Reality Check
CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd provides a fact check on political ads and breaks down statewide ballot initiatives.
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CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd provides a fact check on political ads and breaks down statewide ballot initiatives.
Among the ballot initiatives Colorado voters will be deciding on is Proposition 129. Supporters say it would alleviate a shortage of veterinarians but opponents say it would be dangerous for pets. The proposition gets a Reality Check from CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd. See her sources below: https://www.aapa.org/career-central/become-a-pa/ https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/vpa/ Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationships, Prescribing/Dispensing Animal Drugs and Telemedicine | FDA https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Initiatives/titleBoard/filings/2023-2024/145Final.pdf https://keepourpetssafe.com/#organizations https://allpetsdeservevetcare.com/endorsements/ https://www.avma.org/news/no-dire-shortage-veterinarians-anticipated-coming-years https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_1048_signed.pdf https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_1047_signed.pdf
Coloradans have been pretty clear about where they stand on abortion, voting down three measures establishing personhood across a span of 6 years. But protecting the right to abortion and providing taxpayer funding for abortion are two different things, and Amendment 79 asks voters to do both. Watch a Reality Check by Shaun Boyd and see her sources below. https://lawcollections.colorado.edu/colorado-session-laws/islandora/object/session%3A4087 https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1295&context=colc_all
Amendment H in Colorado is the result of a scandal involving the state's highest court. It's a scandal that exposed a lack of transparency and accountability in Colorado's judicial system. Read all of CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd's sources: https://www.coloradojudges.org/overview https://judicialintegrity.org/amendment-h-vote-no.html Legal Authority and Information | Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline
The Colorado ballot initiative would add protections to mountain lions, lynx and bobcats. In a Reality Check, CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd provides perspective on a political television ad by proponents. See all of Boyd's sources below: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/initiatives/2023-2024%2520%252391.pdf https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-33.pdf https://savethehuntcolorado.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bobcat-Lion-Lynx-Management-FAQ.pdf Science-letter-sign-CATs-24-09-09.pdf (catsarenttrophies.org) https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=153193 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kristin-Denryter/publication/353117649_Predation_impedes_recovery_of_Sierra_Nevada_bighorn_sheep/links/60e7d94e30e8e50c01f05521/Predation-impedes-recovery-of-Sierra-Nevada-bighorn-sheep.pdf https://sierrabighorn.org/department-of-fish-wildlife
Proposition 131 would apply to elections involving state and congressional races, not local races like county commission or presidential races. CBS Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd gave the proposition a Reality Check. You can see the sources for Boyd's report below: https://voterrightsco.org/ https://yeson131.com/ https://www.rcvresources.org/where-is-rcv-used/ https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting-information/#jurisdictions-using-rcv https://electionlab.mit.edu/research/instant-runoff-voting https://www.representwomen.org/2020_rcv_report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uyenBJYRRLTsNIptu1Uqm8_8J9jFDlK4/view https://political-innovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FFV-Report-10.22.2021.pdf https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3938 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3697637 https://fairvote.org/maine_voter_survey_shows_rcv_was_easy_to_use/
Proposition 128, if passed, would require people convicted of certain violent crimes to serve at least 85% of their sentence. Proposition 130 would allocate $350 million to law enforcement agencies across the state for salaries, bonuses, training and education and a $1 million death benefit for families of officers and deputies killed in the line of duty.
The impact of the measure -- Amendment 80 -- will largely depend on how the Colorado legislature, and courts, interpret it if it passes.
Republican challenger Gabe Evans is taking on incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Democrat, in Colorado's 8th Congressional District. In an attack ad Evans is being labeled as a MAGA extremist. Political Reporter Shaun Boyd gives the ad in the Congressional race a Reality Check. Read Boyd's sources below: https://electgabeevans.com/issues/american-values/ https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2004/03/11/letters-to-the-editor-63/ https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/61541/race/8647/election/950 https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Initiatives/ballot/contacts/2024.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JurL5LZ5HM https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8467 https://caraveo.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-caraveo-announces-slate-bipartisan-bills-supporting-rural https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4603/all-info https://caraveo.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-caraveo-introduces-bipartisan-bill-expand-childcare-rural https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1867 https://caraveo.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/caraveo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024.02.01-letter-to-potus-on-lng-export-ban.pdf https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202452?Page=2 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/01/judge-blocks-biden-lng-pause-00166157 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2882
A hard hitting ad in one of the most competitive political races in the country -- Colorado's 8th Congressional District -- gets a Reality Check by CBS Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd. Rep. Yadira Caraveo is facing Gabe Evans in the November general election. Read her sources below. iVoterGuide, Gabe Evans, 2022 General, accessed 7/22/2024 Freedom Voter Guide, Gabe Evans, captured 3/6/2023 via WebArchive https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_188_signed.pdf https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/dashboard/abortion-in-the-u-s-dashboard/ Freedom Voter Guide, Gabe Evans, captured 3/6/2023 via WebArchive https://electgabeevans.com/issues/american-values/
Incumbent Democrat Rep. Yadira Caraveo is facing Republican challenger Gabe Evans in the November general election in Colorado's 8th Congressional District. Attack ads have taken up the issue of immigration in the race. Read Political Reporter Shaun Boyd's sources below: H.R.2 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Secure the Border Act of 2023 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Final Vote Results for Roll Call 209 (house.gov) State & Local Elected Letter for Immigrant Inclusion - September 2021_FINAL - Google Docs SB20-083_vote_5A8524 | Colorado General Assembly Prohibit Courthouse Civil Arrest | Colorado General Assembly Protect Colorado Residents From Federal Government Overreach | Colorado General Assembly Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity | Colorado General Assembly Bond Reform | Colorado General Assembly H.R.2882 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Vote Details H.R.467 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): HALT Fentanyl Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Vote Details Offense Level For Controlled Substance Possession | Colorado General Assembly
CBS News Colorado Political Specialist Shaun Boyd gives ads for Congressional District 8 a Reality Check.
