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Meg Froelich

@repfroe.bsky.social

Colorado State Representative proud to protect Abortion and Gender Affirming Care, advance Gun Violence Prevention, safeguard our Air, Land and Water. Keep CO a Blue square in a sea of Red!

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Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“ ..the super-rich pay very little income tax, because they find ways to report very little income. There was even one year when Bezos pretended he was so poor that he claimed – and received – the child tax credit.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman

There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power

theguardian.com

Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Musk is responsible for the termination of USAID. www.cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/... “One year after the Trump administration began its dismantling of USAID, a model that tracks the impact of USAID funding cuts on global disease prevention programs estimates that more than 762,000 people ….

Quick takes: Death toll from USAID cuts, withdrawal of chikungunya vaccine, funding for updated Ebola vaccine

A model that tracks the impact of USAID funding cuts estimates that more than 760,000 people have died as a result of those cuts since January 2025.

cidrap.umn.edu

Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1/2 Out of our Immigration 3 bill package only 1 went became law. SB26-005 would have allowed Coloradans to sue the Feds for Civil Rights violations - Vetoed by Polis. HB26-1275 keeping people safe from rogue masked ICE agents and their violence - died in House Judiciary. www.cpr.org/2026/06/08/g...

GEO Group sues Colorado to stop law requiring health and safety inspections of immigrant detention facilities

The private company that operate centers like the one in Aurora claims the new law to oversteps the state's authority.

cpr.org

Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1/2 Froelich and Cutter scoffed at those arguments. "It’s absolutely bananas to say that," Froelich said, noting that lawmakers' positions on bills are repeatedly recorded during votes. "Dude, my name’s on the bill. How I vote in committee pretty much tells you how I feel,

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes lobbying transparency bill, arguing it would be ‘very mean’ to future governors

Lawmakers said the measure was an attempt to reset the legislature’s relationship with the governor’s office after Jared Polis’ two terms.

denverpost.com

Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What a year Colorado - neither Hickenlooper nor Bennet SITTING SENATORS can MAKE BALLOT through Democratic Party Assembly. @senadorajulie and @philforcolorado are crushing it!

Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Proud of our caucus and our Speaker. Disappointed (not surprised) by our GOP members (except one) who did not stand against state sanctioned murder.

Colorado House Democrats@cohousedem.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"Colorado will continue to stand against this betrayal of our values." - Speaker McCluskie We stand with the people of Minnesota and deeply mourn the loss of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents. We call for real accountability, justice & shared humanity.

Meg Froelich@repfroe.bsky.social · 7mo ago

1/2 Like many of you I woke up still heartsick about this little boy. Liam Conejo Ramos. When I run Repro Rights bills I listen to hours and hours of anti choice politicians harangue us about the children!!! the children!!! Where are you on this my “pro life” colleagues?

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