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2022 Roars Into Colorado with Massive Wildfires

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 01, 2022 7 Comments

Downed powerlines suspected in blazes that have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands....

Court Denies Injunction Sought By Native Americans Challenging Colorado “Mascot” Ban As Discriminatory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2021 40 Comments

Plaintiffs' Attorney: "The District Court’s order would lead to absurd results. Schools might find out at the end of our case that Colorado’s law forcing them to change their name was unconstitutional all along."...

Native American Lawsuit Challenges Colorado Ban On Native American “Mascots” As Discriminatory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2021 35 Comments

Allege that sweeping ban is discriminatory: "SB 21-116 sweeps derisive, neutral, and honorific uses of Native American names and imagery together into the universal term “American Indian mascot" ...

Student Activists at U. Colorado Hold ‘Die-In’ to Show Need for Action Against Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 03, 2021 3 Comments

"to dismantle racism and accompanying systems of oppression in health"...

Student Slams Colorado State University Over Campus COVID Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 13, 2021 2 Comments

"The school really doesn’t care about our health"...

Colorado Springs School District 49 Votes to Ban Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 13, 2021 10 Comments

Colorado Springs District 49 voted 3-2 to ban critical race theory (CRT) from its curriculum: Thursday night, nearly all of the public comments focused on a resolution to ban CRT in District 49. Parents opposing teaching CRIT claimed it would divide students. One parent who spoke claimed,...

Report: Denver Spends Double on Homeless Than on One K-12 Student

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 07, 2021 20 Comments

Denver wants to fix the homeless problem by advancing equity and affordable housing. Nothing about teaching them skills so they can obtain a job. Nothing about mental health issues. Just get them off the street and into a building. That's not "helping."...

Colorado Mayor Ends Pledge of Allegiance at Board Meetings, But Trustees Still Recite It

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2021 26 Comments

“Due to direct and indirect threats, inappropriate comments in and out of public meetings and general divisiveness and issues created in our community...

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Colorado Judge Fines Masterpiece Cakeshop For Refusing To Bake Gender Transition Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2021 148 Comments

Attorney vows appeal: "Jack Phillips serves all people but shouldn’t be forced to create custom cakes with messages that violate his conscience." In the meantime, Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop have to bake the cake, or risk further lawsuits and fines....

University of Colorado Denver to Spend $4 Million on ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Programs

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 08, 2021 3 Comments

"to expand its capacity to deliver the highest level of education services to its students"...

Colorado Becomes First State to Ban Legacy Admissions at Public Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2021 4 Comments

"state-supported institutions of higher education shall not consider a legacy preference… as eligible criteria for admission standards"...

Professor Lays Groundwork to Sue CU-Boulder for Stripping Him of Duties After Speaking at Trump Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2021 8 Comments

Professor John Eastman spoke at the Trump rally on January 6th, but did not take any part in the events at the Capitol. Days later, with the school facing pressure, he retired from his position at Chapman University. Now Eastman is suing the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he was a visiting scholar, alleging defamation stemming from the same event.

MLB Moves All-Star Game to Colorado, a State With Voter ID Laws

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 06, 2021 17 Comments

MLB moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta, GA, over the state's new voting laws. The league chose Denver, CO, to host the game. A city with only a black population of 10% and a state with voter ID laws.

Masterpiece Cakeshop On Trial For Refusing To Bake A “Transition” Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2021 64 Comments

Masterpiece Cake Shop famously won a U.S. Supreme Court case over it's owner Jack Phillips' refusal to bake a cake that celebrated a same-sex marriage. Phillips said while he would sell anyone a cake, requiring him to put lettering on it celebrating the marriage violated his religious beliefs and was unconstitutional.

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