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This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Armi and Joni Hall. We sincerely appreciate their support toward our mission!
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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The 2024 election showed that the entire country moved to the right. Except Colorado. Governor Jared Polis says that tax cuts in Colorado are why the state moved more toward government control and away from liberty. It definitely wouldn’t be the effective vote-harvesting effort Colorado Democrats have in place. It’s also definitely not related to voting machine passwords being publicly available online for months prior to the election.
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Speaking of the failure that is the existence of Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, an investigation is being launched into her publishing the passwords of voting machines online for months. Now we get to learn if she is above the law or not. We asked our Magic 8-Ball if she would be held accountable for committing a felony. The response was, “very doubtful.”
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Governor Jared Polis has submitted his 2025-2026 budget proposal for the state. Does it really cost $46.1 billion in taxpayer funds to run the Colorado government?
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Will the election of President Donald Trump reignite the debate over moving United States Space Command to Alabama?
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The recreational marijuana sales initiative in Colorado Springs was failing on election night. It appears that this measure is now passing. How will Colorado Springs change if recreational marijuana becomes legal to sell in the city?
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Overseas military ballots are still being counted. This link will keep you apprised of any other changes to the election results.
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One San Francisco proposal would give gift cards to drug users living on the streets if they stay sober. How long before we see this Good Idea Fairy proposal rolled out in Colorado? Jared Polis is clearly fond of modeling California policies.
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Black Hills Energy has released a proposed rate increase that is 32% lower than their previous October rate increase proposal. This sounds like a win that’s still a loss. Increasing less is still increasing.
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Not to be outdone, Colorado Springs City Council voted for a utility rate increase for Colorado Springs Utility customers. The green energy fantasy will bankrupt us all.
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The illegal immigrant taxpayer-funded slush fund in Denver paid $138 million to lease hotels for migrants, and also some vagrants. If you wonder why the immigrant and vagrant problems never get resolved, just follow the money.
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Denver voters were given the opportunity to reject an additional tax increase to fund the vagrant and illegal immigrant industrial complexes. They did reject this tax increase.
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Vagrants started a campfire inside an abandoned motel on South Nevada Avenue. Naturally, the building caught on fire, requiring a significant emergency response.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation wants more of your money, so they’ve implemented a variable fee plan for HOV lanes. Using the HOV lane becomes more expensive when you would really want to use the HOV lane. Because it’s about looting your wallet, not serving your transportation needs.
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Many residents in Colorado Springs are protesting the closure of the Rockrimmon branch of the Pikes Peak Library. Some neighbors are even raising funds to keep this branch open. Should tax dollars be used for libraries in this day and age?
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The City of Colorado Springs is asking for public input into its Downtown Parking and Curb Management Plan. Let them know what you think.
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Who’s excited to shop for Christmas in Downtown Colorado Springs? A campaign has been launched encouraging Christmas shoppers to head downtown to spend their money.
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Also in Downtown Colorado Springs news this week, the city has a new plan. The city is trying to make parking downtown less of a pain.
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Have you noticed the egg shortage at grocery stores? Your authoritarian state government passed a law demanding that all eggs sold in the state come from cage-free chickens by January 2025. In case you weren’t aware, cage-free doesn’t mean that chickens are roaming around in beautiful green pastures.
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Democrat governors Jared Polis and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois are joining forces to fight back against the coming policies of President Donald Trump. The mission statement for Governors Safeguarding Democracy is vaguely worded, as one would expect from scheming politicians. However, we can assume that they will fight any illegal immigration deportation efforts from the Trump administration. This should be fun.
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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, November 25, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, November 26, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, November 19, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, December 10, 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, November 20, 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
Monday, December 2, 5:00 p.m.
Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Committee
City Hall
107 S. Nevada Avenue, Suite 200
Also, online via Microsoft Teams
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 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 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 Mayors 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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