The Mountain Minute: 1/6/2026

🎧 Mountain Minute – January 6, 2026
Welcome to the first Mountain Minute podcast of 2026 — and yes, it’s January 6th, but don’t worry… this is just a podcast, not an insurrection.😉 As the new year begins, the stories we’re tracking make one thing clear: the consequences of past decisions aren’t staying in last year.

Colorado News:
🔹 Colorado hospitals halt gender treatments for minors
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/colorado-hospitals-halt-gender-treatments-for-minors-after-federal-warning/

🔹 Ratepayers footing the bill for Colorado’s “Just Transition”
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/colorado-ratepayers-foot-the-bill-for-the-just-transition/

🔹 Planned power outages expose energy accountability gap
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/when-outages-become-policy-colorados-energy-accountability-gap/

🔹 New law limits childcare waitlist fees
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/new-colorado-law-limits-childcare-waitlist-fees-and-requires-refunds/

🔹 Colorado reacts to capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/cheers-and-condemnation-follow-maduro-capture-across-colorado/

🔹 There is no such thing as “non-partisan” government
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/there-is-no-such-thing-as-non-partisan/

🔹 New York’s collectivist experiment offers a warning for Colorado
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/new-yorks-collectivist-experiment-a-cautionary-tale-for-colorado-too/

National News:
🔹 Trump economy outperforms gloomy forecasts
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/economists-miss-again-as-trump-economy-defies-gloomy-forecasts/

🔹 Georgia election questions persist
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/2020-georgia-election-questions-persist-as-fulton-county-admits-rule-violations/

🔹 Minnesota fraud scandal reignites scrutiny of Obama-era policies
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/05/minnesota-fraud-scandal-raises-new-questions-about-obama-era-policies/

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And welcome to 2026 — we’ll be here all year asking the hard questions.