Weaving my way through the, reportedly, 200,000 strong crowds at Denver’s civic center, it is hard to deny that Saturday’s Women’s March was a huge success. A couple things stood out to me. So many signs read, “I’m so mad I made my first protest sign” or something to that effect.
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State lawmakers pledge to strike down religious exemption bill for third time
A group of Colorado religious and business leaders, joined by state lawmakers, held a news conference Wednesday in opposition to a bill that would allow businesses and individuals to refuse to follow laws they say are in conflict with their religious beliefs.
Denver “humanitarians” presented with annual MLK awards
The Martin Luther King Holiday Commission presented awards Jan. 16 to individuals and organizations for their work in humanitarian causes.
AFL-CIO to prioritize retirement savings plan, oppose GOP plans to dismantle health care exchange
The Colorado AFL-CIO, a leading labor organization representing 130,000 workers, released its priorities for the 2017 legislative session Tuesday.
Conservatives react to the Women’s March with strange and misogynistic Vagina Monologues
All the people who posted the following on Facebook are big Donald Trump supporters who presumably found it just fine that he admitted to sexually assaulting women.
Colorado Democrats criticize GOP’s proposed limits on reproductive health care
Colorado House Democrats spoke out Friday against legislation recently proposed by their GOP counterparts that aims undermine access to women’s health care.
GOP state chair candidate accuses his opponent of being a “corporatist”
On Facebook last week, Colorado GOP state chair candidate George Athanasopoulos accused his opponent, Jeff Hays, of being a “former Amycare supporter.”
State Senator thinks the Congressional Black Caucus “sold their own people into slavery”
State Sen. Vicki Marble (R-Ft. Collins) is no stranger to racial controversy. She came under fire in 2013 when she reinforced the stereotype of African Americans eating fried chicken as a reason that many of them live in poverty. In the same rant, she proclaimed that Mexican Americans eat vegetables until they move to the United States, despite the fact that Mexico has a higher rate of obesity than the United States.
Colorado’s Latino Democratic Caucus issues letter asking Trump to let Dreamers stay
Colorado’s Latino Democratic Caucus penned a letter to President Donald Trump Thursday asking him to allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, or Dreamers, to stay in the U.S.