The Mountain Minute: 6/11/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – June 11, 2025
From loose bond policies to rising costs and chaotic protests—Colorado’s headlines today reveal deeper cracks in safety, accountability, and government priorities.

Colorado News:
🔹 Criminals walk free in Montrose – Bond records show repeat violent offenders are being released and reoffending, exposing a dangerous flaw in the justice system.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/released-and-reloaded-montrose-bond-records-show-cracks-feeding-colorados-criminal-underworld/

🔹 Protesters target ICE in Aurora – Demonstrators call for amnesty, but RMV commentary highlights how sanctuary policies are fueling the very chaos they now decry.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/garbo-sanctuary-policies-led-to-chaos-and-now-theyre-blaming-ice/

🔹 Colorado ranks 5th for total work hours – High cost of living and inflation are forcing Coloradans to work longer than almost anyone else in the country.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/colorado-ranks-5th-in-nation-for-work-hours-high-cost-of-living-a-key-factor/

🔹 Delivery surcharge under fire – A new petition pushes back on Colorado’s hidden 27-cent delivery fee that hits nearly every online order.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/petition-launched-to-stop-colorados-nickel-and-dime-delivery-surcharge/

🔹 Mike Lindell takes the stand – The MyPillow CEO defends himself in a Denver defamation trial, saying he “did nothing wrong” and invoking political speech protections.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/i-did-nothing-wrong-mike-lindell-stands-firm-in-denver-defamation-trial/

National News:
🔹 Trump advisor issues warning – OMB Director Russell Vought says if Trump’s economic package fails, Americans could face recession and a 60% tax hike.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/omb-director-russell-vought-if-trumps-bill-fails-expect-recession-and-60-tax-increase/

🔹 Biden’s job growth was 25% government hires – A new analysis shows a stark contrast with Trump-era job growth, which is almost entirely private sector.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/99-8-of-job-growth-under-trump-was-private-sector-bidens-includes-25-government-jobs/

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