Colorado Citizen Press, an anonymous ultra-conservative blog, is sponsoring the Chuck and Julie Show, a right-wing podcast with hosts Chuck Bonniwell and Julie Hayden, who burst into the national media late last year after Bonniwell joked on KNUS radio that a “nice school shooting” was needed to break up the “never-ending” impeachment hearings.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Advocates Ask Cory Gardner to End His Crusade to Kill Obamacare
As coronavirus infections rise, supporters of Obamacare in Colorado are calling on politicians, like Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), to stop trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), pointing out that the current health care crisis highlights the benefits of the national health care law, like the fact that 400,000 people in Colorado have health insurance thanks to Obamacare.
Stop Disparaging LGBTQ People or Leave the Republican Party, Says Denver GOP Leader
The leader of Denver’s Republican Party, Kristina Cook, told fellow Republicans this week that if they “need to be vulgar, to disparage your fellow man simply because he loves another man (or she loves another woman) — either keep it to yourself or leave the party.”
Mike Pence Is the Worst Person to Lead a Coronavirus Response
A year after Trump took office, Saturday Night Live did a sketch called “What Even Matters Anymore?”
In Election Year Shift, Cory Gardner Calls Himself a “National Leader” on Climate Change
When Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner first ran for Senate in 2014, the phrase “climate change,” “global warming,” or other words describing the destruction of the Earth’s atmosphere, didn’t appear on his campaign website, except in a linked news release slamming his opponent for supporting Obama’s “Overreach on Climate.”
Abortion Rights Advocates from Colorado Join Rally in Washington DC
At the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday morning, supporters of overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which expanded abortion rights, defended a Louisiana law that, according to critics, effectively strips physicians from responsibly treating their patients and moves America one step closer to banning abortion outright.
Initiative to Ban Some Abortions in Colorado Might Not Make the Ballot (Updated)
UPDATE, March 4, 4:45 p.m.:
In 2018, Democrats swept to power across Colorado to an extent that had not been seen since the New Deal. Republicans suffered losses in almost all competitive races and several races that they were expected to win.
GOP’s ‘Grim Reaper’ Buries Colorado Lawmakers’ Bills in Congressional Graveyard
In Washington D.C., dozens of proposed laws are withering in a “legislative graveyard” built and tended to by the “grim reaper” — a name given to Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and one that he takes pride in.
Campaign to Ban Later Abortion Care in Colorado Has Important Deadline Tomorrow
Tomorrow we’ll know whether the ballot initiative campaign to ban abortions at 22 weeks was successful in gathering enough signatures to put the question to Colorado voters in November.