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The Department of Justice has suspended funding for the Legal Orientation Program which provides essential legal information to people in immigration detention. Staff Attorney Arash Jahanian sits down with Mekela Goehring, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, to discuss the consequences of ending the program and the most important things immigration detainees and their families should know. Also, an update from Jen Samano.

For more info on RMIAN go to www.rmian.org.

The hotline for detained individuals and family members is: (303) 866-9308

CALL TO ACTION:

Urge Colorado lawmakers to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement. To contact the House Judiciary Committee go to http://bit.ly/HB1404IAB

The Purple State Report is brought to you by the ACLU of Colorado. Our show was produced by Vanessa Michel, John Krieger, Alejandra Garza and Arash Jahanian with original theme music by Pablo Novelas. Additional music by Phantogram. If you have feedback or suggestions for future episodes email us at [email protected].

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Colorado’s largest newspaper, The Denver Post, recently announced it would cut a third of its newsroom staff. John sits down with Noelle Phillips a Denver Post reporter and Vice Chair of the Denver Newspaper Guild to talk about the recent layoffs, the role of journalism in holding our public officials accountable, Sinclair-owned TV stations, and “fake news.” Also, an update from Stephen on the Live and Let Live Bill.

Call to Action: If your Colorado driver’s license has been canceled because of court debt in a traffic case you couldn’t afford, contact Becca Curry at [email protected] or 720-402-3115.  

Call to Action: Contact the Joint Budget Committee and urge them to focus on the education and well-being of students and not an increased police presence.

Sen. Dominick Moreno: [email protected] 303.866.4857 Sen. Kevin Lundberg: [email protected] 303.866.4853 Sen. Ken Lambert: [email protected] 303.866.4835 Rep. Millie Hamner: [email protected] 303.866.2952 Rep. Bob Rankin: [email protected] 303.866.2949 Rep. Dave Young: [email protected] 303.866.2929

Contact the corporate owners of The Denver Post: Alton Global Capital: 212-418-6865 Digital First Media CEO Guy Gilmore: 651-717-7377

The Purple State Report is brought to you by the ACLU of Colorado. Our show was produced by Vanessa Michel, John Krieger and Alejandra Garza with original theme music by Pablo Novelas. Additional music by Unknown Mortal Orchestra. If you have feedback or suggestions for future episodes email us at [email protected].

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Last week the ACLU of Colorado hosted its annual Lobby Day. Over one hundred community lobbyists came out to defend civil liberties for all Coloradans. We interviewed several people and asked them what brought them to the Capitol. We also have an update from Staff Attorney Arash Jahanian on the class action lawsuit filed against El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder for illegally holding prisoners for ICE. 

Call To Action: President Trump’s pick for CIA director has a dark history of leading state-sponsored torture – and the Senate must not even start her confirmation hearings until that history is declassified and publicly released. http://bit.ly/haspelrecord

Call To Action: A bill was recently introduced in the Colorado legislature that is one of the most mean-spirited, blatantly anti-LGBT bills to be introduced in the Colorado State Legislature in years, and one of the most hateful and despicable attacks on gay, lesbian, and trans people that our state has ever seen.
Call the sponsors of the HB18-1206 bill: 

Prime Sponsors:

Rep. Stephen Humphrey- 303-866-2943
Rep. Kevin Lundberg - 303-866-4853
Additional Sponsors:

Rep. J. Becker- 303-866-3706
Rep. J. Everett- 303-866-2927
Rep. T. Leonard- 303-866-2582
Rep. K. Lewis- 303-866-2398
Rep. P. Lundeen- 303-866-2924
Rep. P. Neville- 303-866-5523
Rep. K. Ransom- 303-866-2933
Rep. L. Saine- 303-866-2906
Rep. S. Sandridge- 303-866-2965
Rep. K. Van Winkle- 303-866-2936
Rep. Y. Willett- 303-866-2583
Rep. D. Williams- 303-866-5525
Sen. R. Baumgardner- 303-866-5292
Sen. C. Holbert- 303-866-4881
Sen. K. Lambert- 303-866-4835
Sen. V. Marble- 303-866-4876
Sen. T. Neville- 303-866-4873
Sen. K. Priola- 303-866-4855
Sen. J. Sonnenberg- 303-866-6360