidate Evans Continued To Pay Staffer After She Was Fired for Bigoted Posts
Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans continued paying a top staffer, Jessica Spindle, after firing her for antisemitic and other offensive Facebook posts.
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State Rep Marc Catlin Refuses to Say Whether 2020 Election Was Stolen
Five young teenagers sold hats emblazoned with the words “Pro God, Pro Gun,” along with other pro-Trump merchandise at a “Rocky Mountain Rumble and Get Out the Vote” event at the Clifton Community Center in western Colorado, Sunday, Oct. 20.
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If Jimmy Carter Had Voted in Colorado — and If Carter Dies Before Election Day — His Vote Would Still Count
In Colorado, your vote counts if you submit your ballot and then you die. So, if Jimmy Carter died before the upcoming election, his vote would count in Colorado, as it would count in Georgia. But that’s not the case in all states. See the article below, published by the Colorado Times Recorder in November of last year.
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Extremist Rewind – Oct. 18, 2024
It is time once again for our weekly roundup of articles relating to political extremism in Colorado. This week, we feature Logan Davis’ column where he shows how conservative activists have been laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election based on misinformation about ‘illegal immigrants’ voting. Other highlights include Erik Maulbetsch’s analysis of Gabe Evans’ support from groups that endorse the use of corporal punishment in schools and my coverage of a candidate for the Colorado House of Representatives who posted a cartoon from self-avowed racist. In addition, read Cassandra Ballard and the staff at Sentinel Colorado’s coverage of an Aurora City councilwoman’s accusations that Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston were smuggling migrants into Aurora.
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Pueblo City Councilor Under Scrutiny Following Failed Anti-Abortion Ordinance
Pueblo’s failed anti-abortion ordinance is bringing increased scrutiny on the law’s sponsor, City Councilor Regina Maestri, including a campaign finance complaint, an ethics complaint, and questions about her residency.
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CO GOP Statehouse Candidate Apologizes After Inquiry About Racist Cartoon He Posted Online
A Western Slope Republican statehouse candidate who posted a racist cartoon on Facebook initially stood by his decision to share the image. A few minutes later, he called back to say he had reconsidered and would update his post with an apology, which he did, while also claiming that he “didn’t notice the ethnicities” of the people when originally posting the cartoon.