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🎧 Mountain Minute – October 7
Fall has officially arrived in Colorado — and so have the headlines. From parents pushing for classroom transparency and a “Mile High Rebellion” at the ballot box, to crime, nonprofits, and the Supreme Court’s return to the culture wars — here’s your Mountain Minute.

Colorado News:
🔹 Parents demand transparency – After a new Supreme Court ruling requiring schools to notify parents and offer opt-outs for materials conflicting with religious beliefs, districts across Colorado brace for change. Parents say it’s about values, not censorship.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/worried-about-what-your-child-is-reading-at-school-youre-not-alone/

🔹 District 49 lawsuit over girls’ sports – Superintendent Peter Hilts says the policy separating teams and locker rooms by biological sex is about clarity, not politics. “This is too important to improvise.”
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/this-is-too-important-to-improvise-d49-superintendent-says-sports-lawsuit-seeks-clarity/

🔹 Colorado crime surge – The state now ranks 6th in violent crime and 3rd in property crime nationwide — up more than 50% since 2001.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/colorado-where-criminals-come-to-stay-and-play/

🔹 Nonprofit audit fears – A Gazette investigation found several groups in Colorado’s $110M bingo and raffle industry may have misreported revenue, risking their tax-exempt status.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/bingo-boom-or-accounting-bust-colorado-nonprofits-face-scrutiny/

🔹 “Mile High Rebellion” – Denver voters are moving to repeal the flavored nicotine ban, calling it a stand against nanny-state control.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/mile-high-rebellion-denver-voters-say-no-to-nanny-state-control/

🔹 Free speech under fire – A Wheat Ridge brewery faced vandalism and harassment after hosting a conservative discussion night. The owner defended open dialogue and civility.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/wheat-ridge-brewery-targeted-after-hosting-conservative-discussion/

🔹 Governor’s race heats up – Nine GOP candidates clashed over the $1B deficit and Medicaid reform, debating everything from spending cuts to income tax elimination.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/gop-gubernatorial-candidates-clash-over-medicaid-cuts-and-budget-deficit/

National News:
🔹 Media watchdog alert – A report accuses ABC News of inflating Medicaid data to support Democrat spending pushes, doubling statistics from the March of Dimes.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/report-abc-inflates-medicaid-crisis-to-support-democrat-spending-push/

🔹 FBI whistleblower revelations – The Bureau allegedly ignored three credible sources tied to Hunter Biden’s Ukraine dealings. Lawmakers call it proof of political interference.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/watchdog-shock-fbi-had-three-sources-on-biden-ukraine-dealings-kept-none/

🔹 Democrats’ immigration flip – A new deep-dive shows how the party shifted from border hawks to benefit brokers, expanding aid and eroding enforcement.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/from-border-hawks-to-benefit-brokers-how-democrats-flipped-on-illegal-immigration/

🔹 Supreme Court returns to culture wars – The docket includes cases on LGBT rights, guns, and race, shaping up to be one of the most consequential terms in years.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/supreme-court-returns-to-culture-wars-on-lgbt-guns-and-race/

🔹 Colorado conversion therapy challenge – A local counselor argues the state’s ban erases gay identity and silences faith-based counseling, setting up a major free speech test.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/06/supreme-court-case-claims-colorados-conversion-therapy-ban-erases-gay-identity-silences-counselors/

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