Colorado Times Recorder

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | James O'Rourke

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education sent a memo to states’ education leaders asking them to certify that diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) related materials had been removed from schools in order to continue receiving federal funding.

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Heidi Beedle

Colorado Republican legislators and pastors gathered at the Capitol yesterday to oppose House Bill 25-1312, the Kelly Loving Act, named after one of the victims of the 2022 Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs.

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Jason Salzman

State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-Weld County) is touting herself to fellow conservatives as Colorado’s bulwark against attacks on Medicaid by Democrats, taking credit recently for adding funds for Colorado’s Medicaid program above what Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) proposed. Yet, Medicaid is the part of the federal budget that Kirkmeyer believes should be ground zero for budget cuts at the federal level.

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Heidi Beedle

Heidi Beedle is a former soldier, educator, activist, and animal welfare worker. They received a Bachelor’s in English from UCCS. They have worked as a freelance and staff writer for the Colorado Springs Independent covering LGBTQ issues, nuclear disasters, cattle mutilations, and social movements. Heidi currently covers reproductive justice and politics for the Colorado Times Recorder.

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Logan Davis

Schlepping my way across the campus of Colorado Christian University on Monday towards the lecture hall I had chosen as my destination, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. When the email landed in my inbox last week advertising the lecture “Christian Nationalism: Good or Bad?” hosted by the school’s think tank, the Centennial Institute, my interest was immediately piqued.