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The Colorado Times Recorder is a progressive news outlet focusing on Colorado politics and culture. Opinion submissions welcome. Contact: team@coloradotimesrecorder.com

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Jamie O'Rourke @jamie-orourke.bsky.social · 2h
New from me: Proponents of a ballot measure to ban trans athletes from sports vehemently deny that the bill would lead to invasive inspections of children, but get fuzzy on specifics. I looked into their proposed alternatives. Each raises its own issues: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/chee...
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Cheek Swabs? Genital Checks? Anti-Trans Sports Ban Proponents Don't Know How It Would Be Enforced
A ballot measure which purports to simply ban trans athletes from participating in sports could have further-reaching consequences for students regardless of gender, but you wouldn’t hear that from th...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 2h
OPINION: Our election systems remain secure and are working as intended. If you’re registered to vote, you will receive a ballot this fall, and your voice will be heard. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/cler...
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Clerks: The 2026 Election is Secure. Get Ready to Vote in November.
By Carly Koppes, Molly Fitzpatrick, and Tiffany Lee As three of Colorado’s 64 county clerks, we want to send a clear message to Colorado voters: our election systems remain secure...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 3h
There are 14 initiatives on the statewide ballot -- and almost all of them deserve a no vote, Logan says.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 3h
On Friday, Jeff Crank defended his tenure as a talk radio host, saying that a series of Colorado Times Recorder articles did not portray who he "really" was on the Jeff Crank Show & challenging CTR to release all of the audio to provide readers with the full picture of the program and him.
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Jeff Crank Defends Right-Wing Radio Show, But Is Mum on Request to Release All His Shows
Colorado Springs Congressman Jeff Crank has refused to explain comments about privatizing Medicare, repealing Obamacare, excommunicating Nancy Pelosi, and more on his right-wing radio show, but on Fri...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 20h
Opponents of Prop. 134 have argued that the language of the bill necessitates invasive inspections of children. Even its backers have punted on the issue of how it should be enforced. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/chee...
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Cheek Swabs? Genital Checks? Anti-Trans Sports Ban Proponents Don't Know How It Would Be Enforced
A ballot measure which purports to simply ban trans athletes from participating in sports could have further-reaching consequences for students regardless of gender, but you wouldn’t hear that from th...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 23h
OPINION: Cannabis policy is being pulled towards extremes again. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/cann...
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Cannabis Policy is Not a Choice Between Complacency and Prohibition
By Sasha Kalcheff-Korn, Executive Director, Realm of Caring Foundation Cannabis policy is being pulled toward extremes again. New federal hemp restrictions scheduled to take effect in December could r...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 29/09/2026
Logan's official Muckraker Ballot Guide -- helping you navigate all 14 initiatives on this year's statewide ballot -- is now live. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/the-...
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The Official Muckraker Ballot Guide
Corporate giveaways, climate denialism, naked bigotry, and other bad ideas. By volume, those are the suggestions which will constitute the bulk of Colorado’s November ballot. As I’ve spent the last...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 29/09/2026
Former Colorado Representative Steph Vigil is running to retake her House District 16 seat. Rep. Rebecca Keltie (R-Colorado Springs) narrowly defeated Vigil in 2024 by just three votes. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/form...
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Former CO Springs Rep. Looks to Reclaim Seat Lost by Three Votes in 2024
Former Colorado Representative Steph Vigil is running to retake her House District 16 seat. Rep. Rebecca Keltie (R-Colorado Springs) narrowly defeated Vigil in 2024 by just three votes, after Vigil...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 28/09/2026
The lineup featured races from state house right up the ticket to Governor and U.S. Senate, but this cycle’s event was defined by what was not discussed, who was not on the stage, and who wasn’t in the room.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Club 20 Debates
In western Colorado, the biggest political event each election cycle are the Club 20 debates held in Grand Junction, a tradition dating back decades. The lineup featured races from state...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 28/09/2026
Last July, Gabe Evans voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which delivered one of the biggest tax cuts for the top 1% of earners in U.S. history, while making the biggest Medicaid cut in the program’s history. And yet, Evans says he hasn’t voted to cut Medicaid. That’s false. He did.
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Nutter: Evans Says He Didn't Vote To Cut Medicaid. That's False. He Did.
Last July, Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which delivered one of the biggest tax cuts for the top 1% of earners in...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 25/09/2026
In the days immediately after the 2020 election, Jeff Crank didn’t have any doubt whether election fraud took place & who was responsible: Democrats. On his radio show, he repeated unsubstantiated rumors as fact and, on that basis, called for votes to be tossed.
