Back in August, The Denver Post’s John Ingold scrutinized statements from conservatives that Colorado should free up money for transportation and education, among other state programs, by removing “able-bodied” adults from Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for elderly, disabled, and other poor people.
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Rally set for baker who discriminated against gay couple
A rally for Jack Phillips, the baker who refused to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple, is set for Wed., Nov. 8, at Colorado Christian University’s Event Center.
Tancredo hunts pheasants with Donald Trump, Jr.
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo spent at least part of Saturday with Donald Trump, Jr., and others hunting pheasants with Steve King, a Republican Congressman from Iowa.
Former GOP official jokes that feminism is worse for women’s appearances than heroin
Justin Ratzlaff, the former chairman of the Rio Grande County, Colorado, GOP, shared a Facebook post this week that says “feminism is more harmful than shooting up heroin or smoking crack”.
Abortion rights organization now houses foundation to help low-income women pay for abortions
For over 50 years, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado has campaigned to protect a woman’s right “make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices.”
PHOTOS: Protesters dressed as ‘handmaids’ greet Pence in Denver
Despite Thursday’s near-freezing temperatures, hundreds of protesters, including more than a hundred dressed as “handmaids”, greeted Vice President Mike Pence at his Denver fundraising event at the Denver Marriott Tech Center.
Vicki Marble invites me to go out for “soul food”
State Sen. Vicki Marble (R-Fort Collins) isn’t shying away from her controversial remarks on race and diet that became the partial subject of a national news story this month after an 11-year-old cub scout was kicked out of his den for asking Marble some tough questions.
Will protesters outnumber attendees at Pence’s Denver appearance?
Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at a Republican Party fundraiser in Denver Thursday, and unsurprisingly, local activists are planning to show up in big numbers to protest his appearance.
State Sen. Vicki Marble still can’t stop talking about “Soul Food”
News of Colorado state Sen. Vicki Marble’s interaction with an 11-year-old cub scout who questioned her about gun violence made national headlines after he was kicked out of his den last week.
GOP leader wants me to grow up, man up, and accept his fake news
Rep. Patrick Neville, the leader of the Colorado House Republicans, has called me a “snowflake” for politely asking him, in a blog post last week, to remove news from his Facebook page that’s been retracted by CBS and the Associated Press.