The Colorado Independent

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Posts by Erin Rosa

Erin Rosa was born in Spain and raised in Colorado Springs. She is a freelance writer currently living in Denver. Rosa's work has been featured in a variety of news outlets including the Huffington Post, Democracy Now!, and the Rocky Mountain Chronicle, an alternative-weekly in Northern Colorado where she worked as a columnist covering the state legislature. Rosa has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting on lobbying and woman's health issues. She was also tapped with a rare honorable mention award by the Newspaper Guild-CWA's David S. Barr Award in 2008--only the second such honor conferred in its nine-year history--for her investigative series covering the federal government's Supermax prison in the state. Rosa covers the labor community, corrections, immigration and government transparency matters. She can be reached at erosa@coloradoindependent.com.

Race for state Senate seat will test grassroots campaigning

By | 11.03.08 | 1:22 pm

Could countless hours of field work — canvassing door-to-door and making phone calls — be the key to winning a contested Senate seat that had been characterized by Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien as a “slam dunk” for Republicans?

Elite combat brigade for homeland security missions raises ire of ACLU

By | 11.02.08 | 1:45 pm

In the next three years the military plans to activate and train an estimated 4,700 service members for specialized domestic operations, according to Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of U.S. Northern Command, which was created in 2002 for homeland defense missions.

Latino voters may be deciding factor in Colorado

By | 10.31.08 | 11:00 am

Latino votes could very well swing Colorado for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to a new report.

Staffing new prison a ‘daunting task’ in faltering economy

By | 10.31.08 | 7:48 am

While Colorado has begun construction on a new 320-bed super maximum security prison, public officials are still wondering how it will be staffed adequately under a sluggish economy and a statewide hiring freeze.

More reports of violence point to ailing federal prison system

By | 10.30.08 | 8:36 am

Deadly assaults in federal penitentiaries are on the rise and they aren’t exclusive to Colorado. Following reports that an inmate was stabbed to death in August at the U.S. Penitentiary in the southern city of Florence, there is news from another federal lockup that a guard was assaulted and stabbed multiple times this month, lending credence to correctional workers’ claims that the entire system is an understaffed tinderbox.

Newell operating serious ground offensive in state Senate race

By | 10.29.08 | 7:29 am

A state Senate district in the southern suburbs of Denver wasn’t supposed to be so competitive, but with a strong presidential candidate leading in Colorado, a surge in voter registrations and months of field organizing, Democratic candidate Linda Newell could very well pull off a surprising upset over Republican challenger Lauri Clapp in a contested race that could spell more trouble for Republicans in the West.

Groups planning to get out Latino vote in Colorado

By | 10.28.08 | 12:31 pm

After knocking on more than 16,000 doors in the state, national Latino advocacy organizations and their volunteers are planning to target three areas in Colorado to get out the vote on Election Day.

Unions announce flurry of pro-Udall mailings

By | 10.27.08 | 6:03 pm

A national labor organization will send a mailer supporting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall to tens of thousands of registered voters and unions members this week.

Obama campaign launches new Spanish-language ads in Colorado

By | 10.27.08 | 2:49 pm

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama have announced that new Spanish-language advertisements will be airing in Colorado and other battleground states.

Emerging Latino community stirs need for bilingual poll workers

By | 10.27.08 | 7:34 am

With a lengthy state ballot and expected lines at the polls, Denver officials say they are working to make sure that on Election Day every voting precinct in the city has at least one bilingual poll worker to assist those who may not speak English. There is a specific emphasis on Spanish speakers.

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