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Blame Claims: Jeff Crank Promoted Election Conspiracies by Attacking Democrats
In the days immediately after the 2020 election, Jeff Crank didn’t have any doubt about whether election fraud took place and who was responsible: Democrats.  On his KVOR radio show,...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 25/09/2026
Manny Rutinel released a plan today spotlighting his votes for laws addressing sexual exploitation of children, child abuse, & drunk driving – and for funding law enforcement. If elected, he'd continue to support funding law enforcement and programs targeting “drug threats” & other crimes, he says
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Rutinel's Safety Plan Focuses on Drugs, Violent Crime, Increased Police Funding, and Prevention
Today, Colorado congressional candidate Manny Rutinel released a “Plan to Keep Our Communities Safe," spotlighting his votes at the state Capitol for laws addressing sexual exploitation of children, c...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 24/09/2026
Over 100 residents — Colorado Springs Education Association members, teachers, parents, students, and community members — picketed the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education meeting last night. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/prot...
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Protesters Picket D11 Board Meeting, Teacher Reinstated
Over 100 residents — Colorado Springs Education Association members, teachers, parents, students, and community members — picketed the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education meeting la...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 24/09/2026
U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) once said he thought gay people shouldn’t be allowed to join the military, and that women should not be allowed in combat, because it would hamper the army’s ability to “kill and break things.” coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/the-...
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The Jeff Crank Show: CO Springs Congressman Opposed Gay Rights to Marry & Join Military
U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) once said he thought gay people shouldn’t be allowed to join the military, and that women should not be allowed in combat, because it would...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 23/09/2026
The Jeff Crank Show Part II: Crank has stopped talking so freely & voluminously in front of a microphone, but he stood for many of the same policies when he launched his radio show in 20008 as he does now, & they're reflected in Trump's governing MAGA agenda, denying climate change being one of them
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The 'Greatest Hoax of Our Time': On His Radio Show, Congressman Jeff Crank Foreshadowed Trump's Agenda
President Donald Trump's core environmental crusade — to roll back programs aimed at addressing climate change — was a central theme of KVOR's Jeff Crank show for years before the...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 23/09/2026
Below are protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com.
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In the Streets: ‘Health Workers Speak Out' and Other Upcoming Political Events
Below are protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com. Wedne...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 23/09/2026
"Bigots are on the ballot, folks"
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 23/09/2026
Anti-trans activist group Protect Kids Colorado is running three ballot initiatives this November. None of them, according to Logan, would protect any kids in Colorado. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/davi...
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DAVIS: Three Bigoted Ballot Measures
When your ballot arrives in the mail in a few weeks, it will be the size of a phonebook. That’s due to the whopping 14 ballot initiatives which qualified for...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 23/09/2026
Democrats in El Paso County are once again hoping to flip a seat on the Board of County Commissioners, which has been solidly Republican since the Nixon administration. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/el-p...
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El Paso County Commissioner Candidates Talk Development, ICE
Democrats in El Paso County are once again hoping to flip a seat on the Board of County Commissioners, which has been solidly Republican since the Nixon administration. Former Colorado...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 22/09/2026
Last Tuesday, parents, teachers, medical professionals, and religious leaders gathered at a rally by Families, Not Politics to oppose Propositions 134 and 135.  coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/brie...
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BRIEF: Advocates Rally Against Anti-Trans Ballot Measures
Last Tuesday, parents, teachers, medical professionals, and religious leaders gathered at a rally by Families, Not Politics to oppose Propositions 134 and 135.  Proposition 134 would designate school-...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 22/09/2026
An analysis of over 300 episodes of the Jeff Crank show, totalling over 800 hours, from 2011 thru 2021, shows Crank to be a MAGA trailblazer: favoring the repeal of Obamacare, military intervention, an abortion ban & the restriction of the rights of LGBTQ people. Like Trump, he promoted conspiracies
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The Jeff Crank Show: As a Talk Radio Host, Congressman Jeff Crank Embodied MAGA, Even Before It Existed
The congressional district surrounding Colorado Springs was created over 50 years ago, and a Democrat has never even come close to winning it. U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) took the...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 21/09/2026
ARMSTRONG: The more I learned about the ‘reasons’ why Elizabeth School District suppressed "The Kite Runner," the angrier I became. Some complaints about the book were fabrications, and the district used double standards to suppress the book. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/doub...
