The Mountain Minute: 7/3/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – July 3
Red tape, water rights, and a Title IX reversal—here’s your last Mountain Minute before the holiday. Liberty’s worth celebrating, and defending.

Colorado News:
🔹 $99M Water Deal Faces Backlash – The state water board will hear concerns over a Western Slope river rights deal that could restrict water for millions on the Front Range.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/02/state-board-to-hear-front-range-concerns-over-western-slopes-99m-shoshone-river-deal/

🔹 Gun Dealer Law Sparks Outcry – Starting July 1, all firearm store employees must undergo fingerprinting—small businesses say it’s regulatory overkill.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/02/colorados-new-gun-dealer-law-slaps-small-business-with-big-government-red-tape/

🔹 Concealed Carry Confusion – New training requirements go into effect, leaving instructors and sheriffs swamped with long lines and legal ambiguity.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/02/instructors-sheriffs-warn-new-concealed-carry-law-causes-confusion-long-lines-statewide/

National News:
🔹 Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' Passes – A sweeping reform package clears the Senate with VP J.D. Vance breaking the tie. Critics call it a bold bet to remake America.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/02/garbo-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-is-an-all-or-nothing-bet-on-reshaping-america/

🔹 UPenn Restores Women’s Records – In a massive Title IX win, female swimmers stripped of victories to Lia Thomas will get their records back—and personal apologies.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/02/upenn-caves-to-title-ix-truth-womens-sports-get-apology-restored-records/

🔹 Stanford Halts Pediatric Gender Surgeries – Legal pressure and public scrutiny prompt Stanford to pause controversial procedures on minors.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/02/stanford-halts-pediatric-gender-surgeries-amid-legal-parental-pushback/

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🇺🇸 Have a joyful, red-white-and-blue 4th of July!
We’ll be back after the holiday—thanks for bearing with our tech issues in the meantime.