Column | Sánchez: Colorado must stop treating farmworkers as second-class workers For many of us on Colorado’s Western Slope, the struggle for farmworker dignity is deeply personal. My father was a farmworker when he first moved to this country, working as an undocumented laborer i...

Colorado must stop treating farmworkers as second-class workers

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Charles Brennan provided testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 26-121, Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees. The bill would raise the overtime threshold to a staggering 56 hours a week, which would damage worker health and increase economic inequality. copolicy.org/news/cclp-te...

Common Dollars & Common Sense: Inside the Persuasion Machine Shaping Colorado Elections The year is 2024 and your Colorado ballot has just arrived in the mail. The envelope is thick, another year’s ballot loaded not just with candidates, but with state and...

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.

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This bill will be up on third reading (and final vote) in the Senate tomorrow. Please email or call your Senator to tell them to support our state's farm workers and vote NO on SB26-121! leg.colorado.gov/find-my-legi...

CCLP and Protect Colorado's Future rallied for a Graduated Income Tax at the Colorado State Capitol today! We signed the petition to get our initiative on the ballot this November, and now you can too! Join the movement and learn more about the coalition here: protectcoloradosfuture.com

CCLP testifies in support of prohibiting surveillance price and wage settings - CCLP Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of House Bill 26-1210 which would prohibit businesses from using surveillance data and algorithms to set individualized prices for consumers or individual...

Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of House Bill 26-1210, which would prohibit businesses from using surveillance data and algorithms to set individualized prices for consumers or individualized wages for workers. Read his testimony here: copolicy.org/news/cclp-te...

This is quite the map of Colorado from GOP Gov candidate Scott Bottoms. At least nine cities are in the wrong counties, some 100-200 miles from their actual locations. Bad AI or a staffer from out-of-state?

2 bills have been introduced in the state legislature to change overtime protections for agricultural workers. Join the Agricultural Workers’ Rights Coalition in calling for lawmakers to PROTECT the rights of Colorado farmworkers. Contact them now: VOTE NO on SB26-021 and VOTE YES on SB26-081.

Join CCLP and Protect Colorado's Future coalition for our Graduated Income Tax kickoff event on Tuesday, March 17 on the West Steps of the Colorado Capitol from 12-1pm! Be among the first Coloradans to sign a petition to get the measure on the November 2026 ballot!

CCLP testifies in support of price transparency consumer protections - CCLP Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of HB26-1012, which would have required sellers to provide consumers with the prices of the delivered goods and the goods available at the store for price...

Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of HB26-1012 which would've made sellers to provide consumers comparable prices for transparency & fairness, & prohibited unfair or deceptive trade practices by charging unreasonably excessive prices for goods and services.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

CCLP statement on federal actions in Minnesota - CCLP Our mission requires us to speak up whenever government power is used in ways that violate constitutional protections and endanger communities.

Our mission requires us to speak up whenever government power is used in ways that violate constitutional protections and endanger communities.

We insist upon the preservation of the rights of every Coloradan, full stop.

Read our full statement here: copolicy.org/news/cclp-st...

Again, new work requirements for Medicaid highlight the profits to be made from adding complexity to the safety net. Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people. As the other 55 states and territories are now forced to join Georgia and implement new work requirements, millions will lose their healthcare and Deloitte will cash in.

Read the highlighted sentence a few times, jfc

From @lukeferrell.bsky.social's "THE MEANS-TESTING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX"

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Heads Up January 2026 Email from Colorado Center on Law and Policy 2026 Legislative preview recordings, our 2026 legislative priority platform, recommendations regarding work requirements, and more!   January 2026 issue in

The fight for justice feels daunting and heavy, and it is. We see it in our work at CCLP, in the news, and in our own lives. Our hearts are hurting for our neighbors and communities, near and far. Read more in CCLP's Heads Up January 2026 newsletter: myemail.constantcontact.com/Heads-Up-Jan...

Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.

ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest, 404 Media reports. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.

Colorado child care centers, counties scramble as feds say they are freezing funds for poorest families State officials received notice Tuesday night that the feds were freezing funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and other programs

This is cruel, absurd, and illegal. Don't let deception tempt you to think otherwise. coloradosun.com/2026/01/07/c...

Opinion: TABOR is the real drag on Colorado’s budget woes, not Medicaid Medicaid is not a burden. To address Colorado’s budget crisis, we must shift our focus to the real culprit behind our budget issues.

Medicaid is a commitment we’ve made to one another, not a burden. To address Colorado’s budget crisis, we must shift our focus to the real culprit behind our budget issues. coloradosun.com/2025/12/18/o...

Colorado should be where families can afford rent, food, and healthcare. And where workers can hope to retire in dignity.

We're reintroducing legislation so workers can form strong unions and make it possible.

Join us for the launch.

Jan 8th at 12PM
Colorado State Capitol

When is the best time to remove a leader who is prone to conspiracy theories and racial scapegoating and who has toppled one country and is threatening to invade others? If only history were clearer

The happiest top execs this holiday season? Maybe our retail giant CEOs. A Trump tax cut extension this past summer may have saved these execs $35 million off their taxes. Worker 2024 paychecks at these retailers averaged $32,000. @4taxfairness.bsky.social americansfortaxfairness.org/retailer-exe...

Protesters holding a sign that reads 'Tax the Super-Rich, End extreme poverty' during a demonstration. News article title Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

The richest 0.001% own 3X more wealth than half of humanity.

That’s 56,000 people holding more than $4 billion combined.

The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.

The bottom 50%? Just 2%.

This isn’t inequality — it’s engineered injustice. We must, and we can, TAX THE RICH.

How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes

“As the cost of living soars across America, the customers bearing the burden are those who can least afford it – customers who often don’t even notice they’re overpaying.”

Thousands of Coloradans could lose supportive housing in 2026, major nonprofits warn President Donald Trump has ordered cuts and changes to the national program for permanent supportive housing.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless estimates that it could lose funding for some 800 households in permanent supportive housing.

Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.

Colorado Champions Awards 2025 Photos from our event at SKYLIGHT.

On November 20th, CCLP spent an evening in community with friends and partners to honor our Colorado Champions! Photos of the event are available now! flic.kr/s/aHBqjCCpUN

Coloradans address OBBBA’s attack on public programs - CCLP A summary of the list of recommendations on the implementation of the OBBBA in Colorado regarding public benefits systems and work requirements.

CCLP's latest blog includes a summary of the list of recommendations advocates identified on the implementation of the OBBBA regarding public benefits systems and work requirements. Learn more about the work requirements recommendations and read our blog here: copolicy.org/news/colorad...

Colorado watchdog files ethics complaints against 12 Democratic lawmakers over Vail retreat Colorado Common Cause filed complaints Wednesday with the state ethics commission against 12 Democratic state lawmakers, alleging they accepted funding from the “dark money” group One Main Street Colo...

A dozen Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado are now facing ethics complaints, tied to a 3-day retreat at the Sonnenalp in Vail that was paid for by a group that funds electioneering communications that backed the lawmakers last year. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...

Hey, Colorado voters! Ballots are in the mail starting TODAY. Check out our 2025 Ballot Guide for facts, analysis, and context about Props LL and MM, the two statewide measures on the ballot this year. #copolitics bellpolicy.org/2025-ballot-...

Well this is ridiculous….