The Mountain Minute: 4/29/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – April 29, 2025
Hosted by Team RMV
Judges under fire, parents fighting back, and GOP momentum building fast—here’s your daily news roundup, bold and unfiltered.

Colorado News:
🔹 Mesa County Rallies for Tina Peters – Advocates are demanding the release of election whistleblower Tina Peters, calling her case a flashpoint for free speech and transparency.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/mesa-county-residents-and-national-advocates-call-on-governor-polis-to-release-tina-peters-at-virtual-rally/

🔹 HB25-1312 Heads to Senate Judiciary – A controversial bill could make pronoun use and gender disagreements a legal landmine for parents, teachers, and counselors. A Senate hearing is set for Wednesday.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/hb25-1312-scheduled-for-senate-judiciary-hearing-wednesday-how-to-participate/

🔹 100+ Illegal Immigrants Detained in Springs Drug Raid – Authorities busted a major gang-linked operation at an underground nightclub, highlighting rising cartel influence in Colorado.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/dea-seizes-drugs-detains-over-100-undocumented-immigrants-in-colorado-springs-raid/

🔹 Colorado’s Appointed Judges Avoid Oversight – A report shows many appointed judges operate without meaningful performance reviews, sparking new accountability concerns.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/critics-decry-black-hole-of-oversight-for-code-violations-by-appointed-judges/

🔹 Polls Show GOP Momentum for 2026 – Republican enthusiasm is rising fast across Colorado, while Democrats face growing doubts among independents.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/polls-show-republican-momentum-democrat-doubts-as-colorados-2026-battle-lines-form/

National News:
🔹 Trump’s Border Crackdown Sees Major Wins – Illegal crossings dropped 99.9% in Trump’s first 100 days back in office.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/how-trump-sealed-the-border-in-his-first-100-days/

🔹 Military Investigates Black Hawk Crash – A fatal helicopter collision over the Potomac was traced to a pilot disregarding instructions, raising readiness concerns.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/black-hawk-pilot-rachel-lobach-ignored-instructions-before-mid-air-collision-over-potomac-river/

🔹 Commentary: Save the Vote, Fix the System – Support is growing for the SAVE Act—requiring citizenship to vote—but experts say bureaucratic traps must also be addressed.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/04/cole-i-support-the-save-act-but-we-need-to-fix-the-documentation-trap/

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