Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Colorado, joined by advocacy organizations, called yesterday for food assistance to be included in the COVID relief package under consideration in Congress.
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Alamosa Republican to Fellow Conservatives: “Open Up Your Hearts” to Young Immigrants
State Sen. Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) took to Facebook to express his full support of the Supreme Court’s decision not to kill an Obama-era policy allowing young immigrants, who came to our country as children and know no other community as home, to remain in the United States.
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State Lawmaker Defends Gardner on Reinsurance Hypocrisy
Colorado State Sen. Larry Crowder, an Alamosa Republican, took to Facebook this week to defend Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner after he controversially took credit for a new health care program that’s expected to save some Coloradans thousands per year on insurance.
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A Top Colo Republican, Who’s Leading the Charge to Recall Democrats, Says the Legislative Session Wasn’t So Bad After All
A leading Colorado Republican, who’s been saying for months that Democrats should be recalled from office for proposing extreme laws, now believes the “system” worked and the results aren’t so bad.
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Congressman Tipton Returns to Pueblo Racist’s Annual Fundraiser
Every year, Republican lawmakers gather at Tom Ready’s Steak Fry fundraiser. Ready is an unapologetic racist and anti-government conspiracy theorist whose annual backyard BBQ nevertheless continues to draw GOP candidates and elected officials of all levels, including Congressman Scott Tipton.
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Will San Luis Valley Republicans Have a State House Candidate on the November Ballot?
As primary ballots start arriving in mailboxes across Colorado next week, some Republican voters in the San Luis Valley are going to be disappointed. There is no GOP candidate on the ballot to challenge the incumbent House District 62 Representative, Democrat Don Valdez of La Jara.
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Republicans in Colorado’s Senate reject measure to help sexual assault survivors on campuses
A bill that aimed to help survivors of sexual assault on college and university campuses was struck down by Republicans in Colorado’s Senate this week.
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Alamosa County GOP: “Republicans hate poor people”
SATURDAY UPDATE: Alamosa Republicans issue an apology on Facebook that reads like The Onion:
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GOP state lawmakers’ reluctance to act on sexual harassment within their ranks deserves bigger media spotlight
Since long-time public radio reporter Bente Birkeland first broke the news of multiple allegations of sexual harassment against Democratic state Rep. Steve Lebsock (D-Thorton), three more Republican state lawmakers have been accused of sexual misconduct.
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The Colorado GOP must cut ties with racist fundraiser Tom Ready
I wrote a few weeks ago about the perplexing association that some in the Colorado GOP maintain with Tom Ready. He’s the guy that throws a “Steak Fry fundraiser” every year to benefit Colorado Republicans. He’s also a racist and a conspiracy-theorist nut. A few years ago, while running for county commissioner, he revealed that he’s a Sandy Hook truther, and over the past few years he’s posted a non-stop stream of racist Facebook posts.