Who is with the people and who is on notice
When the legislative session concluded, we reviewed every score, every vote, and the broader patterns they revealed. We reflected not only on legislative outcomes, but on who centered the community, who governed through relationship rather than transaction, who remained accountable to directly impacted people, and who led in ways that reflected collective values.
Our 2026 Legislative scorecard is here
Each year, COLOR Action Fund evaluates members of the Colorado General Assembly using our Legislative Scorecard. Our methodology combines vote counting on our legislative priorities with an assessment of values alignment and accountability to our community.
Some Candidates Want Our Votes. Not Our Questions.
What six months of candidate interviews, endorsements, and Community Power Town Halls taught us about accountability in Colorado politics.
Whiteness and Proximity to Authoritarianism should never ease access to clemency
Governor Polis pardoning Tina Peters is not a disconnected “moderate” decision floating outside the reality of this political moment.
Dear Elected Officials: Tell the Truth About Healthcare in Colorado
“What are we supposed to tell them?”~ Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) during SB26-178 testimony Tell the truth. Rising healthcare costs aren’t caused by families receiving care. They are the result of policy and budget decisions—about who is included, who is excluded, and who is asked to carry the cost. Yet during testimony on SB26-178 Health […]
A Time for Resistance and Action
The devastating federal budget bill has passed and now goes to Trump to be signed into law.
Colorado One of Eight States Voting to Expand Abortion Access in November: ‘We’re Going to Be a Model for the Rest of the Country’
The densely landlocked state of Colorado shares borders with seven other states, five of which either ban abortion completely or have highly restrictive abortion laws.