At every turn during the pandemic, coronavirus skeptics are taking their shots at the public policy response to the virus. Two of these skeptics in Colorado are conservative radio talk show hosts, and they have taken to expressing their disapproval of state and federal public health responses over the airwaves.
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FACT CHECK: Is a Fetus Really Viable At 22 Weeks, As Backers of Prop. 115 Claim?
Proponents of Colorado’s Proposition 115 ballot measure to ban abortions at 22 weeks gestation say a 22-week cutoff is reasonable because that’s when a fetus is viable.
Journalistic and Citizen Intervention Required: Where Do CO Republicans Stand on Trump?
How is it humanly possible that we have 1) Trump refusing to say if he’ll leave office peacefully, 2) Trump on the ballot, and 3) candidates in some of Colorado’s most important state races not saying whether they support or oppose Trump?
Gardner Once Said Court Nominee Shouldn’t Be Seated “Weeks” Before an Election, But He’s Good With It Now
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) said multiple times that he opposed Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee, Merrick Garland, in part, because he would have been seated on the Supreme Court just a few weeks before the presidential election.
From This Physician’s Perspective, Proposition 115 Has No Meaningful Protection for the Life of the Mother
This November we are asked to vote on Proposition 115, which bans all abortion after 22 weeks gestation. As a physician, I am distressed at the lies spread by backers of this ban – that it makes exceptions to protect the life of the mother. The truth is that it does not. The alleged exception will protect no one – but it will increase the likelihood that health systems will eliminate essential healthcare.
FACT CHECK: Gardner Voted To Privatize Medicare, Putting the Health Care Program for Seniors at Risk
In a video comment to the AARP, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) stated last month that “we have to make sure that we protect Medicare, and we have to make sure that it continues to be viable.”
Progressive & Conservative Groups–and News Outlets–Issue Guides to Help You Navigate Colorado Ballot
Colorado ballots are being sent out to all registered voters. With ballots come ballot guides, and the Colorado Times Recorder has compiled a list of major Colorado voter guides that have been released by progressive and conservative organizations as well as by media outlets and the state of Colorado.
Crow Criticizes Republicans for Trying to Kill the Affordable Care Act Instead of Working To Improve It
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) joined health care activists today in spotlighting the Trump administration’s decision, during the pandemic, to press forward with trying to kill the Affordable Care Act, instead of working with Democrats to improve the national health care law.
Prop. 118 Explained: CO’s Proposal for Paid Family and Medical Leave
Paid family and medical leave is the subject of one of the many statewide ballot issues being put to Colorado voters this election season.
Trump Watch: Some CO Republicans Are Still Hiding Their Stance on the Prez; Some Aren’t
I have yet to find a single Republican state lawmaker or candidate for state office in Colorado who’s said they won’t vote for Trump.