The Mountain Minute: 10/8/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – October 8, 2025
Education battles, air travel chaos, drug pricing caps, and even claims of government spying — this week’s headlines hit close to home and across the globe. Here’s your sharp, unfiltered roundup from Team RMV.

Colorado News:
🔹 Douglas County showdown – Rep. Bob Marshall’s narrow 2024 win is in jeopardy. Once seen as a centrist Marine veteran, he’s facing backlash for supporting gun restrictions, TABOR refund cuts, and a secret “quadratic voting” process that broke open-meeting laws. Critics say he’s lost touch, and challengers are already lining up.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/is-rep-marshalls-narrow-2024-win-now-at-risk-in-douglas-county/

🔹 CU cracks down – The University of Colorado is deploying plain-clothed police at games to monitor fan behavior following recent incidents. The move has sparked debate about safety vs. free expression.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/university-of-colorado-adds-plain-clothed-police-to-monitor-fan-behavior/

🔹 Flight delays mount – The FAA blames staffing shortages for nearly 500 DIA delays in one day — and warns that the federal shutdown could worsen travel chaos.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/faa-blames-dia-flight-delays-on-air-traffic-controller-shortage/

🔹 Drug price cap first – Colorado becomes the first state to cap the price of a specific prescription drug. Advocates call it a win for patients, but critics warn of future shortages.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/colorado-becomes-first-state-to-limit-price-of-a-specific-drug/

🔹 Who’s funding Vibrant Denver? – A deep-dive finds the taxpayer-funded initiative is backed by big developers, nonprofits, and arts groups — raising eyebrows over whose interests it really serves.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/whos-funding-vibrant-denver-big-developers-nonprofits-and-tax-funded-arts-groups/

🔹 Flat tax fight – Economists caution that scrapping Colorado’s flat tax could drive high earners and employers out of state, threatening long-term growth.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/why-ditching-the-flat-tax-would-be-colorados-biggest-mistake/

National News:
🔹 Spy scandal – A report alleges the Biden administration spied on eight Republican senators, tracking their communications under a secret program called Arctic Frost.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/new-report-alleges-biden-administration-spied-on-eight-republican-senators/

🔹 VA lawsuit – The Department of Veterans Affairs is accused of diverting medical resources from veterans to process cases for illegal immigrants through ICE.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/lawsuit-claims-va-diverted-medical-resources-from-veterans-to-aid-illegal-immigrants/

🔹 Global intelligence failure – New findings show both the U.S. and Israel ignored key warnings ahead of the October 7 Hamas attack — raising global accountability questions.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/07/two-years-later-evidence-shows-u-s-and-israel-missed-warning-signs-before-oct-7-hamas-attack/

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