The Mountain Minute: 8/1/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – August 1
Progressive overspending hits a breaking point, ranchers brace for another wolf litter, and Trump Derangement Syndrome gets a summer reboot. Here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Billion-Dollar Budget Bomb Hits Colorado – A $1B shortfall is rocking the state budget, and Democrats are blaming Trump. But RMV reveals this crisis was years in the making—driven by reckless spending and progressive priorities.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/they-built-the-budget-bomb-now-colorado-democrats-say-president-trump-lit-the-fuse/
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/daniel-colorados-budget-crisis-wasnt-an-accident-it-was-a-choice/

🔹 Xcel’s Green Gamble May Stick Consumers With the Bill – A $14B coal exit plan driven by electrification and AI demands is under fire. Watchdogs say it’s bloated—and Coloradans could pay the price.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/xcels-costly-coal-exit-public-interest-group-warns-plan-could-stick-consumers-with-the-tab/

🔹 Sheriff vs. Weiser in Mesa County – Sheriff Todd Rowell blasts AG Phil Weiser for suing a deputy over a 2021 arrest. He says it’s a political stunt targeting rural law enforcement.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/mesa-county-sheriff-blasts-phil-weiser-for-politicized-lawsuit-against-deputy/

🔹 Soaring Costs for English Learners in Schools – Once a “side budget,” ELL programs are now front and center. New York’s per-pupil costs top $32K—and Colorado is feeling the financial squeeze too.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/not-a-side-budget-anymore-english-learner-costs-surge-in-public-schools/

🔹 South Rim Wildfire Burns Over 4,200 Acres – The fire is 50% contained, but the damage and emergency response costs are mounting.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/over-4200-acres-burned-in-south-rim-wildfire-now-50-contained/

🔹 New Wolf Pups Confirmed in Colorado – CPW has verified a second litter of pups in the Aspen area. Ranchers warn of growing livestock threats and state overreach.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/cpw-confirmation-of-new-wolf-pups-raises-alarms-in-colorado-ranch-country/

National News:
🔹 Trump Slams Fed Over Interest Rates – President Trump says Jerome Powell’s refusal to cut rates is costing Americans trillions—and stalling economic growth.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/interest-rates-stay-put-president-trump-says-powell-is-costing-the-country-trillions/

🔹 “Summer TDS” Is Back – RMV’s satirical columnist pokes fun at the resurgence of Trump Derangement Syndrome, as media meltdowns and lawsuits ramp up ahead of 2026.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/07/31/polk-summer-tds-cases-are-rising-across-the-u-s-is-it-time-for-a-shot/

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