The Mountain Minute: 5/8/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – May 8, 2025
Parental rights steamrolled, cartel-linked fentanyl traffickers indicted, and the Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s military policy. Here’s your rapid-fire rundown of Colorado and national headlines.

Colorado News:
🔹 HB25-1312 Sent to Governor’s Desk - Despite 17,000 public comments and intense public opposition, Colorado lawmakers gave final approval to HB25-1312—without debate or additional amendments.
Critics say the bill severs parents from decisions about their children’s gender identity and will trigger major legal challenges. If signed by Gov. Polis, the bill takes effect in August.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/backlash-ignored-senate-approves-hb25-1312-without-parental-rights-protections/

🔹 Boebert Demands FBI Answers on Tina Peters
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert joined President Trump and others calling for the release of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, whose latest bond request was denied. Boebert sent a letter pressing the FBI on allegations of political targeting.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/boebert-presses-fbi-joins-trump-and-allies-rallying-to-free-political-prisoner-tina-peters/

🔹 Church Housing Bill Fails - A bill to let churches build affordable housing on their own land was rejected by the Colorado Senate. Lawmakers cited concerns over bypassing local zoning regulations—despite a statewide housing shortage.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/yigby-bill-to-let-churches-build-housing-on-their-land-fails-without-senate-support/

🔹 Judge Blocks School Board from Removing Books - A Colorado judge ruled a conservative school board violated its own policies in attempting to remove books deemed inappropriate, marking a setback for parental oversight efforts in public schools.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/judge-blocks-school-board-from-removing-explicit-books-saying-its-unconstitutional-to-follow-conservative-values/

🔹 Fentanyl Traffickers Indicted in Colorado - Five individuals—some undocumented—have been federally indicted after a joint DEA/FBI/ICE investigation into a fentanyl trafficking ring operating in Colorado. The bust included ties to cartel activity and major drug distribution across state lines.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/ice-fbi-dea-take-down-fentanyl-ring-in-colorado-tied-to-honduran-nationals/

🔹 Colorado River Legal Clash Reignites - In a new op-ed, water advocates warn that the federal Bureau of Reclamation is overstepping again—pressuring Upper Basin states like Colorado to send more water downstream while ignoring California’s historic mismanagement.
Read more: http://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/walcher-the-sky-is-falling-water-narrative-doesnt-hold-water/

🔹 Brain Cancer Awareness Month: A Personal Reflection - Columnist Drake Hunter shares a moving tribute to his wife, recalling her words: “Don’t scatter roses after I’m gone.” A powerful reminder to cherish life while we live it.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/hunter-dont-scatter-roses-after-im-gone-what-my-wifes-words-taught-me-during-brain-cancer-awareness-month/

National News:
🔹 Supreme Court Greenlights Trump’s Military Policy - The Supreme Court has lifted a nationwide injunction, allowing the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender military service while legal challenges continue in lower courts.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-enforce-transgender-military-ban/

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