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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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More than 100 Venezuelan gang members have been operating out of Denver with the intent to make the city their U.S. headquarters. Police were fearful of exposing the issue, according to emails obtained by the Denver Gazette. So, the Venezuelan gang problem, stemming from the promotion and acceptance of illegal immigration, is a real problem despite what many have claimed.
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One Airbnb property in Colorado was damaged to the tune of $16,000 by suspected illegal immigrant gang members.
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Mail-in ballots for elections, we are told, are secure and foolproof. However, in reality, ballots are being intercepted in the mail system. Do you ever wonder where your ballot goes once it leaves your hands?
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Further illustrating the chaos of an all-mail ballot voting system, the Postal Service has removed or disabled all trash cans in USPS facilities, citing a potential for ballot theft and other nefarious activities. Voting by mail isn’t as secure as they’d like us to believe.
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The Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has failed spectacularly again. Passwords for voting machines were published publicly on the Secretary of State's website. She tried to downplay the incompetence by stating that these were only “partial passwords” because the spreadsheet only showed one of the two passwords needed to access the voting machines. Reports show that the Secretary of State’s office didn’t even consider changing these compromised passwords until the story leaked to the media.
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What is noteworthy is Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s long history of failing at her job. She has, in the past, sent voter registration cards to illegal aliens who have applied for driver’s licenses. She has done this not once, but twice. She is also famous for attempting to keep Donald Trump off of the ballot in Colorado, a move that led to a rare 9-0 smackdown from the United States Supreme Court. Further, she is under orders from a federal judge to demonstrate that dead voters are not currently on voter rolls in Colorado. When asked if she would resign over her latest scandal of publishing passwords online, she emphatically responded, “No.”
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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was just sentenced to 9 years in prison for compromising voting machines. In response to the Peters charges in 2021, Jena Griswold pushed for the Election Security Act, which was signed into law in 2022. Ironically, Jena Griswold is the first person to violate the law she advocated for. She also violated CRS 1-13-708(2), which means she committed a felony. Will Griswold be held accountable?
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Heidi Ganahl, former GOP nominee for CO governor, announced the results of a two-year investigation into our so-called “gold standard” elections. She intends to tell Colorado voters the truth about our elections and to fix what’s broken.
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The Colorado Springs Airport has received $8 million in federal funds to modernize the concourse at the airport.
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So far, the Colorado Springs Fire Department has responded to around 400 fires started by vagrants. And winter is just starting.
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Taxpayers are paying the Denver School Board Superintendent over $17,000 in bonuses this year. The Superintendent’s annual salary is around $350,000.
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If you live in Pueblo, you could be faced with an 18% increase in your utility costs.
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Governor Jared Polis’ Front Range Rail project is now the recipient of a $66 million federal grant. Will any amount of other people’s money make this fantasy a good idea?
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In 2022, the cost of starting an LLC in the state was reduced to $1. One man in Northglenn took advantage of the reduced fees and created 15,000 businesses. So, when government folks brag about booming small business growth in Colorado, be skeptical.
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Government officials in Jefferson County deliberately over-collected $30 million from taxpayers. Now, they are pushing a measure to let them keep this money and all future TABOR refunds. Distrust in government doesn’t come from nowhere, folks.
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It’s that time of year again. Colorado Springs Utilities is passing on information on how you can save money heating your home this winter. We think the best method is not pursuing a green energy fantasy, but that’s just us.
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Multiple Southern Colorado food banks will receive $2 million in taxpayer funds to provide food to those who need it.
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Amendment 80, on your November ballot, breaks the government monopoly on education and opens the door to school choice. Some fear it may allow private schools to receive public school funding. Should parents have choices in education?
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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
Tuesday, November 12, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, November 12, 1:00 p.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 5, 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, November 12, 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, November 4, 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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