The Mountain Minute: 4/1/2025

Today’s Top Stories – April Fools’ Edition
🛴 APRIL FOOLS ALERT! – Gov. Jared Polis has not announced a mandatory electric scooter program for all Coloradans during snowstorms… yet. Happy April Fools’! The rest of these stories are no joke.

Colorado News:
🔹 Gun Control Bill Heads to Polis’ Desk – A sweeping bill regulating semiautomatic firearms and banning rapid-fire conversion devices is one signature away from becoming law. Opponents call it unconstitutional; supporters say it’s vital for public safety.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/03/bureaucracy-vs-2a-rights-sb25-003-awaits-polis-pen

🔹 PERA Could Fund Police Budget – Lawmakers propose using the state’s public pension fund to finance the $350 million required under Prop 130 for law enforcement support. Critics warn the plan risks long-term pension stability.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/03/lawmakers-propose-risky-pera-maneuver-for-voter-approved-police-funding-amid-budget-shortfall/

🔹 ICE Detains Man with 12 Deportations – A Mexican national convicted in a fatal Colorado truck crash has been detained again by ICE after completing his sentence. He had been deported a dozen times prior to the crash.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/03/12-deportations-later-ice-detains-trucker-who-killed-colorado-man/

🔹 Bannon Rallies Colorado Conservatives – Steve Bannon fired up the base at the Colorado GOP’s Centennial Gala, calling Colorado the next MAGA stronghold and blasting political elites from both parties.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/03/bannon-lights-fire-under-colorado-gop-at-centennial-gala-the-elites-failed-this-state/

🔹 New Colorado GOP Leadership Promises Unity – Brita Horn, D. Lee Phelan, and Russ Andrews take the helm of the Colorado GOP, pledging to end infighting and refocus on winning statewide races.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/03/from-the-ashes-of-division-horn-phelan-and-andrews-chart-a-new-course-for-colorado-gop/

National News:
🔹 Trump Admin Reinforces Parental Rights in Education – A new directive cracks down on schools that withhold sensitive information from parents, enforcing federal laws and threatening to pull funding from noncompliant districts.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/03/education-department-cracks-down-on-schools-that-keep-secrets-from-parents/

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