Human sexuality was a hot topic yesterday in the Colorado Legislature, with the Senate Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs voting down a bill that would have required schools to notify parents electronically and via a written note before sex-ed is taught to their children.
Newsletter
Conservatives Are Pushing for “Parental Rights” in Colorado. Here’s What That Means.
For some conservatives, it’s their “parental right” to send their kids to a public school where sex education is designed only for heterosexual teenagers–or to a school that asks no questions about whether students are vaccinated.
GOP-Leaning Pollster Sees Democratic Tsunami in November in Colorado
“If 2018 was a Democratic wave, then 2020 is very likely to be a tsunami.”
Colorado Catholic Leaders Back Death Penalty Repeal
Colorado’s Catholic Bishops doubled down on their longstanding support for repealing the death penalty, issuing a news release Friday commending the Colorado Senate for passing the repeal bill (by a 19-13 vote) and thanking state Senate sponsors Julie Gonzales (D-Denver), Jack Tate (R-Centennial) and Leroy Garcia (D-Pueblo), and “all the other senators who supported this important legislation.”
Rally Goers Decry #CoverUpCory Gardner
“If we all vote, if we all engage in democracy, that guy is gone,” Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds told about 150 demonstrators at the Colorado Capitol this afternoon, gesturing toward a life-sized cutout of U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), which stood just to the right of the microphone.
Gardner vs. Collins: A Comparison of Two Republican Senators From States That Voted for Clinton Over Trump
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, who’s one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the U.S. Senate, announced yesterday that he would not vote for more impeachment witnesses, including John Bolton.
Buck: ‘A Few’ Democrats ‘Seriously Considering Voting to Acquit’
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, the leader of Colorado’s Republican Party, says he knows that there are “a few Democrat senators who are seriously considering voting to acquit in this situation.”
Trump’s EPA Is a Huge Cancer Risk
This January, President Trump claimed credit for new figures from the American Cancer Society showing “the sharpest one-year drop in cancer death rate ever recorded” between 2016 and 2017.
Ad Targets Gardner for Vote Against Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Alaska Wilderness League Action, an environmental group advocating for the preservation of Alaskan lands, has launched a digital ad campaign in Colorado slamming U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) for his 2017 vote allowing drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.
Gardner’s Annual Ski Weekend Fundraiser Features Corporate Heavyweights
Skiing in Colorado is pretty expensive these days, but even the priciest day on the slopes isn’t nearly as expensive as skiing with Sen. Cory Gardner’s family and friends.