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.
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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.
Colorado’s Congressional Dems Denounce Trump Program to Cut Health Program for Poor–While GOP Mostly Mum
Through an executive action called “Healthy Adult Opportunity,” the Trump Administration is poised to overhaul the fundamentals of Medicaid, a state-federal health insurance program for low-income people, putting the elderly, children, and other poor people at risk of losing coverage or benefits.
The Best Chance to Tackle Climate Change: Vote for Climate Action
The world is warming, and climate predictions are growing more dire by the day. It can seem like time is slipping away for concrete solutions to a long-term, existential problem.
“Democrats Are Anti-Christian,” Says Colorado Republican Lawmaker
A Colorado Springs Republican lawmaker is standing behind his radio comment that his House Democratic colleagues are “anti-Christian,” saying they attack “family values.”
Candidate Q&A: Brianna Titone Seeks Reelection in Arvada House District 27
Democrat Brianna Titone is seeking reelection to the Colorado House of Representatives’ 27th district, which encompasses Arvada and slivers of Wheat Ridge and Golden. Titone faces a challenge from Republican Vicki Pyne, whom she defeated by just 439 votes in the 2018 election.
On the Coronavirus, Cory Gardner’s Rhetoric Doesn’t Match His Record
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner said this morning that he doesn’t want people to play politics with the coronavirus outbreak. He did so while ignoring the massive public health budget cuts in recent years and his own history of using the Ebola outbreak for political gain.