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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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Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 11h
Wow. Steph Vigil, a Democratic candidate for the the legislature in Colorado, called out the publication interviewing her for a lack of disclosure in a candidate Q-and-A: www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/10/05/f... The outlet obviously should be disclosing, but that's one way to get it in the outlet 🤣
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 11h
Asked if the war in Iran is working "at this point," Gabe Evans nods and says, "Yes." www.cbsnews.com/colorado/vid...
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Watch an interview with incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans before November's general election
Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents Colorado's 8th Congressional District, explained why he's running for re-election.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 11h
Anti-trafficking advocates and survivors of trafficking are raising concerns about Proposition 133, a ballot measure to heighten penalties for human trafficking. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/10/not-...
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‘Not Victim-Centered At All:’ Trafficking Survivors Slam Anti-LGBTQ Group’s Ballot Measure as Harmful to Victims
Anti-trafficking advocates and survivors of trafficking are raising concerns about Proposition 133, a ballot measure to heighten penalties for human trafficking. In interviews with the Colorado Times ...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 14h
Your ballot is in the mail, and might arrive at your house as early as today. Logan's here to remind you that most of the initiatives on it are trash.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 06/10/2026
On Monday The Colorado Rapid Response Network, alongside the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and the American Friends Service Committee presented their 2025-2026 Community Report, a compilation of new data on ICE activity and detention trends. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/10/immi...
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Immigrant Advocates Present Report on ICE Activity in Colorado
On Monday The Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN), alongside the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) presented their 2025-2026 Community Re...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 06/10/2026
Logan has been writing about ballot initiatives for weeks, and he's been speaking about them too. This morning, he was on @citycastdenver.bsky.social to do just that. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/10/davi...
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DAVIS: CTR on City Cast Denver
Ballots are officially in the mailstream and will be arriving in Colorado voters’ mailboxes over the next few days. As a helpful tip, you’ll probably be able to tell when...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 05/10/2026
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) took “100%” credit for the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB). He bragged about it on right-wing radio. An expert interviewed by the Colorado Times Recorder called Evans' claim "silly."
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It's a Fact that Gabe Evans Took '100%' Credit for Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) took "100%" credit for passage of the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB). He bragged about it on right-wing radio. Evans That's what the Colorado Times Recorder...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 05/10/2026
Another round of No Kings rallies, focused on turning out voters for the midterm election, is scheduled for Oct. 17 in Colorado and nationally. The largest No Kings event will take place at the state Capitol, 200 E Colfax Ave., starting at 12 p.m. and ending around 4 p.m.
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Next No Kings Rally Is Oct. 17, a Week From Saturday
Another round of No Kings rallies, focused on turning out voters for the midterm election, is scheduled for Oct. 17 in Colorado and nationally. The largest No Kings event will take...
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Sean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sitting in on a press Zoom about new data on ICE activity and detention trends across Colorado from The Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN), alongside the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 05/10/2026
Editor’s Note: The Colorado Times Recorder occasionally posts articles, like this one, which was produced by UCHealth, to provide accurate information about medical issues that are often poisoned by misinformation, particularly as discussed on social media and talk radio.
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Infectious Disease Expert Discusses Latest COVID Vaccine
The new 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccines will fight the newest COVID-19 variants. And there’s a new type of flu shot that could be even more effective than traditional vaccines in fighting...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 05/10/2026
Who says bipartisanship is dead?
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 03/10/2026
Governor Polis repeated a claim based on a legal argument already rejected by the title board and the state Supreme Court.
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Polis Pushes Conservative Group’s Anti-Tax Argument
Recently a on local political podcast, Colorado Governor Jared Polis attacked Amendment 87, the graduated income tax proposal that would cut taxes for nearly all Coloradans while only raising taxes...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 02/10/2026
Via @baptistnews.com: Tina Peters has traveled the country raising doubts about voting since June when she left prison seven years early thanks to President Donald Trump’s successful pressure campaign against Colorado officials. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/10/tina...
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Tina Peters Spreads Election Doubts After Early Release From Prison
Tina Peters, a Christian election-denying felon, has traveled the country raising doubts about voting since June when she left prison seven years early thanks to President Donald Trump’s successful pr...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 02/10/2026
The Colorado Medical Society is warning that a ballot measure which purports to ban transgender youth from receiving gender-related surgical care could have wider-reaching ramifications for children’s healthcare in general. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/10/aski...
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‘Asking Providers to Become Lawyers:’ Advocates, Physicians Oppose Ballot Measure Targeting Trans Healthcare
The Colorado Medical Society is warning that a ballot measure which purports to ban transgender youth from receiving gender-related surgical care could have wider-reaching ramifications for children's...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 02/10/2026
This is a list of 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: ‘People, Passions, Purpose, Power’ 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. Frida...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 02/10/2026
"There's no water."
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 01/10/2026
Via @highcountrynews.org: “The Trump administration is pulling a ‘That’s a nice mountain you got there, it would be a shame if something happened to it’ routine.”
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The Forest Service is Poised to Hand Off one of the West’s Most Visited Landscapes
by Zoë Rom for High Country News September 29, 2026 Update: After this story was published, the Forest Service released a map showing Pitkin County would manage roughly 1,300 acres....
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 01/10/2026
A Southern Colorado Republican running for the most competitive state Senate district tried to distance herself from the local Christian Nationalist group she helped launch.
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 01/10/2026
A congressional staffer told her followers to "show up and support Gabe" at tonight's Greeley town hall which neither Evans nor his challenger are attending. The Libertarian candidate will be out front protesting his lack of an invite.
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Evans Congressional Staffer Urged Followers to Attend Tonight's 9News Townhall Declined by Both Candidates
Tonight in Greeley, residents of the Eigth Congressional District will gather on the University of Northern Colorado campus for a candidate town hall…without any candidates. Neither Congressman Gabe E...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 30/09/2026
A Southern Colorado Republican running for the most competitive state Senate district tried to distance herself from the local Christian Nationalist group she helped launch. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/pueb...
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Pueblo Statehouse Candidate Attempts to Distance Herself from Christian Nationalist Group She Helped Found
A Southern Colorado Republican running for the most competitive state Senate district tried to distance herself from the local Christian Nationalist group she helped launch. In addition to House Distr...
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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 30/09/2026
Read the Colorado Times Recorder’s 4-part series on the Jeff Crank Show: 1. As a Talk Radio Host, Crank Embodied MAGA, Even Before It Existed 2. The ‘Greatest Hoax of Our Time’ 3. Congressman Opposed Gay Rights to Marry & Join Military 4. Blame Claims Find the links at the bottom of this article:
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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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Jamie O'Rourke @jamie-orourke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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
Read @beedle.bsky.social 's full story here: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/vict...
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Victor Marx Headlines GOP Candidate Event in Jeffco, 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 · 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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