The Mountain Minute: 4/25/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – April 25, 2025
Hosted by Team RMV
Party leadership, fuel labels, and free speech on campus—Colorado’s debates keep heating up. Meanwhile, ICE expands enforcement, gunmakers consider leaving the state, and Trump shifts on tariffs. Here’s what you need to know.

Colorado News:
🔹 Court Backs New Colorado GOP Chair – A judge ruled that a committee tied to former party leadership lacked legal authority.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/court-sides-with-new-colorado-gop-chair-blocks-committee-tied-to-former-leadership/

🔹 Turning Point USA Launches at Valor Christian – The conservative student movement expands with a new chapter in Colorado. Organizers say it’s about restoring courage, character, and open discussion in high schools.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/turning-point-usa-launches-at-valor-christian-courage-character-and-a-little-wild-west-spirit/

🔹 Transportation “Tip Jar” Proposal Raises Questions – House Bill 1303 would create a $32M enterprise funded by driver fees. Lawmakers say it promotes road safety, while critics ask: what happened to gas tax dollars?
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/house-bill-1303-transportation-tip-jar-ignores-colorados-crumbling-roads/

🔹 ICE Expands Denver Detention Capacity – ICE is planning to double the number of jail beds in the metro area, citing increased arrests and immigration enforcement needs. A new facility could open later this year.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/ice-plans-to-double-the-number-of-jail-beds-in-denver-due-to-increased-arrests-in-colorado/

National News:
🔹 Garbo: Justice Is Being Politicized – In a new RMV commentary, C.J. Garbo warns that some Democrat leaders are defending criminal illegal immigrants while cracking down on American citizens. He calls it a betrayal—and a warning sign for 2026.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/garbo-how-democrats-weaponized-and-betrayed-american-citizens-while-defending-criminal-illegal-immigrants/

🔹 Montana Courts Gun Manufacturers – In response to Colorado’s new gun restrictions, Montana’s governor is encouraging firearm companies to relocate to states more supportive of Second Amendment rights.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/montana-governor-urges-gunmakers-to-ditch-colorado-after-new-weapons-ban/

🔹 Markets Rally as Trump Softens Tariff Talk – The Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq rose for the third straight day. Analysts say Trump’s more measured stance on tariffs may be contributing to investor confidence.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/stocks-attempt-third-day-of-gains-trump-eyes-softer-tariff-tone/

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