The Mountain Minute: 6/17/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – June 17
From secret stings and city crackdowns to national unrest and constitutional questions—there’s a lot happening in Colorado and across the U.S. Here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Justice on hold – Lawmakers are racing to address Colorado’s rape kit backlog, with bipartisan support for expanded funding and faster forensic testing.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/justice-on-hold-lawmakers-race-to-fix-colorados-rape-kit-backlog/

🔹 Predators exposed – An officer went undercover as a 13-year-old girl—and was immediately targeted by online predators. This sting confirmed parents’ worst fears about the digital world.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/digirolamo-undercover-as-a-13-year-old-an-officer-finds-what-parents-fear-most/

🔹 Fines vs. survival – Denver small business owners are pushing back after being hit with signage fines. Many say city permitting and code enforcement are threatening their ability to stay open.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/downtown-denver-businesses-hit-with-hefty-signage-fines-just-trying-to-keep-this-place-going/

🔹 Home Rule showdown – In a new op-ed, Heidi Ganahl explains why she supports Douglas County adopting Home Rule. Voters make the final call on June 24.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/ganahl-local-voices-local-values-local-control-home-rule-for-douglas-county/

National News:
🔹 Protest turns riot – The “No Kings” protest in Denver turned violent, with 35 arrests and attacks on law enforcement. President Trump has responded by deploying ICE to sanctuary cities.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/no-kings-rally-turns-violent-35-arrested-after-attacking-police/
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/no-kings-backlash-trump-deploys-ice-to-sanctuary-strongholds/

🔹 Federal force defended – In Los Angeles, Marines and DHS agents clashed with protesters. One civilian accused them of excessive force, but Northern Command defended the response.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/marines-confront-civilian-in-la-during-dhs-deployment-northern-command-backs-authority/

🔹 Targeted attack in Minnesota – A gunman posing as a cop fatally shot a former state house speaker and her husband, wounding two others in what officials call a politically motivated act of terror.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/government-officials-targeted-arrest-made-after-minnesota-shooting/

🔹 Return to first principles – Dr. Krannawitter’s op-ed reminds Americans: the true anti-king document is the Declaration of Independence—not protest slogans.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/06/16/dr-krannawitter-the-declaration-not-slogans-is-our-anti-king-document/

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