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New Colorado Law Ensures Abortion Care Despite HHS Rollback

3 days ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Heidi Beedle

Yesterday the Trump administration made being pregnant in America more dangerous, but thanks to a new state law that anticipated this action, Coloradans who need emergency abortion care are still protected.
New CO Education-Related Law Adds a 'State-of-the-Art Dashboard to a Car with Rotting Tires & an Empty Gas Tank'

4 days ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Jason Salzman

This past week, Governor Polis signed House Bill 25-1278, expanding high-stakes testing and approving a new accountability dashboard from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). Instead of innovation, Colorado’s children are stuck with more testing, growing class sizes, fewer electives, and diminishing opportunity. Despite decades of test-driven policies, the achievement gap has widened while administrative budgets have ballooned.
Pueblo Republican Raises Cash in Fountain for 2026

5 days ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Heidi Beedle

Colorado Republicans are gearing up for the 2026 election, and with a clean slate of newly-elected leaders the party is optimistic. Colorado GOP Secretary Russ Andrews joined El Paso County Commissioner Russ Andrews, Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-El Paso County), and Sen. Rod Pelton (R-Cheyenne Wells) to raise funds for Pueblo Senate candidate Dana Charles, a health care administrator and first-time candidate, in Fountain last Thursday.
Volunteers Needed for CO Clinical Trial on Whether Magic Mushrooms Really Help Fight Depression?

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

“Magic mushrooms” may conjure images of people in the 1960s using hallucinogenic drugs to launch journeys of self-discovery. There is truth in that portrait; Ken Kesey and many others have detailed their experiences with LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. There is also a of efforts to use psychedelic drugs to treat a variety of mental health conditions.
Fever Swamp Review Podcast: Fake News

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.
Pro-Medicaid Protestors Dominate Republican Gabe Evans' Defense of Trump's Budget Bill

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Erik Maulbetsch

Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO) made a rare public appearance today, holding a press conference in support of President Donald Trump’s budget bill. Evans, who cast a deciding vote in favor Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” (It passed 215-214), was flanked by four other GOP officials: U.S. Rep Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Weld Sheriff Steve Reams, state Sen. Byron Pelton (R-Sterling) and state Rep. Carlos Barron (R-Fort Lupton).
How GOP Legislators Manufactured Outrage Against a Transgender Rights Bill in Colorado

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

Despite widespread support and an unassailable Democratic majority in both Colorado’s state House and Senate, House Bill 1312, which codifies landmark protections for transgender people, was widely believed last month to be in jeopardy, with one prominent LGBTQ group changing its position multiple times. Some of its most consequential provisions were ultimately left on the cutting room floor before it was signed by Gov. Jared Polis, who had himself left room for doubt on his support.
Christian Pastor Lies about Transgender Bill, Demeans Legislator

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Ari Armstrong

Even as he touted the truth during his May 18 sermon, Chris Goble, lead pastor of Ridgeline Community Church, lied about the contents and implications of House Bill 25-1312, “concerning legal protections for transgender individuals,” falsely claiming that it prevents him from “deadnaming” and misgendering a transgender person in church. Why he as a self-proclaimed representative of Jesus would want to treat people that way is a different question.
Conservative News Program Partners with CO Springs School District, Plans to 'Take the Media Back.'

1 week ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Heidi Beedle

Peak News, the “citizen journalism” initiative led by conservative activists and political figures, held a webinar last week with historian and Christian conspiracist William Federer and Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) Superintendent Michael Gaal encouraging supporters to “Take the Media Back.” Federer gave a long-winded presentation on how the liberal media has betrayed people, drawing connections between public relations pioneer Edward Bernays and Social Emotional Learning, which...
Cartoon: Save Whitey

2 weeks ago | coloradotimesrecorder.com | Clay Jones