The Mountain Minute: 5/23/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – May 23, 2025
Election integrity questions. Gun control pushback. A pastor in need of a miracle. This week, Colorado’s crises hit every level—from the Capitol to city shelters. Here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Analyst Alleges Altered 2020 Election Data in Arapahoe County – A Harvard-trained analyst plans to reveal findings at the Capitol showing that cast vote records in Arapahoe County’s 2020 election were altered. According to his report, 3 out of 5 files show signs of post-election manipulation between 2020 and a 2025 public release.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/analyst-to-reveal-altered-arapahoe-2020-cvr-at-tuesday-capitol-press-conference/

🔹 Mesa County Fights SB3 Gun Permit Law – In a letter to the DOJ, Mesa County commissioners blasted Colorado’s SB3, which requires residents to pass a 90% written test to obtain a gun permit. They call it a “Second Amendment aptitude test” that violates civil rights and targets rural communities.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/aptitude-test-for-your-rights-mesa-county-pushes-back-on-sb3-in-letter-to-the-doj/

🔹 Community Rallies for Pastor John Waters – Fort Morgan residents are spreading the word about Pastor and DJ John Waters, who urgently needs a living liver donor. Waters is well known across Colorado and Nebraska for his community impact and ministry.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/hunter-will-you-be-the-miracle-pastor-john-waters-needs/

🔹 Family Homelessness Up 150% in Denver – New city data shows the number of homeless families has more than doubled since 2022. Officials point to a mix of evictions, new migrant families, and system failures. The city is now working with Denver Public Schools on eviction prevention plans.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/denver-crisis-grows-while-solutions-stall-family-homelessness-up-150-since-2022/

🔹 Colorado Springs Plummets to #406 in National Ranking – Once ranked in the top 5, Colorado Springs dropped to 406th on the U.S. News “Best Places to Live” list. The report cites increased crime as a leading factor in the dramatic fall.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/livability-plunge-colorado-springs-now-ranks-406th-in-national-report-falling-from-top-5-spot/

🔹 Denver Gun Store Owners Sentenced – Two Denver gun shop owners were sentenced to federal prison for allowing illegal firearm sales and falsifying background check procedures. Prosecutors say they enabled straw purchases and bypassed safeguards.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/atf-crackdown-denver-gun-shop-owners-sentenced-in-federal-firearms-fraud-case/

🔹 Denver Confirms $200M Budget Shortfall – Mayor Mike Johnston announced furloughs, a hiring freeze, and widespread budget cuts as the city faces a $200 million deficit in 2025. The mayor blamed unsustainable growth, rising costs, and flat revenues.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/denver-mayor-johnston-walks-back-raises-braces-city-for-cuts-amid-50m-budget-gap/

National News:
🔹 Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Passes House – The House passed Trump’s sweeping budget bill, which includes tax relief for tips and overtime, bans on federal funding for gender procedures, and a lifted debt ceiling. It now heads to the Senate for a showdown.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/house-passes-one-big-beautiful-bill-in-massive-win-for-trump/

🔹 Israeli Embassy Couple Killed in DC Shooting – Two young Israeli diplomats were gunned down near the Capital Jewish Museum by a shooter yelling “Free Palestine.” The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were reportedly leaving a reception and planning to get engaged.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/05/israeli-embassy-staffers-fatally-shot-by-terrorist-who-yelled-free-free-palestine/

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