The Mountain Minute: 10/16/2025

🎧 Mountain Minute – October 16
From parental rights and taxpayer battles to national honors and federal overreach, here’s your unfiltered rundown from Rocky Mountain Voice.

Colorado News:

🔹 Results Speak in Mesa County – The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel endorsed the current D51 school board, pointing to higher teacher pay, better test scores, and lower turnover. Supporters say it’s proof that conservative reform can work when results—not politics—lead the way.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/results-speak-for-themselves-the-d51-school-board-has-earned-re-election/

🔹 Parental Rights Debate Deepens – The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Colorado parental rights case involving schools discussing gender identity without consent. Justice Alito, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, warned that schools nationwide may be undermining parents’ constitutional rights.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/parental-rights-debate-deepens-after-supreme-court-rejects-colorado-case/

🔹 Backlash Over Wildlife Plan – Farmers and ranchers are sounding alarms over Colorado’s new “wildlife threat” policy, which could let the state restrict grazing and agriculture in the name of conservation. Critics say it’s another example of rural Coloradans being sacrificed for environmental politics.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/colorados-wildlife-threat-plan-could-threaten-agriculture-instead/

🔹 Douglas County’s Big Play – Local officials secured land for the massive *500-acre Zebulon Sports Hub, a project expected to bring tournaments, jobs, and major recreation to the south metro region. It’s one of the largest sports investments in county history.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/douglas-county-secures-land-for-massive-zebulon-sports-hub/

🔹 TABOR Under Threat – This week’s “It’s YOUR Money” column is firing up taxpayers, warning that state spending and new budget schemes threaten both TABOR refunds and personal freedom. As the piece says: “It’s not the government’s money—it’s yours.”
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/its-your-money-not-the-governments/

🔹 Progressive Power Push – A new report reveals progressive activists are pouring out-of-state money into Northern Colorado races to flip local school boards and councils ahead of 2026—raising concerns about outside influence in community elections.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/progressive-activists-target-northern-colorado-elections-in-local-power-push/

National News:
🔹 January 6 Fallout – Reports show the committee’s massive data sweep targeted conservatives and Trump allies, reviving concerns about weaponized investigations and government overreach.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/report-jan-6-committees-massive-data-sweep-targeted-conservatives-and-trump-allies/

🔹 Trump Honors Charlie Kirk – In an emotional Rose Garden ceremony, President Trump awarded Turning Point USA’s founder, Charlie Kirk, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump called Kirk a “fearless warrior for liberty” who was “assassinated for speaking truth and living his faith.”
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/trump-honors-charlie-kirk-with-posthumous-medal-of-freedom/

🔹 Supreme Court Takes on Women’s Sports – SCOTUS cleared the way for a full review of Idaho’s trans athlete case, a potential landmark ruling that could determine whether biological males can compete in women’s athletics nationwide.
Read more: https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/15/judge-rejects-bid-to-drop-idaho-trans-athlete-case-clearing-path-for-scotus-review/

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