Personhood Amendment
Colorado is one of several states facing a controversial ballot measure this fall that could have far reaching impacts on abortion law. Amendment 48, the so called personhood amendment, would define a person from the moment of conception and give fertilized human eggs the same constitutional rights as a person. It’s the brainchild of 21 year-old Kristi Burton of Peyton Colorado, who says she wants to establish a concrete definition of when life begins to protect unborn children. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made three campaign stops in Colorado yesterday…staging a series of rallies designed to correlate with the beginning of early voting in the state. KUNC’s Kirk Siegler attended one of those events in Loveland, and filed this report.
Nearly 100 people gathered recently at the Gill Foundation offices in downtown Colorado Springs for the first ever “Out Voices, Out Voting” forum. The Colorado Springs Pride Center sponsored the event, along with other area gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered-related organizations. KRCC’s Kristin Lynch was there and has this report.
UCCS plans a workshop after a recent SGA funding flap…and Colorado opens early voting.
According to the latest polls–Colorado is one of a number of traditionally red states leaning blue this election cycle. The percentage of registered Republicans has gone down since the last general election, while the percentage of Democrats and unaffiliated voters has gone up. Bente Birkeland examines the trend.
Becky Smith is an Emmy-nominated producer and director who has worked on such reality TV shows as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Boy Meets Boy and How to Look Good Naked. She’s visiting CC to talk about the ins and outs of reality TV, its function and its practice. Smith is also premiering her documentary, The Daring Project, at CC this weekend. KRCC’s Aaron Retka spoke with Smith and asked her, what makes reality TV reality TV?
Across the country, spending on campaign advertising is down. But in Colorado’s fourth congressional district, voters might have a hard time believing it. The airwaves are filled with negative punches. Sara Sciammacco has more on how the ad blitz is playing out.
Starting at 7pm, KRCC will air NPR’s Coverage of the Third Presidential Candidate Debate Wednesday, October 15th. Linda Werthheimer anchors the live coverage.
Colorado is facing scrutiny from voting rights groups that say mistakes on voter registration forms could disenfranchise thousands of Colorado voters come election day. And a recent New York Times article accused Colorado of illegally removing voters from the voting rolls in violation of federal law. Colorado’s Secretary of State disputes that report. Bente Birkeland talks to an elections expert about the broader issue surrounding voter purges and the challenges of maintaining accurate voter lists.
With the race to the White House between senators Barack Obama and John McCain heading into the final stretch, members of Colorado’s Native American community say they’re paying close attention. Bente Birkeland reports Denver.