The Mountain Minute: 1/13/2026

🎧 Mountain Minute – January 13, 2026
Today’s stories highlight a growing tension in Colorado and across the country — between policy ambition and accountability, enforcement and oversight, and who ultimately pays the price when systems fall short.

Colorado News:
🔹 Denver audit flags ongoing financial oversight failures
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/denver-audit-finds-office-of-social-equity-and-innovation-still-falling-short-on-financial-oversight/

🔹 EPA says Colorado overreached in closing coal plants
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/epa-says-colorado-overstepped-law-by-using-haze-rules-to-close-coal-plants/

🔹 National Western Stock Show returns with major economic impact
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/national-western-stock-show-returns-to-denver-fueling-175-million-economic-boost/

🔹 Who’s advising Colorado lawmakers?
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/meet-the-fellows-whos-advising-colorado-lawmakers/

🔹 DEA warns cartels see Colorado as trafficking safe haven
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/dea-chief-says-cartels-view-colorado-as-safe-haven-for-drug-trafficking/

🔹 El Paso County DA announces run for attorney general
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/el-paso-county-district-attorney-michael-allen-announces-run-for-colorado-attorney-general/

National News:
🔹 Treasury secretary warns massive federal fraud draining budget
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/treasury-secretary-says-massive-federal-fraud-of-up-to-600-billion-a-year-is-draining-us-budget/

🔹 Election case developments raise accountability questions
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/01/12/election-case-developments-raise-new-questions-for-hillsdale-county-leaders/

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