Author: Thelma Grimes
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Colorado Gov. Polis attends Western Governors’ Conference in Santa Fe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in attendance, the 2025 Western Governors’ Conference kicked off in Santa Fe on Monday, a two-day event that is expected to cover a variety of topics — from housing and healthcare…
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Watching pieces of my dad fade away
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several years ago, in a conversation that will be burned into my heart forever, my dad turned to me from the passenger seat and asked, “Do you think I am stupid?” I had already been…
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Colorado law restricting “misgendering” and “deadnaming” faces second First Amendment challenge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Alliance Defending Freedom organization filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of a Colorado athletic company focused on standing up for women’s rights and being “truthful about the biological differences between men and women.” The lawsuit challenges Colorado’s House Bill 1312, which Gov. Jared…
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Trump signs proposal to criminalize revenge porn, deepfakes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump has signed into law a proposal from Congress to criminalize the creation and distribution of nonconsensual, explicit images generated by artificial intelligence, which U.S. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, a cosponsor, praised as…
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Colorado files amicus brief supporting DEI initiatives in lawsuit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado joined yet another coalition of 18 states in filing a court brief supporting the legal challenge to two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs, even as a federal court blocked cuts to public health grants. In the…
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Public scandals compel Colorado lawmakers to intervene | ANALYSIS
For the second year in a row, the Colorado legislature intervened to tackle scandals that many said have shaken the public’s faith in state institutions and industries. In 2025, lawmakers passed three new laws aimed squarely at controversies surrounding the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Last year, state lawmakers worked on regulations around who could work…
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Colorado joins 19-state coalition to challenge federal funding amid ‘sanctuary city’ battle
Colorado joined a coalition of 19 states this week to sue the Trump administration over proposals to withhold federal funding from states that the White House insists are not complying with federal immigration policy. Led by California, two separate lawsuits claimed that the Trump administration is “attempting to illegally coerce their states into sweeping immigration…
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Denver Chamber of Commerce urges change as Colorado falls in business rankings
As Colorado continues to trend downward on the national economic scale, the Denver Chamber of Commerce is critical of the direction the state’s Democratic-led legislature took in 2025 and in recent years. The main message at Tuesday’s annual post-legislative State of the State event, hosted by the chamber, was that the anti-business, pro-regulation approach is…
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Colorado, other states demand answers from Chinese app WeChat for fentanyl ties
Multiple states, including Colorado, are scrutinizing the Chinese app WeChat, as attorneys general are demanding information on how the app is following U.S. laws to prevent money laundering that is said to help fentanyl traffickers. In a bipartisan effort with five other states, their attorneys general sent a letter to WeChat, a platform that has an estimated…
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Colorado joins 19 states in lawsuit against Health and Human Services cuts
Colorado is joining 19 states and Washington, D.C. in filing a lawsuit to challenge recent cuts made to the U.S. Health and Human Services. According to the lawsuit, the reductions would destroy “lifesaving” programs, leaving states to pick up the added costs. The lawsuit’s central focus is on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement…