Flanked by members of his militia, conspiracy theorist Joe Oltmann spoke at Tuesday’s “Free DougCo” rally, saying he’s not advocating for violence, but that if someone tries to take his country or his “way of life,” blood will be “spilled.”
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Ari Armstrong: Getting to Real Police Accountability
“Officers never had, nor did they ever attempt to articulate, any reasonable suspicion that McClain may have engaged in, or sought to engage in, any criminal activity.” That’s what I wrote last July about the police killing of Elijah McClain in Aurora. A newly released independent investigation agrees.
Unions Thank Hick and Bennet for Voting for $15 Minimum Wage
Freshman U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) is receiving praise from unions for his vote Friday to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Attendance Log Contradicts Boebert’s Claims of ‘Seven Years’ Spent Counseling Incarcerated Women
Speaking at a campaign event in Silver Cliff in October 2020, Rep. Lauren Boebert told a crowd of supporters the story of how she had brought a “message of freedom and independence to women at the Garfield County jail.”
Pueblo Assembles “Just Transition Team” to Address Closure of Coal Power Plant
With Xcel Energy Colorado’s Comanche Generating System projected to fully retire around 2040, leaders in Pueblo are bracing for economic impact.
Colorado Republican Legislators Join Election Fraud Conspiracy Panel
The insurrection’s “Big Lie” still lives in Colorado
The CO GOP’s Strategy to Win Over Latino Voters is Littered With Misconceptions, Say Critics
Colorado’s Republican Party is looking for new ways to attract voters after Colorado shifted further left in the 2020 elections.
Biden Needs to Keep His Promises on Immigration
Joe Biden has done a lot on immigration in a short amount of time — much of it good.
U.S. Territories May Receive Federal Aid for Climate Change in a New Bill
The pandemic has already critically wounded U.S. territories by shutting down their major economic driver: tourism. But another global crisis is already well underway in the form of climate change, which could prove to be devastating to U.S. insular areas (U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as freely associated states).