Author: Molly Stawinoga
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New Era Announces First-Ever Local Candidate Endorsements in Aurora, Boulder, and Fort Collins
New Era Colorado Action Fund endorses ten candidates across three cities in the November Coordinated Election. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Arianna Morales, Deputy DirectorArianna@NewEraColoradoAction.org, 303-416-0744 Denver, CO – September 11, 2025 –Today, New Era Colorado Action Fund (NECAF) announced its endorsement of ten candidates running for local office across three cities: Aurora, Boulder, and Fort Collins:…
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Coloradans launch 2026 ballot push for graduated state income tax
New ballot measure proposals would cut taxes for 98 percent of Coloradans, raise revenue to address budget crisis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DENVER, CO — September 3, 2025 — The Protect Colorado’s Future coalition today announced plans to put a graduated income tax on the 2026 ballot. This proposal would lower taxes for 98 percent of…
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INTRODUCING: Champs vs. Chumps
We’re ready to name names in our latest and greatest project, Champs vs. Chumps. 👀 We’ll highlight the champs – leaders pushing for bold change that advances the Youth Agenda – and call out the chumps – those standing in the way of progress and causing harm to our communities. CHUMP: Governor Jared Polis According…
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Toast to Democracy Accessibility Guide
Español a continuación Town Hall Collaborative525 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204May 21, 20256-9 p.m. Parking and Transportation Town Hall Collaborative has on-site parking, including wheelchair-accessible parking spaces, in its main lot at 5th Ave and Santa Fe. There is also street parking nearby in case the lot fills up. We encourage carpooling and public…
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Once a Youth Agenda Champ, always a Youth Agenda Champ
We are incredibly proud to have supported two true community leaders who ran for office not for power, but to fight for the people of Colorado Springs. While last Tuesday’s election results weren’t what we hoped for, Chauncy and Maryah will continue to be beacons of hope and change, pushing for the bold policies our…
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State and local politics remain critical levers for driving progressive change in our country.
by Kiyana Newell The biggest lesson from 2024? If we want a future where racial justice is achieved, every person’s basic needs are met, and resources can be accessed equitably, we have to win in state and local elections. Last year we launched our small donor (New Era Colorado AF) and independent expenditure (Young People…
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2023 Annual Report
At New Era, there’s no such thing as off years. 2023 was no different. This year alone, we fought to turn Youth Agenda priorities into political realities. Just a few examples: And we’re just getting started. We’re already planning for: Read the full annual report below.
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2023 Equity Statement Update: Healing is Resistance.
Here at New Era Colorado, we’re in a *new era* of healing and transformation. In this second update to our organizational equity statement that we first published in August 2020, we are so excited to pull back the curtains and show you how we’re shifting our work behind the scenes to better center equity in…
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STATEMENT: COLOR and New Era Colorado celebrate the cemented status of “abortion pill reversal” as unprofessional conduct, allowing first-in-nation law regulating medication abortion reversal to go into effect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 Aurea Bolaños PereaStrategic Communications Director, COLORaurea@colorlatina.org Camila NavarretteCommunications Director, New Era Coloradocamila@neweracolorado.org COLOR AND NEW ERA COLORADO CELEBRATE THE CEMENTED STATUS OF “ABORTION PILL REVERSAL” AS UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, ALLOWING FIRST-IN-NATION LAW REGULATING MEDICATION ABORTION REVERSAL TO GO INTO EFFECT DENVER, CO – Yesterday, COLOR and New Era Colorado celebrated…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Era Colorado + COLOR Respond to SB23-190 Rulemaking Hearing
CONTACTS: Natasha Berwick, Political Director, New Era Coloradonatasha@neweracolorado.org Katherine Riley, Policy Director, COLORkatherine@colorlatina.org New Era Colorado + COLOR Joint Statement “Organizing works. The Colorado Medical Board has ruled that abortion pill reversal is not a generally accepted standard of medical practice. This ruling is thanks to the hundreds of people who showed up for honest…