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*UPDATE: This was recorded the evening of 9/30, the government is now shut-down.

🎧 Mountain Minute – October 1, 2025
Colorado stands at a crossroads — from budget gaps and leadership fights to big questions over energy, jobs, and justice. Nationally, battles over shutdowns, faith, and Middle East peace are raising the stakes even higher. Here’s your roundup.

Colorado News:
🔹 Denver’s spending crisis – City spending is up 60% in a decade, but revenues lag, leaving a looming $250M budget gap. Core services like police and fire are shrinking as more funds shift to homelessness and migrant programs.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/denvers-spending-grew-60-in-a-decade-but-revenues-and-population-lagged-far-behind/

🔹 Vacancy fight at the Capitol – Elections officials blocked the GOP’s pick to replace Rep. Rose Pugliese, citing notice violations. Republicans must now revote or take the case to court.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/colorado-officials-block-gop-pick-for-house-seat-over-vacancy-rule-dispute/

🔹 Energy push – Congressman Gabe Evans called on Colorado to embrace oil, gas, and nuclear, warning that overregulation threatens jobs, national security, and America’s global lead as China races ahead in energy-hungry tech.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/congressman-evans-urges-colorado-to-embrace-oil-gas-and-nuclear/

🔹 Pueblo power struggle – Voters will soon decide whether to scrap the city’s strong mayor system in favor of a council-manager model. The fight has split local leaders, with Mayor Heather Graham defending the current system.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/pueblo-voters-to-decide-whether-to-end-strong-mayor-system/

🔹 Faith under fire at CU – Leaders condemned anti-Mormon slurs chanted during a BYU game, calling it unacceptable and warning it reflects rising hostility toward faith.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/cu-boulder-condemns-anti-mormon-chant-at-byu-game/

🔹 Job bubble warning – Nearly half of Colorado’s new jobs since 2023 are in health care, with another 30% in state government. Critics warn this “health jobs bubble” could burst and leave the state exposed.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/when-will-the-health-related-employment-bubble-burst/

National News:
🔹 Shutdown showdown – Government shutdown is in full effect. Essential services will continue, but furloughs and missed paychecks will now happen. Republicans push for a clean bill, while Democrats demand Obamacare subsidies.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/government-shutdown-explained-who-works-and-who-doesnt/

🔹 Trump-Netanyahu peace plan – A new 20-point deal for Gaza would force Hamas to disarm, return hostages, and reform — or be sidelined as aid and redevelopment move forward.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/hamas-faces-historic-choice-as-trump-pushes-middle-east-peace-deal/

🔹 When justice becomes partisan – A commentary warns that selective enforcement of laws erodes liberty and faith in institutions, stressing violence must be punished equally no matter the ideology.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/09/30/when-justice-becomes-partisan-freedom-dies/

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