Three days after a “Women’s March” drew over 100,000 people to the front of the state Capitol, a coalition of health and justice groups–joined by state lawmakers–gathered inside the building to launch “Women and Families Wednesdays” to ensure that the “voices of our communities are heard loud and clear at the Capitol.”
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Credit where it is due files: GOP Executive Committee member points out Trump hypocrisy
Although this column is used to point out the crazy things emanating from the Fever Swamps™, I also want to encourage reasonable behavior that I see from a handful of Colorado conservatives. I respect conservatives who have principles that don’t change depending on who wields power, so when I come across this type of post, I will do my best to relay it. A tip of my cap to Isaiah Hess, who’s a member of the executive committee of Colorado’s Republican Party.
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.
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.
Facebook post from a former GOP candidate shows how headlines manipulate readers
The debate about false information on social media frequently bumps up against one question in particular: How are we defining “fake news”? And should that definition include “news” that can’t be neatly classified as either fact or fiction, but instead falls somewhere in the middle?
Pro-abortion advocacy group launches campaign against Trump’s pick to lead Health and Human Services
When it comes to Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado wants to tell Colorado lawmakers and citizens that the price is wrong.
A guide to anti-Trump inauguration events in Colorado
On Friday, Donald Trump will officially become the 45th president of the United States, and as most Coloradans demonstrated on Election Day, they’re not too happy about it.
Fast-food workers rally against Trump’s pick for secretary of labor
About 25 members of Denver’s Fight for $15 movement, which advocates for raising the minimum wage, gathered at a local Carl’s Jr. Thursday as part of a nationwide wave of rallies against labor secretary nominee and fast food mogul Andy Puzder.
ACLU of Colorado aims to make the state a “civil liberties safe zone”
As the inauguration of Donald Trump approaches, the ACLU of Colorado is reaffirming its commitment to protecting the rights of Coloradans by calling on statewide leaders to make the state a “civil liberties safe zone.”