Republicans across the country are doing some hard thinking about the future of their party after four years of Donald Trumpâs presidency came to an end, but not before a violent attempted takeover of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. In El Paso County, which had one of the biggest voter shifts in the state away from Trump when comparing the 2016 and 2020 elections, longtime Republicans are now dealing with an attempt by political activist group FEC United to commandeer the party.
The divisions within the local GOP â between the relatively moderate voices of career Republicans and those willing to embrace the angry far-right â have come to a head in recent weeks. Many party members, some of whom were hesitant to speak on the record, are concerned about the growing influence of Douglas County-based FEC United, and its controversial founder Joe Oltmann, on local politics. Since its inception, FEC United (the FEC stands for faith, education and commerce, the three pil
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as protesters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images
Chaos Erupts at the U.S. Capitol As Congress Meets to Certify the 2020 Election Results
In Denver, a crowd of around 700 demonstrators gathered at the Colorado State Capitol to protest the election of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States. Erin Skarda and Victoria Carodine •
January 6, 2021
On Wednesday, as the U.S. House of Representatives gathered to certify the electoral college votes to name Joe Biden the next president of the United States, an enraged crowd surrounded the U.S. Capitol, breaching its doors, breaking windows, and swarming the House Chambers, forcing legislators, staff, and the press to shelter in place and evacuate. Four people died during the insurrection, including one woman was shot, and more
December 15, 2020
A group of nurses and other health care workers at UCHealth announced Tuesday that they are forming a union aimed at addressing longstanding concerns about staffing, workplace safety and inadequate patient care across Colorado s largest hospital system.
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UCHealth Workers United says it will organize staff members across all job titles and locations in the UCHealth system, which employs more than 24,000 people at seven major hospitals and dozens of clinics across the state. UCHWU is organizing under Communications Workers of America Local 7799.
In a press release, the group said that its members, including many UCHealth nurses, have long feared that low staffing levels and high turnover rates were putting the quality of patient care within the hospital system at risk. The coronavirus pandemic has only strained Colorado hospital capacity further and exacerbated those concerns, a situation that the group described as a crisis within a crisis.