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Here are some of the stories we are following this week. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for up-to-the-minute news.
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It’s time for our annual fundraising drive for Springs Taxpayers United. We could not do what we do without your support. Any donations will support us in our mission to provide unique perspectives and detailed reporting that other outlets are unable or unwilling to provide. We thank you for another year of support and look forward to continuing our mission of being your taxpayer watchdog group for Colorado in 2026.
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Taxpayer-subsidized housing may be on its way to the Old North End. Silver Key has proposed a 47-unit senior apartment complex for the area that would serve people aged 62 and above. This project will require rezoning of the desired lot. Convenient media stories are also supporting the alleged need for taxpayer-funded solutions like this for seniors.
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The highly-contested Royal Pines apartment complex is now being built in the Briargate area of Colorado Springs. Residents of Pine Creek have been fighting the construction of this “affordable housing” development for over a year.
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Colorado Springs Utilities has secured a deal that would stabilize natural gas prices for customers. This effort will reportedly save around $44 million over the next 30 years.
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The Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Council is sounding the alarm on the impact of the extraordinary growth and cost of Colorado government under Jared Polis. You can have big government, or you can have prosperity. You cannot have both.
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In related news, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission will force us all to get rid of gas furnaces and water heaters before 2050. This will be an incredible financial hardship for millions of citizens, but the PUC must pursue the Polis “clean” energy fantasy. Do you believe you are represented by your government, or ruled by your government?
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is failing again. She states that Colorado is the “gold standard” for election integrity. If that’s the case, why don’t the reporting numbers for El Paso County match what Griswold publishes on the Secretary of State’s website?
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Also, this week, in Jena Griswold fails, she is now refusing to comply with a recent Department of Justice directive to allow the DOJ to analyze voter rolls to ensure accuracy. Is anyone surprised by her childish antics anymore?
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Colorado is one of 21 states that are refusing to provide SNAP benefit information to the federal government. The Trump administration wants to ensure benefits go only to citizens, and also audit state information for fraud. Colorado refuses to comply, which may lead to an end to federal spending on SNAP here.
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Governor Polis is looking to cut state contributions to public employee pensions to pay for his never-ending wish list of government programs that waste taxpayer money. Tick-tock goes the fiscal time bomb in Colorado.
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One apartment complex owner in Denver is shocked at how much damage one taxpayer-supported tenant can do. The tenant, who was on government housing assistance, left the unit in shambles and even contaminated the property with meth. Only the landlord is stuck with the repair bills. All landlords are now forced by Colorado law to take tenants like this who abuse taxpayer-funded rental assistance and destroy property.
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Colorado State Senator Faith Winter was killed in a car accident over the Thanksgiving holiday. She was the main proponent of the taxpayer-funded FAMLI paid leave program, as well as many other big government programs.
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Colorado taxpayers have been paying for the health care for around 12,000 illegal aliens. Changes in federal law now forbid this practice, and illegal aliens are left to pay their own bills.
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Changes in federal law are also impacting various nonprofits in Colorado, which have grown accustomed to living at the expense of taxpayers.
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Colorado has seen record taxpayer spending on K-12 education, with diminishing results to show for it. Student enrollment, test scores, and even teacher salaries have all declined. So, where is all this money going?
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Retail theft in Colorado has cost retailers and consumers billions ever since the legislature made certain crimes free from consequences. The legislative plans are working exactly as intended.
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Speaking of legislative plans, when they cried about the taxpayer-funded school lunch program going broke in order to pass Propositions LL and MM last November, they were lying. There was no budget shortfall for the program. Just another day for Colorado’s corrupt government.
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Colorado has made national news for failing to protect the public after a parolee, who had an extensive criminal history, carjacked a vehicle and killed a father and three young children in a horrible automobile accident. Your Colorado government intentionally makes you more vulnerable to the dangerous behavior of criminals.
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Would you like to know the location of all Flock traffic monitoring cameras in Colorado and around the nation? Well, here you go!
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Front-Range voters who voted to reintroduce wolves into Colorado may soon get more than they bargained for. One wolf that is being tracked with an electronic collar is getting very close to Denver. We sow, then we reap. This is the circle of life.
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The Palmer Lake Board of Trustees filled a board vacancy created by the recall effort in the Town. Tony Beltran will fill this seat until next November.
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The provider that supplies broadband for the Colorado Springs Utilities broadband boondoggle is being sold. What will this mean for CSU? One Colorado Springs City Councilmember wants an update from CSU on the future of their wasteful and unnecessary foray into broadband.
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President Donald Trump is publicly defending Tina Peters, who was convicted of tampering with voting equipment.
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Here are some upcoming meetings in the area. We hope you can attend one or more! If there are other public meetings you’d like to see announced here, please drop us a line. We are happy to include them in an upcoming newsletter. These might be government-related, candidate, or elected official meetings. Thanks!
Colorado Springs City Council Meetings
Monday, December 8, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, December 9, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners Meetings
Tuesday, December 9, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors
Wednesday, December 17, 1:00 p.m.
Utilities Board of Directors
Blue River Board Room
Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower, 5th Floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Friday, December 19, 9:00 a.m.
Front Range Passenger Rail Board of Directors Meeting
Online Meeting - Registration Required
Information and Agenda
View the full Colorado Springs City Council meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Board of El Paso County Commissioners meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Colorado Springs Utilities Board meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings. Please also follow CSU on social media at their Facebook Page and on Twitter.
Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Since most of the City and County board and commission meetings are not televised or recorded, we are trying to remedy that. We now have a camera and a tripod for volunteers to check out for future meetings.
If you have a tip about a story in the Pikes Peak region that you aren’t seeing reported, let us know. We will see what we can find out.
How to Contact City and County Officials:
City Hall
107 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 385-5986
Contact City Council
Mayor's Office
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 601
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
(719) 385-5900
Contact the Mayor's Office
County Commissioners
200 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2202
Phone: (719) 520-7276
https://www.elpasoco.com/contact-us/
Thank you!
Rebecca
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