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Double Standards Led Elizabeth Schools to Suppress 'The Kite Runner'
In a way I'm grateful that the Elizabeth School District, by pulling Khaled Hosseini's outstanding novel "The Kite Runner" from its high school library shelves, unintentionally prompted me to read...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 21/09/2026
ICYMI: Last week we reported on GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx's latest response to facing a record $50k+ fine for campaign finance violations: he blamed his own donors.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 21/09/2026
Lauren Boebert's latest scandal is raising eyebrows.
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 18/09/2026
Commentary: Advance Colorado, a "dark money" group, has warped an expression of direct democracy into an oligarchic veto on democracy, and it threatens to do lasting damage in the state.
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This secretive group warps democracy in Colorado | Colorado Newsline
In Colorado, "citizen" too often means a secretive group of rich conservatives out to reshape state law in their image.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 19/09/2026
Two of Colorado Springs School District 11's newly elected board members — LeAnn Baca Bartlett and Charles Johnson — have responded to the lawsuit filed by D11 Ombudsperson Natasha Bullard Kaonohi. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/upda...
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UPDATE: D11 Board Members Respond to Lawsuit
Two of Colorado Springs School District 11's newly elected board members — LeAnn Baca Bartlett and Charles Johnson — have responded to the lawsuit filed by D11 Ombudsperson Natasha Bullard...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 19/09/2026
The complaint, filed under penalty of perjury, alleges multiple relationships with staffers and payments to keep one of them quiet. One of the former staffers vehemently denies the claims.
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Complaint Filed With House Ethics Committee Alleges Boebert Slept With Three of Her Congressional Staffers
A sworn ethics complaint filed yesterday with the U.S. House Committee on Ethics alleges that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) engaged in sexual relationships with three House employees under her direct...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 18/09/2026
"It's cleaner than burning [excrement]." The proponents of a controversial ballot initiative have debuted a baffling new argument.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 18/09/2026
IN THE STREETS: Protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com.
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In the Streets: ‘Stop the War’ and Other Political Events
Below are protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com. Frida...
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Jamie O'Rourke @jamie-orourke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My latest. Paid canvassing firms don't work cheap. So how did Protect Kids Colorado pay to boost their anti-trans initiatives -- or, who paid for it on their behalf? We don't know, because they haven't reported it with the Secretary of State.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 17/09/2026
Backers of two anti-trans ballot initiatives failed to report their payments to a canvassing company hired to gather petition signatures, according to a new campaign finance complaint. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/camp...
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Campaign Finance Complaint: Anti-Trans Initiative Backers Failed to Report Payments for Petitions
Backers of two anti-trans ballot initiatives failed to report their payments to a canvassing company hired to gather petition signatures, according to a campaign finance complaint recently filed with ...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 17/09/2026
Colorado Springs School District 11 Ombudsperson, Natasha Bullard Kaonohi, filed a lawsuit last week against D11 Deputy Superintendent Brandan Comfort and Superintendent Michael Gaal, alleging that Comfort stole confidential files from her office. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/laws...
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Lawsuit Alleges CO Springs School District Deputy Superintendent Stole Confidential Files
Colorado Springs School District 11 Ombudsperson, Natasha Bullard Kaonohi, filed a lawsuit last week against D11 Deputy Superintendent Brandan Comfort and Superintendent Michael Gaal, alleging that Co...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 17/09/2026
The oil & gas exec also noted that burning natural gas is cleaner than coal, but didn't respond when we asked how it compares to whale oil.
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Pro-Fracking Amendment Spokesman Says Natural Gas Is Cleaner Than Burning Dung
The spokesman for the campaign to enshrine a right to buy and sell a single product -- natural gas -- in Colorado’s constitution made an unusual argument on behalf of...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 17/09/2026
Three weeks after the Sterling Ranch public school opened, it told a state authorizer it was at 70% of its enrollment target and told reporters 90%. The school nurse is now teaching science.
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Dougco Charter School John Adams Academy Lays Off 3 of 4 Middle School Teachers
Three weeks after the Sterling Ranch school opened, it told a state authorizer it was at 70% of its enrollment target and told reporters 90%. The school nurse is now...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 16/09/2026
Here's Victor Marx, Colorado's GOP gubernatorial candidate, blaming his campaign finance problems on his donors.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 15/09/2026
OPINION: “This isn’t fixing a broken system — it’s bulldozing one that already works." coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/hunt...
