Two recently released studies show that expanding Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income people, had a bigger impact on Colorado than any other state, and that voters in the state widely support the program.
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Panel Will Provide “Educational Context” On Election Issues Relating To Transportation, Education, And Fracking
The University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public affairs will host a panel discussion Friday, October 5, addressing the pros and cons transportation funding, education finance, and fracking–as the issues relate to November’s election.
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Conservative Koch Brothers Attack Kerry Donovan For Proposing A Law To Keep The Internet Free And Open
An organization backed by Republican billionaires Charles and David Koch is attacking Democratic State Sen. Kerry Donovan of Vail, who is facing GOP challenger Olen Lund in the upcoming election.
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Leader of Colorado’s Republican Party Warns Of #MeToo Madness If Democrats Win in November
“And so if your listeners don’t like what’s going on and they don’t like the Democrat behavior at the U.S. Senate, then they shouldn’t like it at the state Senate, either. And if we don’t get out the vote — and if we don’t turn in our ballots and vote for Republicans, then we’re going to get more the same. But it’s going to be right in our own backyard.”
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State Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik’s Claims To Be Pro-Education Contradict Her Voting Record
State Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, a Republican from Thornton who’s up for reelection in one of Colorado’s most competitive Senate districts, has been touting herself as a former educator who “supports funding schools to provide our children with great teachers and the quality education that every child deserves,” according to her website.
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Colorado Lawmaker Promotes Fake News Story About Elway Firing Kneeling Broncos
State Sen. Randy Baumgardner (R-Hot Sulphur Springs) shared a fake news article on his Facebook page this week titled, “BREAKING: Broncos VP John Elway Storms Field, Fires 3 Kneeling Players on the Spot.”
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Opinion: It’s Time to Support Victims and Protect Our Communities
Rape and sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking are pervasive problems in our society. No community is unaffected. Recognizing this, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 to improve the nation’s response to gender-based violence. It has been reauthorized three times since then, in 2000, 2005, and 2013; each reauthorization made vital improvements to previous law. VAWA is up for reauthorization again, providing us with the opportunity to make modest but meaningful improvements to strengthen protections for victims, especially those who are most vulnerable.
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Statehouse Candidate Grady Nouis Campaigns on Immigrant Crime Despite Criminal Record
Grady Nouis, the Republican candidate for an Arvada area statehouse seat in the Colorado legislature, talks a lot about crime. He’s primarily concerned that so-called “sanctuary cities” endanger residents, because undocumented immigrants who may live in these cities commit crimes, particularly drug crimes.
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Rally Set To Support A Baker Who Faces A Complaint For Discriminating Against A Transgender Person
Backers of Colorado baker Jack Phillips will rally Friday in support of Phillips’ decision not to make a cake celebrating a transgender person’s transition.
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“Sanctuary Caravan” Calls On Democrats And Republicans to Stop Funding “Deportation Machine”
A “sanctuary caravan” will make multiple stops in the Denver area today, calling for new immigration policies that would end funding the “deportation machine” that threatens not only four immigrant women who are living in sanctuary in Colorado but also millions of other immigrants across the U.S.