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Colorado school district had trans-identifying female supervise young boys showering, lawsuit alleges
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Colorado school district had trans-identifying female supervise young boys showering, lawsuit alleges

By  Mary Margaret Olohan | Daily Wire A Colorado school district has knowingly and repeatedly assigned children to bunk with members of the opposite sex on overnight trips, according to a lawsuit first obtained by The Daily Wire. Jefferson County School District’s “Transgender Students” policy requires that all students on overnight visits are to be roomed by their gender identity, rather than their actual sex. The district shared this policy with transgender-identifying students and chaperones, but not with students or their parents. The three families suing the district on behalf of their children — Joseph and Serena Wailes, Bret and Susanne Roller, and Robert and Jade Perlman — did not learn about the policies until their children found themselves rooming with students and chap...
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Legal filing aimed at compelling Colorado to ensure valid election
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Legal filing aimed at compelling Colorado to ensure valid election

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice United Sovereign Americans has completed a legal filing to compel the State of Colorado to ensure a legally valid 2024 election, a press release from Colorado 2024 Election Project Founder Kim Monson reads. “The big, broad middle of Coloradans -- moderate Democrats, Republicans, unaffiliateds, minor parties, Libertarians, and conservatives -- agree that we must have elections that are free, fair, honest and transparent," Monson said. "The Colorado 2024 Election Project is thrilled to implement this bold, preemptive project to ensure a legally valid 2024 Colorado Election.” She termed the legal filing as Step 1 of the project. Monson announced $100,000 has been raised to fully fund the first step of the project -- the legal filing -- and a por...
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Fabbricatore to be joined Thursday at Aurora rally for border security by U.S. Reps Boebert, Roy
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Fabbricatore to be joined Thursday at Aurora rally for border security by U.S. Reps Boebert, Roy

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice When Colorado Gov. Jared Polis termed the alleged gang infiltration of an apartment complex in Aurora "imagination" and his allies alleged it to be right-wing conspiracy, John Fabbricatore acted. He confirmed activity of the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua in Aurora and his X/Twitter account became a tip line. “I am greatly concerned about the uptick in crime, gang presence and flood of fentanyl acrossour borders," Fabbricatore said. "The Biden-Harris administration has allowed floods of unvetted illegal migrants to cross our borders." The former regional director of ICE and the Republican nominee in Colorado's 6th District for the U.S. House will be joined Thursday by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, and U.S. Rep. Chip ...
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In first 4th District meeting, Lauren Boebert, Trisha Calvarese clash over economic issues
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In first 4th District meeting, Lauren Boebert, Trisha Calvarese clash over economic issues

By Thelma Grimes | Colorado Politics U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and Trisha Calverese on Tuesday clashed over housing, inflation and government spending in their only debate so far in the race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. But they also agreed on a few things. Both said they would oppose foreign interests buying up America’s farmlands. The two candidates also want to extend existing tax cuts for Americans. Boebert said she wants to add more, while Calvarese said the middle class needs a tax break. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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‘We only work for the people’: Dems at capitol cry foul on ballot-measure leverage act
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‘We only work for the people’: Dems at capitol cry foul on ballot-measure leverage act

By Jesse Paul and Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun Want to get state lawmakers’ attention? All you need is a few million dollars and an idea big enough to shake up Colorado’s policy landscape.  The special legislative session on property taxes that ended Thursday was the product of two wealthy groups that shelled out large sums to collect enough voter signatures to get a pair of measures on the statewide ballot. Initiative 108 would have cut property taxes by an estimated $2.4 billion starting in the 2025 tax year, while Initiative 50 would have amended the state constitution to impose a 4% cap on future property tax revenue. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Jack: Initiative 138 reminds us to beware of the Greeks, even those bearing gifts
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Jack: Initiative 138 reminds us to beware of the Greeks, even those bearing gifts

By Bill Jack | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Once again, the nanny state is seeking to invade the jurisdiction of parents and the family.  This time, however, government overreach is cleverly disguised as a gift to parents. Initiative 138, appearing on this November’s ballot, allegedly guarantees parents will always have the right to direct the education of their children through school choice. Read the fine print and you will see the threat hidden within the gift. These words will be added to the Colorado Constitution: “Each K-12 child has the right to school choice.” Those words are the Trojan Horse that mask an invasion by a hostile state into parental rights.  What appears to be the surrender by the state to parental rights hides within its belly the invasion of stat...
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Libertarian Joss withdraws from 8th District race, endorses Evans in bid to unseat Caraveo
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Libertarian Joss withdraws from 8th District race, endorses Evans in bid to unseat Caraveo

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice In a race which could be decided by a paper-thin margin, 8th District U.S. House Republican nominee Gabe Evans may have just drawn the most valuable endorsement. Eric Joss, the Libertarian Party's nominee for the 8th District, has announced his decision to withdraw and offer his support to Evans. It could be a 2% or better swing in the race. "Leadership means you listen to your constituents and come to a consensus on common things," Joss said. "A few weeks ago we were far apart on some common issues, and now we're a whole lot closer." Evans has signed what was described as Liberty Pledge 2.0, agreeing to support many liberty issues, if elected to Congress. "One of the big sticking points [previously] was we had to agree to abolish the i...
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CEA’s new president, Kevin Vick, wants to share the purpose he found as an educator
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CEA’s new president, Kevin Vick, wants to share the purpose he found as an educator

By Jason Gonzales | Chalkbeat Colorado Kevin Vick moved to Colorado in 1993 and quickly found the ski slopes. Six years later, he was skiing 100 days a year and in the summers went mountain biking and rock climbing. He loved being outdoors, but he felt like something was missing from his life. “I didn’t feel like I was having a real great purpose,” he said. “Or I was really making a difference.” He turned to teaching and found his purpose helping students as a social studies teacher and prep football coach. He also taught other educators to advocate for themselves and organized them to better their work conditions. READ THE FULL STORY AT CHALKBEAT COLORADO
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Republican Lauren Boebert, Democrat Trisha Calvarese to meet today in lunchtime business-focused debate
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Republican Lauren Boebert, Democrat Trisha Calvarese to meet today in lunchtime business-focused debate

By Ernest Luning | Denver Gazette Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic challenger Trisha Calvarese are set to face off in a debate on business and economic issues on Sept. 3 in Roxborough Park. The lunchtime debate is so far the only meet-up scheduled between the two major party candidates running in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, which covers Douglas County, parts of Larimer and Weld Counties, and the Eastern Plains. Boebert and Calvarese both emerged from crowded primaries for the seat formerly represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who resigned in March. Republican Greg Lopez defeated Calvarese in a June special election to serve out the remainder of Buck's term. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Grasshopper infestation in Colorado is among worst in recent history. What are people doing about it?
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Grasshopper infestation in Colorado is among worst in recent history. What are people doing about it?

By Jennifer Brown | The Colorado Sun It was as if Doug Bay’s wish had come true, the day the doves landed. Bay, who grows alfalfa and a bit of corn and sorghum in Otero County, had been eyeing the 3 acres of fresh green shoots for days, worrying they were about to be destroyed by the swarms of crop-munching grasshoppers that were bouncing all over his farm.  He was holding out hope that he wouldn’t have to spray pesticide to save his alfalfa crop from the destructive insects, which are vexing farmers and gardeners from Denver to the plains this summer. Bay almost called the local crop duster, but he put it off. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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