The Republican nominee for an Adams County state senate seat is facing serious criminal charges. If he won't withdraw his candidacy, can the party force him out? coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/can-...

In the Streets: Upcoming protests, rallies, and other political events in Colorado this week and next.

On Saturday, at the party’s first convention since ditching its contentious ‘Liberty Pledge’ strategy, delegates selected more than 40 federal, state, and local candidates to run in the 2026 elections, including in some of the states’ most closely watched races.

The Republican gubernatorial primary is down to three candidates: Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-Weld County), Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-CO Springs), and ministry leader Victor Marx. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/marx...

Kirkmeyer, who's running to be the Republican nominee for governor, supported a proposal to eliminate ten state programs, including those to coordinate natural disaster recovery and improve emergency providers' response to heart attacks. #coleg #copolitics

In the Streets: Upcoming protests, rallies, and other political events in Colorado this week and next.

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) will face a Libertarian challenger this November in his run for reelection in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District (CD8), one of the closest-watched U.S. House races in the country, after David Wood was nominated at the 2026 Libertarian Party Convention on Saturday.

According to @loganmdavis.bsky.social, conservative group Advance Colorado is pushing "a comprehensive effort to remake Colorado in their donors’ image as a carceral, smog-ridden tax haven." coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/davi...

The COTimes Recorder will host an online panel & fundraiser May 12, to discuss its investigation that illuminates how conservative donors, like billionaire Phil Anschutz, have poured millions into dark-money groups -- centered around Advance Colorado -- focused on public relations & ballot measures.

Amid a sudden mid-April snowstorm Friday, anti-abortion activists from around Colorado gathered in Denver for the third annual Colorado March for Life. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/cos-...

287(g) agreements effectively deputize local officers as immigration agents, enabling jails to hold ICE arrestees. They are in place in 27 states, although thanks to the work of state legislators and immigrant-rights advocates, Colorado finds itself in a unique position regarding cooperation.

Between a liberal media ecosystem she claims is biased against Republicans, Democrats’ fundraising machine, and rising anti-Trump sentiment, Heidi Ganahl says Colorado’s GOP needs a “small miracle” to win even one statewide race this year. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/gana...

After years of sifting through thousands of tax documents, hundreds of news stories, and countless other sources in an effort to help Coloradans understand Advance Colorado and its conservative network, we've put all our reporting in one place:

After years of sifting through thousands of tax documents, hundreds of news stories, and countless other sources in an effort to help Coloradans understand Advance Colorado and its conservative network, we've put all our reporting in one place:

Good morning! it is snowing at the capitol, and I am here for my third CO March for Life.

Between a liberal media ecosystem she claims is biased against Republicans, Democrats’ fundraising machine, and rising anti-Trump sentiment, Heidi Ganahl says Colorado’s GOP needs a “small miracle” to win even one statewide race this year. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/gana...

Shocking claims, shady nonprofits, and more news you might have missed this week ⬇️

When he was running for Congress in 2024, Evans said that if elected, it would be his "mission" to stop the "scourge of fentanyl." But his actions in Congress will likely worsen the crisis, say experts, leading to more overdose deaths and less health care for people with substance abuse problems.

Thank you, Alamosa Valley Courier, for furthering our reporting on ICE holdrooms across the state. Read their coverage of a meeting between Rep. Jeff Hurd and local immigration advocates who called on him to commit to visiting hold rooms and call for oversight:

In the Streets: Upcoming protests, rallies, and other political events in Colorado this week and next.

A former Republican candidate's nonprofit launched with big pro-business plans, but then gave nearly all its money to conservative group Advance Colorado...for 3 months' of social media posts?

ARMSTRONG: The state does not have to tolerate abuse of minors in order to uphold freedom of speech. Real consent still matters. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/desp...

The Coachella festival, one of the biggest pop culture phenomenons in the world, is currently occurring in California -- and pouring millions of dollars into the pockets of right-wing billionaire Phil Anschutz in the process. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/davi...

