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CO Dems Update Abortion Shield Law to Fight Red State Lawsuits Targeting Patients & Providers

·February 3, 2025

Colorado legislators are moving to strengthen Colorado’s shield law, which protects abortion patients and providers from prosecution by states where abortion is illegal. In December, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter of New York for providing medication abortion to Texas residents in violation of state law. Last week, a Louisiana grand jury indicted Carpenter on similar charges. These cases could challenge the shield laws in place in states where abortion is legal.

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Extremist Rewind – 1/31/2025

·January 31, 2025
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January has come and gone and we here at the Colorado Times Recorder are restarting our weekly roundup of articles relating to political extremism in Colorado. Since it has been a while since our last rewind, we will be looking back at some published work from earlier in the month. Starting off, we have Heidi Beedle’s coverage of anti-abortion advocates celebrating the Trump presidency and the pardoning of individuals who vandalized and intimidated people at pregnancy resource centers. We also have an article by Washington DC correspondent for CTR Maria Tedesco documenting the Colorado GOP celebration of Trump’s inauguration where a January 6th rioter was lauded, Erik Maulbetsch’s recent article on Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams derailing a recent Republican meeting with another attempted power grab and a column from Logan Davis on how policies from the now-infamous Project 2025 are being put in place at a national scale. Finally, we would like to draw attention to one of the first bills put forth by the Colorado GOP that targets trans people and gender-affirming care, reporting by James O’Rourke. 

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Conservatives Raise Funds for ‘Journalistic Ethics’

·January 31, 2025

Conservatives from across Colorado participated in a “fun-fundraiser” for The Peak News Educational Foundation’s “Journalistic Ethics and Media Vocational Training Program” at the Pinery in Colorado Springs on Thursday night. The crowd was a diverse mix of current and former elected officials — congressmen, El Paso County Commissioners, Colorado Springs City Councilors, and local school board members, the leaders of the El Paso County chapter of Moms for Liberty, recently pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, local pastors, libertarians, and the Gazette’s Debbie Kelley, who has penned credulous profiles of the ‘J6 Praying Grandma’ Rebecca Lavrenz and conservative faith healer Mario Murillo.

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Rep. Ron Weinberg

‘A Bloody Embarrassment’ – Colorado GOP Chair’s Meeting Goes Off The Rails

·January 31, 2025
Rep. Ron Weinberg

Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams tried and failed to consolidate his power last night via a series of proposed party bylaw changes. If adopted, the amendments would increase the power of the GOP’s small executive committee, and banish his enemies from ever holding leadership positions. Those enemies include state chair candidate Brita Horn, who would not be allowed to lead the party should the amendment punishing her and the other Republicans who attempted to depose Williams last fall pass. He called a virtual meeting over Zoom for the four hundred or so members of the State Central Committee, intending to pass five amendments.

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State Rep. Ryan Gonzalez introduces a bill to the House Agriculture Committee, 1/27/25.

Colorado Libertarian Party Collaborated with GOP Lawmaker on Failed Repeal of Cage-Free Egg Law

·January 30, 2025
State Rep. Ryan Gonzalez introduces a bill to the House Agriculture Committee, 1/27/25.

On Monday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to kill one of the first bills put forward by Rep. Ryan Gonzalez (R-Greeley), a repeal of Colorado’s cage-free egg law that he worked on with the Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPCO). The measure failed to advance beyond committee as lawmakers argued whether the repeal would have any impact on the cost of eggs. 

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