Some folks who saw my email signature commented on it, so I wanted to share. The US is the only developed nation w/o subsidized childcare. Adding it would increase our GDP over 1 trillion dollars. Not a handout — it’s a smart decision when facing a recession and labor shortages.

A reminder to leave it as you find it. A ranger found this bundle and more left on the side of a trail yesterday. It's not cool to take away other people's enjoyment of the wildflowers (and it's illegal).

***UPCOMING EVENT*** The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office is offering the chance to clear an active #warrant without fear of being arrested. The event is happening Saturday, July 15, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. See the attached flyer below for eligibility requirements.

On June 1, Aurora Police shot and killed Jor'Dell Richardson, a Black child that had just finished 8th grade. His family struggled to get details and body cam footage. As they mourned the death of their child, APD dragged their feet. We're still demanding answers — and justice.

Aurora cop who shot boy, 14, part of unlawful search settlement of Black man “He was basically arrested for being Black while sitting in a parked car, and it cost Aurora $100,000,” said lawyer Dave Lane ow.ly/mxy550OMqpI #AuroraCO #COpolitics #NoPaywallHere

An AP language student in SC, assigned to read Ta-Nehisi Coates, instead wrote to the school board: "I am pretty sure a teacher talking about systemic racism is illegal in South Carolina." The school board banned the book. My latest for PEN America. pen.org/press-release/…

The NEW Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will go into effect June 27, 2023. It is the time to learn about these new rights. Put simply, this law allows pregnant and postpartum workers to ask for changes to their jobs to make it easier to do their jobs. You can ask for telework...

No one ever talks about the breadth of trauma and how it just freaking obliterates you. We pretend the pandemic--a collective trauma-- never happened when 1.3M people just died and disappeared and we never got to say goodbye or mourn properly. We need to address the suffering. 1/

I'm not looking forward to this. #cowx

In the U.S. you cannot discriminate based on religion. But in the U.S. your religion can be the reason you discriminate.

Count me in for Team PubSub.

Hey Xcel Energy Colorado - can you please explain to me why your contractor just hopped over my *locked* fence and into my yard to install a smart meter that I've denied multiple times?

JCSO warning the public of an unidentified, at-large sexual predator targeting lone female hikers in Conifer/Evergreen areas. Specifically Flying J Ranch Park and Alderfer Three Sisters Park. Full press release here: jeffco.us/CivicAlerts.as… Call 303-271-0211 with any info.

City of Aurora preschools are offering FREE preschool days for 3- and 4-year-olds through Sept. 29! Try out our preschools and get assistance with enrollment for Universal Preschool, a new program providing free preschool for all Colorado 4-year-olds. AuroraGov.org/UniversalPresc….

That it took a conviction for this to happen speaks volumes.

Looks like Denver is taking Aurora's lead. We did this in 2019. westword.com/news/aurora-po… By Conor McCormick-Cavanagh

NEW exclusive from me: APD undercover officer helped get a juror of color dismissed from first trial of Elijah McClain’s death cpr.org/2024/02/27/aur…

Given that everyone is migrating over to the other Blue site now, I figured I'd pop on for the first time in almost a year to say that I am over there, too. Same name. Different vibe.