Reader: Focus on the Family Is the Worst Thing About Colorado

John Oliver caught the ire of Focus on the Family, a religious group in Colorado Springs that advocates for scary things like gay-conversion therapy, when the talk show host went after Vice President Mike Pence’s views on homosexuality. After the Brit argued Pence’s association with FOTF reinforced the theory that he is a hypocritical homophobe, Focus hit back.

Reader: Why Are We Punishing the Homeless?

The Right to Rest bill, as it was known, died 10-3 in a committee that notoriously killed last year’s version of the bill. Advocates who testified included the ACLU of Colorado, and law enforcement agencies and city officials around the state testified against the bill.