James O'Rourke

James O'Rourke

James O'Rourke is a reporting fellow with the Colorado Times Recorder and freelance journalist based in Boulder, Colorado.

Elections Ryan Kelly, Republication candidate for Governor, attends a Freedom Rally in support of First Amendment rights and to protest against Governor Gretchen Whitmer, outside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on May 15, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Elections Ryan Kelley Said Department of Education Should Be ‘Terminated’

MICHIGAN–Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, said during a radio interview that the federal Department of Education should be “terminated.”  “A lot of our agencies in the state of Michigan are funded by the federal government, and that’s a big problem for the state of Michigan, because then we allow the federal...

James O'Rourke James O'Rourke May 18, 2022 5:43 pm EDT
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Climate Whitmer Challenger Thinks Climate Change Is a ‘Hoax’ Invented by ‘Elitists’

During a radio interview in March, Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley added climate change denial to the list of his baseless stances.

James O'Rourke James O'Rourke April 18, 2022 3:54 pm EDT

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