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$9,000 raised at the RMV Freedom Fest auction hosted this past June has put three dogs once at risk of euthanasia into the homes of three veterans. Meet Tulip, Kyra and Princess.
Aurora’s old policy: if a stolen car sped off, officers shut off their lights and went the other way. Chief Todd Chamberlain ended that in March 2025. Per APD data, car thefts fell from 6,781 in 2022 to 2,067 last year.
Check out this RMV exclusive interview with Chief Todd Chamberlain from @AuroraPD on how he's reduced crime and protected victims. @ShainaCole_
Mountain Minute for 10/23: Aurora auto theft has dropped nearly 70%, and Police Chief Todd Chamberlain tells RMV what changed after he overhauled the department's pursuit policy.
Plus: Amendment 87 survives a ballot challenge, Bow Mar approves controversial road gates, questions arise over Proposition 137 coverage, and the Supreme Court weighs in on transgender inmate medical care.
Ballot Issue 7A: $295 million a year in new rail taxes, with no end date. The Common Sense Institute says it would raise nearly 20 times the share of train operating costs the tax would actually cover, which is $10-15 million of up to $51 million. @ShainaCole_
Alejandro Bermúdez says none of Manny Rutinel’s ten campaign priorities mention K-12 education or parental rights, while Gabe Evans lists education among his four. ‘Shared ethnicity isn’t a platform’ for Hispanic voters in CD-8. @albermudezr
Greg Walcher says the Washington Post missed the real Palisade story. The Grand Valley’s five irrigation districts voluntarily used less water to stretch the season and save the orchards. A handshake deal he says governments ‘could never pull off.’
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Mountain Minute for 10/22: A new report projects Colorado's passenger rail tax, Issue 7A, would generate $295 million annually, while just $10–15 million would go toward operating expanded train service.
Plus: Evans and Rutinel discuss key issues in CD8, more than 509,000 Coloradans have voted, a Boulder firebombing suspect prepares to change his plea, and a new federal fraud whistleblower initiative.
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Colorado early ballots right now (as of Oct. 20, reported Oct. 21):
📦 585,485 ballots already turned in
🔵 Democrats (registered): 194,551
🔴 Republicans (registered): 142,162
⚪ Unaffiliated: 242,319
If we assume the expected 60-65% of those Unaffiliated ballots go Dem and 35-40% go Rep:
🔵 Dem-leaning total: ~352,000 (about 60%)
🔴 Rep-leaning total: ~227,000 (about 39%)
That’s roughly a 125,000-ballot head start for the blue side on the ballots already sitting in the pile. 😬
Most people still haven’t voted. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 (drop box or in-person after Oct. 26 is the safe play).
Your move, conservatives. 🗳️🔥
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Will Republicans keep the House? Election analyst Seth Keshel says history is against them: the president’s party has lost seats in 20 of 23 midterms. But he sees a ‘puncher’s chance,’ and says Colorado’s 8th District could help decide it. @RealSKeshel @heidiganahl
Colorado lawmakers declared nuclear ‘clean energy.’ Then one sentence in the same bill says it doesn’t count as clean for property taxes. In committee, they made that carve-out even broader. Not one of five amendments tried to fix it. @ShainaCole_
Rep. Ken DeGraaf argues gas at $4.30–$4.40 is still below Biden’s 2022 peak of $5+, and that Iran’s attacks on Hormuz shipping are a major driver of prices. His case: the War Powers Resolution doesn’t require ignoring Iran’s record. @COrepKdeGraaf
Connect for Health Colorado says it gets no taxpayer dollars. Cory Gaines says SB22-081 tells a different story: insurers buy tax credits and CHC keeps the proceeds above $5M, so you keep less of your money. @cory_gaines
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