The Mountain Minute: 4/17/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – April 17, 2025
Hosted by Team RMV
From GOP strategy to Second Amendment fights and taxpayer-funded power grabs—here’s what you need to know today in Colorado and beyond:

Colorado News:
🔹 Can MAGA Win in Colorado? – Heidi Ganahl sits down with Rasmussen’s Mark Mitchell to unpack polling that shows Trump is still strong—but Colorado’s open primaries are distorting GOP outcomes. The takeaway? Messaging matters.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/can-maga-win-in-colorado-heidi-ganahl-and-rasmussen-pollster-break-down-colorados-gop-identity-crisis/

🔹 GOP Lawmakers Slam Gun Law – House Republicans are demanding a review of SB25-003, saying it puts self-defense out of reach for vulnerable families. A letter was sent to AG Pam Bondi calling the law unconstitutional.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/self-defense-on-hold-house-gop-announces-letter-to-ag-bondi-at-capitol-press-conference/

🔹 Polis’s $4M Legal Fund Sparks Outrage – A new bill would hand Governor Polis $4 million to fight federal policies. Critics call it a political slush fund to battle Trump. “Why are we using tax dollars to fight our own president?” asked GOP Sen. Catlin.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/poliss-4m-legal-fund-to-fight-trump-gop-senators-say-its-a-political-power-grab/

🔹 Rep. Gabe Evans: 100 Days In – Evans has introduced six bills, five of them bipartisan, focused on fraud, safety, and immigration. Critics say he’s avoiding in-person town halls. His team says he’s focused on results.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/in-first-100-days-evans-introduces-six-bills-focused-on-fraud-safety-and-immigration/

🔹 School Leaders Push Back on Trans Policy – 60+ Colorado officials are urging CHSAA to comply with Trump’s executive order banning biological boys from girls’ sports. They warn inaction could cost schools federal funding.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/chsaa-pressed-by-over-68-school-leaders-to-follow-federal-guidance-on-girls-sports/

National News:
🔹 Tulsi Gabbard: “A Silent Coup Is Underway” – As Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard says digital election systems are vulnerable. She’s calling for paper ballots and hand counts before it’s too late.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/garbo-a-silent-coup-threatens-democracy-and-our-votes-gabbard-called-it-now-we-must-act/

🔹 Biden’s Speech Misfire – In his first public remarks since leaving office, Biden stumbled through his Social Security speech. Critics say it raised more questions than it answered.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/biden-stumbles-through-first-post-trump-speech/

🔹 Court Orders Trump EPA to Release $20B – A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release green energy funds it had frozen. The court says policy disagreements aren’t enough to block funding.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/judge-orders-trump-epa-to-release-20-billion-in-funding-for-green-groups/

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