The Mountain Minute: 7/31/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – July 31

Parents say their kids are barking like dogs—and schools won’t talk. From “furries” in classrooms to a $200 million Denver deficit, Colorado’s chaos is peaking. Here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Furries in the classroom? – A new RMV investigation reveals teachers, parents, and discipline records confirm disruptive “furry” behavior is happening in Colorado schools—despite school districts calling it an “urban myth.”
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/what-schools-wont-say-the-furry-behavior-colorado-families-keep-reporting/

🔹 Medicaid costs collide with budget reality – Since 2019, 21 laws have expanded Medicaid, adding $158M in recurring state costs. Lawmakers warn the budget can’t handle it.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/29/colorados-medicaid-growth-is-colliding-with-fiscal-reality/

🔹 Counties rebel against mandates – From recycling to land use, local governments are pushing back on unfunded mandates coming from Denver.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/daniel-the-states-mandates-your-money-and-why-counties-are-saying-enough/

🔹 Denver’s $200M deficit sparks layoffs – While preparing for cuts, the city is still spending millions on PR firms, DEI, and climate ads.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/hundreds-to-be-laid-off-as-denvers-progressive-agenda-faces-200m-deficit/

🔹 Colorado Springs homeless crisis worsens – Homelessness rose 52% in one year. Residents and shelters are overwhelmed.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/homeless-crisis-deepens-in-colorado-springs-with-52-percent-jump/

🔹 Wolverine reintroduction moves forward – Colorado Parks and Wildlife approves 30 new predators in the Aspen area despite community concerns.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/wolverines-set-for-reintroductionin-to-aspen-mountains-despite-public-concerns/

🔹 $950M bond cuts housing, boosts special interests – Denver’s November ballot bond slashes housing while boosting arts and road projects.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/from-6b-to-950m-denvers-vibrant-bond-trims-housing-while-boosting-cultural-projects-and-road-funding/

🔹 Legal climate drives out job creators – A tort reform advocate says new laws are making it easier to sue businesses—scaring off investment.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/lawsuit-inferno-tort-reform-advocate-warns-colorados-legal-climate-is-driving-out-job-creators/

National News:
🔹 EPA climate crackdown coming – A federal overhaul could limit the EPA’s sweeping regulatory power.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/federal-climate-authority-faces-reckoning-in-epa-overhaul/

🔹 Trump protects religious freedom at work – New guidance restores the right for federal employees to pray, read Scripture, and express faith on the job.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/30/trump-defends-religious-rights-of-federal-workers-with-new-guidance/

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