DENVER - It's a disturbing industry growing in our backyard. Thursday, the Colorado Springs based Human Trafficking Task Force of Southern Colorado took their message to the state capitol. Jessica Dillow, a survivor of human trafficking in Colorado Springs gathered with dozens of advocates to ask lawmakers to continue the fight against human trafficking by providing resources and closing loopholes that allow the industry to survive.
Million-dollar campaigns, saturation advertising and massive canvassing have become commonplace in U.S. elections, especially in a swing state such as Colorado. A campaign underway there has all of the above – in a recall vote for two state senators that has become a showdown over gun policy and political dominance in a changing state.
COLORADO SPRINGS — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and the billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad have each donated hundreds of thousands of dollars. The National Rifle Association is buying political advertisements. New York’s junior senator sent a fund-raising e-mail. And the election has attracted news coverage from as far away as Sweden.
