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THE WINNERS Abortion Rights and Reproductive Health Care A year after the hijacked conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court made good on the right’s long-standing threat to overturn Roe v. Wade, Colorado as expected became a haven for abortion care, offering help to thousands of people fleeing abortion ban states. This year, Colorado passed […]

Last Friday, Colorado received another stark reminder of the continuing danger to our most basic rights. Three far-right bills to criminalize and impose non-medical burdens on abortion rights were killed in the Colorado House after hours of testimony. During the hearing, Republican Rep. Scott Bottoms sickeningly likened abortion to the Holocaust. [1] None of these […]

THE WINNERS Bodily Autonomy With abortion rights facing their greatest peril ever, Colorado lawmakers rose to the occasion to codify essential abortion rights protections into Colorado statute ahead of the possible repeal of Roe v. Wade later this year. The Reproductive Health Equity Act will ensure that Colorado remains a haven for abortion care no […]

Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. It’s been four months since CU Regent Heidi Ganahl launched her campaign for governor–or less than four weeks if you count Ganahl’s “relaunch” last month after the first launch failed miserably. But in all this time, it’s been incredibly difficult to find out just what Heidi Ganahl stands […]

Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. As you may have seen in the news this weekend, right-wing CU Regent Heidi Ganahl announced she’s running for governor of Colorado. But wait, you ask. Didn’t that already happen? And the answer is, yes it did! But Ganahl’s first launch of her campaign last September was such […]

Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. Dear {{ user.first_name|default:”Friend”|title }}, This year’s celebration of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took on added significance against the backdrop of the continuing struggle to pass voting rights legislation in Washington. The fight for voting rights for every American was central to Dr. King’s vision, […]

Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. With Congress in recess this week and negotiations over the Build Back Better plan still ongoing behind the scenes with holdout Democratic Senators, I wanted to take a moment to say thanks once again for everything you’ve done to fight for our shared progressive values in 2021. We […]

Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. Last week, the Colorado legislature adjourned after an historic 2021 session. Although politics in Washington so often dominates the headlines, some of the most important new laws that directly affect our lives passed in the Colorado General Assembly. And with your help, this year was the most productive […]