Environmental activists with the Boulder Sunrise Movement held a rally Tuesday outside of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) office calling on him to support the environmental resolution known as the Green New Deal.
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Denver Mayoral Candidate Calderón Endorsed as ‘Pro-Choice Champion,’ Criticizes Hancock’s Record on Reproductive Rights
Denver Mayoral Candidate Dr. Lisa Calderón has won the endorsement of the national reproductive rights advocacy organization #VOTEPROCHOICE, sparking criticism against incumbent Michael Hancock for his record on women’s issues, which has been questioned throughout his tenure as mayor.
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USA Today’s ALEC Expose Highlights State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg’s Asbestos Bill
USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity released a report today revealing the breadth of so-called “model bills” written by corporations and conservative advocacy groups and distributed through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
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Artist Completes Trump Portrait for Colorado Capitol
Colorado Springs artist Sarah Boardman has finished her portrait of President Donald Trump for the Colorado Capitol.
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Cory Gardner on Ken Buck: “We need him. I need him. This country needs him.”
At last weekend’s Colorado Republican Central Committee meeting, Senator Cory Gardner gave Congressman Ken Buck such a full-throated endorsement that his voice almost cracked.
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Gardner Accuses Democrats of “Overreach” But Isn’t Asked if They Should Be Recalled from Office
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner accused state Democrats of “overreach” yesterday, telling KHOW radio host Dan Caplis that proposed legislation is “extremely, extremely alarming” and contrary to the “people’s will.”
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Tancredo Joins Radio Hosts In Seeing Further Failures for State GOP
Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo doesn’t think the Democratic or Republican parties in Colorado have much influence on elections, due to the overwhelming power and money of other political groups.
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OPINION: Environmental and Reproductive Justice at the Border
A group of veterans, myself included, spent a week on the border of Mexico and the U.S. at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. While there, I saw some of the most beautiful sights and some of the most heartbreaking. The National Butterfly Center is a place that children and adults (who the locals call “winter Texans”) alike come to see birds and butterflies. It is educational and really fun. Trump’s wall is supposed to go right through the center and destroy a huge part of that ecosystem. Future generations will never be able to enjoy the beauty and education the center provides if the wall goes up.
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“Gun Sanctuary” Resolutions Being Adopted by Some CO Counties Have White Supremacist Roots
Nearly half of Colorado’s 64 counties are joining a nationwide trend of passing resolutions opposing laws they don’t like, asserting that their elected county sheriffs need not enforce measures they view as unconstitutional and harkening back to a movement that has roots in white supremacy.