This week Colorado’s House Education Committee will hear a new bill to expand access to medication abortion on college campuses. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/co-b...

Joey Bunch ain’t dead yet, and he’s modeling a Colorado Times Recorder t-shirt.

Via @kffhealthnews.org: After checking a combined 79,000 names, spokespeople from Pennsylvania’s & Colorado’s Medicaid agencies said, as of March, the states had found no one who needed to be terminated from Medicaid. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/trum...

"President Nucken Futz" by Clay Jones coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/cart...

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans headed to Texas for a fundraiser today with an organization whose leader has promoted numerous antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/cong...

Erin Lee's political crusade has largely targeted transgender youth, but when pressed, she said that students -- primarily "straight white kids" -- are indoctrinated or pressured into assuming other identities, too. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/for-...

OPINION: My first experience chasing gobblers — also known as turkeys — was during May 2008 in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/back...

In the Streets: Upcoming protests, rallies, and other political events in Colorado this week and next.

“They want to take on @apnews.com. That’s really ambitious, and if Center Square has that conservative, right-leaning label, that’s probably going to hinder that effort.”

Via @highcountrynews.org: There's never been a more important time to do the news, and while news about the news has been mostly bad recently, here's something good from the Western Slope:

Last year, we uncovered a network of right-wing money exerting enormous influence over Colorado politics. Today, we take a closer look at how that network functions, and how it convinces blue-state voters to support conservative policies. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/comm...

Via @coloradonewsline.com- The Trump administration’s rapid expansion of detention — as many as 68,000 immigrants, as of February — has proven deadly. In 2025, there were 31 known detainee deaths, the highest in 20 years.

Politicians in right-wing militias, congressional flip-flopping, and more news you might have missed this week ⬇️

Here's the Colorado Times Recorder's weekly round-up of protests and political events for April 3 - 8.

Approximately 50 people gathered outside of Chiles’ practice in Colorado Springs on Wednesday to protest the Supreme Court’s decision. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/acti...

"Bye Bye Bondi" by Clay Jones coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/cart...

Via @highcountrynews.org: The Trump administration is slashing the U.S. Forest Service and moving it to Utah. When it moved the Bureau of Land Management from D.C. to Colorado in 2019, only 13% of employees who were expected to move actually did. Most quit.

Boebert did not respond to our inquiry as to whether her re-post was an April Fool’s joke, or whether she indeed believes that humans have never set foot on the moon.

On the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs state treasurers, including Colorado’s Dave Young (D), held a zoom press conference to discuss the negative impacts of the tariffs on their states. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/were...

Check out @cardinalandpine.bsky.social 's coverage of ICE detention facilities in North Carolina, building on our investigation into ICE hold rooms nationwide:

INBOX: Mesa County DA Dan Rubinstein, the Republican who prosecuted Tina Peters, notes that the "jury's verdicts... were affirmed in full" and that the court didn't find the sentence "excessive or inappropriate, but instead identified a narrow issue requiring reconsideration."

Minority Leader Caldwell did not respond to multiple requests for comment as to his role in UADF, which events he attended, and whether he supports Joe Oltmann’s campaign for state GOP Chairman.

In the Streets: Upcoming protests, rallies, and other political events in Colorado this week and next.

OPINION: For everyday Americans, the average family now spends over $1,800 a year on swipe fee-related price increases. The problem has simply become too large for business owners to hide. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/04/colo...

Earlier this month, we published statistics about the detainees held in ICE's Colorado "hold rooms." Today, we are looking beyond the datapoints and sharing the individual stories of the people behind them -- 2,800 of them. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/excl...

During an appearance Thursday on KNUS' Ryan Schuiling Live, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) placed the blame for delays at airport security checkpoints directly on Democrats in the Senate. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/evan...

OPINION: As we talk about affordability in Denver, we should also recognize that every dollar earned by a worker preserves that worker’s basic dignity and ability to survive. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/the-...