The man who is making a killing from Trump’s current onslaught of immigrant persecution is himself an immigrant. In fact, if George Zoley had been born just 20 years later, he’d more likely be cowering inside the Aurora Detention Center instead of raking in the profits from it.
The Supreme Court will hear a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ children. The plaintiff in the suit is Kaley Chiles, a Colorado Springs therapist, who is challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.
When the Woodland Park City Council convened for a special meeting on Monday morning, no one expected the vote to be unanimous. No one was even quite sure which way the vote would go. By the time the adjourning gavel fell two and a half hours later, though, all seven members of council had converged on the same page, determined to put an end to the latest crisis triggered by the town’s controversial school board.
On Friday, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans appeared on four right-wing radio shows.
Last week, organizations receiving grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received an email from the Office of Management and Budget directing them to detail what their federally funded projects do and to rate how well they comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, transgender people, and climate change in an accompanying survey.
The Colorado Republican Party will elect a new leader by the end of March. Dave Williams, the incumbent chair, announced two weeks ago that he would not seek a second term.
Republicans have reintroduced a federal voucher bill, the “Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) act, which would provide $10 billion in annual tax credits to fund private and religious K-12 schools.” If Congress passes this bill, the billionaire oligarchy will be closer to fulfilling their decades-long goal to privatize the K-12 education system. This act underscores the insidious relationship billionaires have with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding education as he implements Project 2025’s plan to “steer federal money to vouchers.”
Welcome one again to the Colorado Times Recorder’s weekly roundup of stories pertaining to political extremism. This week we are highlighting protests spearheaded by some members of the Colorado GOP to free Tina Peters, the former Mesa County official who was found guilty on numerous charges to undermine election safety. We are featuring reporting by Megan Neary who covered the protest itself and an article by Erik Maulbetsch who looks into the United States Department of Justice interceding on Peters’ behalf.
Mike Murphy of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) visited Colorado late last month with a simple message for the state lawmakers and business leaders he met with: “Bad news flows downhill.”