A political ad on the airwaves in Colorado bashes Sen. Michael Bennet.
CBS News Colorado's Shaun Boyd gives the Colorado Attorney General's race a Reality Check.
The attack ad on candidate Pam Anderson is blatantly dishonest.
CBS News Colorado Political Specialist Shaun Boyd gives the ad an Reality Check.
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Sen. Michael Bennet wants you to believe Joe O'Dea and Mitch McConnell are no different. But they are.
While some Republicans are trying to skirt the issue after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, Colorado's Republican Senate Candidate Joe O'Dea bought an ad to make sure voters know where he stands. CBS News Colorado Political Specialist Shaun Boyd provided her sources for this week's Reality Check: https://www.joeodea.com/lifeleaders https://www.joeodea.com/abortion https://coloradosun.com/2022/08/19/joe-odea-abortion-ban-22-weeks-vote/
CBS4's Political Specialist Shaun Boyd gives the latest ad for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat a Reality Check.
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Crews with the Franktown Fire Protection District rushed to extinguish a fire that started in the garage of a home in Franktown early Monday morning and then spread into the main residence.
Airports across the country are seeing record-breaking travel, and this includes the United Operations Center at the Denver International Airport.
Nine months after Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, she will soon be released from detention.
On Saturday, a plane landed at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport without a pilot's help.
Nine months after Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, she will soon be released from detention.
Go on a journey to find family during Town Hall Arts Center's production of "Annie."
Crews with the Franktown Fire Protection District rushed to extinguish a fire that started in the garage of a home in Franktown early Monday morning and then spread into the main residence.
Airports across the country are seeing record-breaking travel, and this includes the United Operations Center at the Denver International Airport.
On Saturday, a plane landed at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport without a pilot's help.
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Airports across the country are seeing record-breaking travel, and this includes the United Operations Center at the Denver International Airport.
Denver Summit FC says it may look elsewhere if the city council doesn't approve the plans for a professional women's soccer stadium.
Franktown firefighters rushed to a garage fire near Deerpath Trail and E. State Highway 86 early Monday morning.
Pres. Trump and FEMA deny Colorado's request for major disaster declarations related to wildfires in August.
The AFC South-leading Jaguars (11-4) won their sixth straight game and handed the Broncos (12-3) their first loss since Week 3. It was also Denver's first loss at home since Oct. 13, 2024, snapping the Broncos' 12-game home winning streak.
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defeated YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul by knockout in the sixth round of their much-anticipated bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami late Friday night.
Broncos fan David Solano's videos are going viral on TikTok and Instagram and he's featured in this week's Orange Zone.
Thousands of kids around the Denver metro area are seeing the generosity of their community this holiday season.
One of the greatest soccer players in the world is scheduled to play in Denver.
On Saturday, a plane landed at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport without a pilot's help.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
If caught and seized, it would be the third Venezuelan tanker taken by the U.S. this month.
Rep. Ro Khanna said the release of an initial tranche of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a "slap in the face of survivors," while Rep. Thomas Massie said the DOJ is "flouting the spirit and the letter of the law."
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
If caught and seized, it would be the third Venezuelan tanker taken by the U.S. this month.
Rep. Ro Khanna said the release of an initial tranche of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a "slap in the face of survivors," while Rep. Thomas Massie said the DOJ is "flouting the spirit and the letter of the law."
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
It's the second time in recent weeks that the United States has interdicted a tanker, and it comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in Latin America.
The governor called on Xcel to be more transparent about these shutoffs, echoing his concerns after Xcel implemented a similar shutoff last year. He said those concerns have not been addressed over a year and a half later.
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Jeffco public health officials are warning about refrigerated food and medications no longer being safe during ongoing outages.
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A family-owned business in Gunbarrel is selling trees from Colorado for Christmas, and you still have time to get a native tree for your celebration. The company says its work also helps reduce the risk of wildfires in the region.
After losing power Friday morning, restaurants coordinated efforts to keep food from spoiling. Multiple businesses ran generators while others shared cold storage space, including a refrigerated truck, secured by Woody's Pizza.
The governor called on Xcel to be more transparent about these shutoffs, echoing his concerns after Xcel implemented a similar shutoff last year. He said those concerns have not been addressed over a year and a half later.
Friday was a difficult day for some Coloradans who have had to endure a second public safety power shutoff this week and no clear timeline as to when power would be turned back on at their homes.
On a Friday night the week before Christmas, downtown Golden should be packed. But the shops and restaurants were closed down, and holiday shoppers and diners were nowhere to be found.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
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An internal report obtained by CBS Colorado raises several concerns about how Colorado's helitak program is being run.