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Bill Would Require ‘Facts’ in Sex-Ed Classes

By | 02.23.07 | 2:34 pm

The House Education Committee approved a bill Thursday that would require schools offering sex education to include science-based material about contraception and disease prevention in the curriculum. Rep. Nancy Todd, D-Aurora, says she introduced the House Bill 1292 to counteract…

DeGette’s Stem Cell Bill Hearing Airing on C-SPAN Now

By | 01.11.07 | 1:39 pm

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Kansas Senator Plans Stem Cell Filibuster

By | 01.04.07 | 6:34 pm

Conservative pundit Bob Novak reports that Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is planning to lead a “mini-filibuster” of Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette’s reintroduction of a bill to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

From the Evans-Novak Political Report…

Air Quality Clouds Western Skies and Health

By | 11.27.06 | 3:00 pm

Air quality on the Western Slope is deteriorating. Resort areas nestled in deep valleys such as Aspen and Vail have been battling vehicular smog for quite some time. However, the oil and gas industry impacts, with dust from road construction…

Open Thread: Fill My Pills Now!

By | 11.20.06 | 11:00 am

Planned Parenthood of America has launched Fill My Pills Now.com to collect personal stories about lack of access to emergency contraception and organize grassroots petition drives against non-dispensing pharmacies.

Kate Horle, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of…

Colorado Health Care Reform Commission Convenes

By | 11.13.06 | 5:54 pm

The Blue Ribbon Commission For Health Care Reform, established by Senate Bill 208 in the 2006 legislative session, convened today.  It has “8 members who represent consumers, 8 members who represent health insurance purchasers, and 8 members who represent…

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid….And Prepared

By | 08.30.06 | 12:03 am

There are some things scarier than two more years of the Bush Administration. As we relive the Hurricane Katrina disaster, there is a worse catastrophe lurking in the corner: the Avian Flu.

Ok, ok, maybe it’ll be a…