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Hunters, Anglers, and Nearly Everyone Else Support Keeping the Roadless Rule Intact
The Roadless Rule is the single most important regulation that benefits hunting and fishing in America. The Rule has been in place for 25 years, a habitat-enhancing force of nature...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 15/09/2026
In this ad Evans says he was "on patrol in Adams." But he worked for Arvada Police Dept. Only about 2% of Arvada's residents live in his district. So it's misleading - but politically helpful - for him to say he was on patrol in Adams, which is mostly in his district www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Cz...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 15/09/2026
Musk gave $63,000 to Evans, including a $30,000 donation in the last 24 hours. In 2024, Musk spent more than $860,000 on Evans. Musk’s money comes after Evans voted for bills that gave tax breaks mostly to wealthy people, like Musk. Evans has applauded Musk’s DOGE cuts
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Musk Donates $63,000 to Evans, After Evans Praised DOGE & Voted For Tax Cuts for Rich People
Recent financial reports from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that billionaire Elon Musk is again making serious donations to U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans’ (R-CO) campaign. Evans Via his America....
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 15/09/2026
All 8 of the Advance Colorado-backed initiatives on November's ballot are bad -- but three might be worse than the rest. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/davi...
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DAVIS: The War on Drugs, Immigrants, and Democracy
Of the 14 initiatives appearing on Colorado’s November ballot, eight of them were created and sponsored by the billionaire-funded right-wing Advance Colorado organization, something I have written abo...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 15/09/2026
Jefferson County Republicans gathered at the Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Golden on Sunday evening to hear from candidates up and down the ballot, including gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/vict...
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Victor Marx Headlines JeffCo GOP Event, Blames His Donors for Past Campaign Violations
Jefferson County Republicans gathered at the Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Golden on Sunday evening to hear from candidates up and down the ballot, including gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx. Screens...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 14/09/2026
The judge didn’t rule on whether either of the commissioners' two changes to the citizen petition is lawful. Instead, she ruled that no law lets her decide that before an election.
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Judge Lets 'Sneaky Hobbitses' Rewrite of 3-to-5 Ballot Measure Stand
Every seat in Division 5 of the Douglas County courthouse was full a half hour before the hearing, leaving a few people sitting on the floor. Many of them spent...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 14/09/2026
J.D. Vance and the Department of Health & Human Services are promoting anti-trans disinformation created by an affiliate of Focus on the Family.
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Sean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good evening. I’m at a swanky country club off Lookout Mountain in Golden for a dinner event with Victor Marx and assorted Republicans. There is a band playing Fleetwood Mac covers. It is a vibe, for sure.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 11/09/2026
OPINION: A bill now before the U.S. Senate would set up rules for cryptocurrency that benefit bad actors who use crypto to commit crimes. Even worse, it turns a blind eye to public corruption. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/wals...
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WALSH: The CLARITY Act Would Open Doors to Crypto Corruption
By John Walsh As Colorado’s U.S. Attorney during the Obama Administration – and today as Denver’s District Attorney – my job has always been to protect our community and to...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 11/09/2026
Bockenfeld says his comparison "maybe came off wrong," but that his intent was to point out that people are coming to DougCo because of its policies, but then want to change those policies to be like the places they left.
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Douglas County Commissioner Candidate Calls New Residents 'Locusts,' Now Says It Was a 'Figure of Speech'
The Republican candidate for Douglas County Commissioner called residents who have moved into the county from nearby cities “locusts” who "bring the policies with them that destroy the community they'...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 11/09/2026
Conservatives are once again refusing to be normal about sex education.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork CO Sex Ed. My latest at @coloradotimesrecorder.com: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/alli...
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Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork Sex Ed
On the farm, where kids see bulls "servicing" cows and the like and witness animals being born, sex ed from a young age is a natural part of life. My...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 10/09/2026
Teachers, law enforcement officers, community advocates and immigrant families gathered at the Colorado State Capitol today to say vote NO on Amendment 81, a pro-ICE ballot measure that would override state & local laws.
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PHOTOS: Coloradans Opposed to Pro-ICE Ballot Measure Kick Off 'No on 81' Campaign
Colorado teachers, law enforcement officers, community advocates and local families gathered on the West Steps of State Capitol today in opposition to Amendment 81, a pro-ICE ballot measure that would...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 10/09/2026
ARMSTRONG: In making its threat to pursue potential "legal action" against Roaring Fork Schools, the Alliance Defending Freedom's letter rips quotes out of context to feed alarmism. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/alli...
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Alliance Defending Freedom Sends Misleading, Alarmist Letter Over Roaring Fork Sex Ed
On the farm, where kids see bulls "servicing" cows and the like and witness animals being born, sex ed from a young age is a natural part of life. My...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 10/09/2026
Protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com.
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In The Streets: 'Say No to Hudson ICE' and Other Political Events
Below are protests and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events in Colorado, please let us know at team@coloradotimesrecorder.com Thursd...
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