The Mountain Minute: 11/13/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – November 13, 2025
From fiery city debates to billion-dollar revelations, here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Douglas County Board Showdown – The outgoing conservative board tackled two hot-button issues: long-term charter renewals and transgender athlete rules. Next month, a newly elected progressive majority takes over — signaling a major power shift in one of Colorado’s most-watched school districts.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/charter-renewals-transgender-athlete-rules-dominate-douglas-county-board-debate/

🔹 Colorado Springs Camping Ban Delayed – After a heated 5–4 vote, City Council postponed its controversial vehicle camping ban until May. Residents and faith leaders blasted the proposal as “criminalizing homelessness,” sparking hours of public testimony.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/sparks-fly-as-colorado-springs-postpones-vote-on-vehicle-camping-restrictions/

🔹 Greeley Family Seeks Justice – The Waltman family says their 91-year-old mother died under Colorado’s COVID-era medical protocols — overmedicated and denied hydration. After five years and multiple reports, state and local officials have yet to investigate.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/a-mother-a-signature-and-a-shutdown-the-waltmans-five-year-battle-for-answers/

🔹 Weiser’s Agenda Under Fire – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is accused of focusing on partisan lawsuits against Trump while proposing to dismantle Colorado’s independent redistricting system — a move critics say could hand Democrats more control.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/weisers-anti-trump-agenda-comes-at-taxpayer-expense/

🔹 Colorado River Crisis Deepens – Seven western states missed a federal deadline to agree on a new water-sharing plan. With Lake Powell at just 28% capacity, the feds may step in soon to prevent shortages.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/seven-states-fail-to-agree-on-colorado-river-plan-before-key-deadline/

National News:
🔹 Obamacare’s Billion-Dollar Boon – A new analysis found health insurers made record profits from hidden taxpayer surpluses, as federal subsidies hit $1.8 trillion in 2023. Trump called it “the Obamacare scam,” saying Democrats funneled money to their donors.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/insurers-made-billions-off-obamacares-secret-taxpayer-surplus/

🔹 The Sky’s Not Falling – Heidi Ganahl’s latest commentary urges Americans to zoom out: inflation’s easing, jobs are up, and border security’s tightening. Her message? America’s not broken — it’s rebuilding. Maybe it’s time to stop doomscrolling and look around at what’s working.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/12/the-sky-is-not-falling-my-friends/

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