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Wildlife officials sued for skipping NEPA regs to release wolves in Colorado
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Wildlife officials sued for skipping NEPA regs to release wolves in Colorado

By Colorado Peak Politics Radical big city environmentalists have been using federal red tape against westerners for decades to kick us off the public lands in our backyard and deprive us of every livelihood it provides, from natural resources to recreation. It’s past time for some payback. So thank you Colorado Conservation Alliance for filing a lawsuit against the state and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to follow those same rules and regulations in their zealous pursuit of turning loose apex predators loose in the high country. The Fence Post reports from the lawsuit: The defendants did not conduct the environmental review process under NEPA for the action of taking an apex predator (the gray wolf) from a population hundreds of miles away and introducing...
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Denver tells migrants it’s closing time — don’t have to go home, but can’t stay here
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Denver tells migrants it’s closing time — don’t have to go home, but can’t stay here

By Colorado Peak Politics Sanctuary City Denver is literally showing migrants the door with the offer of free* travel tickets to somewhere else now that the cold weather emergency has ended that allowed families to stay six weeks in area shelters. It’s closing time, they’ll be told after three weeks. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. Venezuelan migrants tell Westword they are getting ticket offers to leave shelters before check-out time. Yet many say they want to stay even though they can’t find work without proper work permits, or a place to live. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO PEAK POLITICS
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At CU Boulder, professor becomes a butterfly to cope with climate anxiety
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At CU Boulder, professor becomes a butterfly to cope with climate anxiety

BY Molly Cruse | COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO Sporting an emerald-green morph suit and carrying a suitcase overflowing with colorful costumes and props, Beth Osnes certainly turned heads as she walked into the Colorado Public Radio newsroom.  Moments after her arrival, Osnes had transformed the newsroom’s largest conference room into a tropical, butterfly oasis. With the tables and chairs pushed to one side, in their place was a human-sized, leaf-shaped rug, laminated placards of a butterfly’s life cycle, and a giant, green hammock in one corner. A speaker in the middle of the room cemented the transformation by playing a soundtrack complete with bird song, music and the sound of trickling water. Osnes, who teaches theatre and environmental studies at the University of Colorado o...
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Libs of Tik Tok exposes Colo Dem’s bill letting felons change their name
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Libs of Tik Tok exposes Colo Dem’s bill letting felons change their name

By Colorado Peak Politics The Colorado legislature, as featured on Libs of Tik Tok, wants to make it easier for convicted felons to change their names — but only those seeking gender affirming care. The story featured in the video is from 9News, which highlighted this person’s unverified claim about Florida law, that we could not substantiate. Florida does have a three-strikes law for felony offenders. But charging prostitutes with a felony for getting three misdemeanors? READ FULL ARTICLE ON COLORADOPEAKPOLITICS.COM
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Polis plans to fool ranchers again with radical appointees to Parks and Wildlife
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Polis plans to fool ranchers again with radical appointees to Parks and Wildlife

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS Gov. Polis’s cronies at Parks and Wildlife have apologized for being so secretive and deceitful with ranchers and locals about releasing dangerous wolves into their backyard and promises to be more cooperative and transparent in the future. We suspect it’s a trap. And so it is, confirms Rachel Gabel, assistant editor of The Fence Post Magazine, and a member of one of the state’s 12,000 cattle-raising families. Writing in Colorado Politics, Gabel reveals we’re just all being lulled into complacency long enough for Polis to screw us yet again when it comes to his new appointments to lead the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW). Apologies and assurances mean nothing so long as no one is willing to stand against Gov. Jared Polis’s ex...
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Migrants cost Sanctuary City schools $17.5 million, Colo taxpayers stuck with bill
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Migrants cost Sanctuary City schools $17.5 million, Colo taxpayers stuck with bill

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS Sanctuary City has thousands of new students this school year who are projected to cost Denver Public Schools an additional $17.5 million. Hang onto your wallets PeakNation™  because state taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill for the additional costs above Denver school’s $1.3 billion annual budget this year. Thanks to President Biden’s open asylum policy, the influx of migrant students in Denver has risen to almost 3,000 and continues to grow weekly. Denver Public Schools is asking the state for a one-time adjustment in increased funding, which must be approved and funded by the state legislature, reports the Denver Post. Denver schools are currently juggling some money already in the coffers, and the dip in enrollment from past yea...
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Griswold wants a law banning certain Republicans from running for office
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Griswold wants a law banning certain Republicans from running for office

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS When Secretary of State Jena Griswold claims to be all about protecting Democracy and free and fair elections, what she means is, controlling who is even allowed to run for office. For example, the only requirements to be governor in Colorado are U.S. citizenship, state residency for at least two years, and the person must be at least 30 years old. Yet Griswold wants to create more qualifications and has Republicans in her crosshairs. First it was Donald Trump, now it’s his supporters. Griswold announced this week she plans to crack down on so-called fake elector schemes, which may or may not be a real thing. READ FULL ARTICLE ON COLORADOPEAKPOLITICS.COM
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Polis Promise made; promise denied. Property taxes to spike 25%
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Polis Promise made; promise denied. Property taxes to spike 25%

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS The bill is coming due for living in a state controlled by a tax-and-spend political party and homeowners will be paying the brunt of it this year when property taxes are projected to spike an average of 25%. PeakNation™ will recall Gov. Polis and his Democrat buddies in the state legislature promised us property tax relief last year, but instead gave us a tax hike ballot measure that failed miserably. Because it was a tax hike, not a tax break. Then Polis called a special session of his cronies to hold a special session and he promised to seriously cut property taxes that time, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Again his word meant nothing. Promises made, promises denied. You know the old saying, fool us once, shame on you, fool us...
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New GOP leader Pugliese says the fight is on to make Colo safer and more affordable
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New GOP leader Pugliese says the fight is on to make Colo safer and more affordable

SOURCE: Colorado Peak Politics State Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs was elected Thursday by State House Republicans to lead their caucus and serve as minority leader. Her top task — growing the caucus and bring some balance to the policies passed by controlling Democrats who keep trying to tilt this state to the bizarre far left. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0I...
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New councilwoman investigated for shady spending habits after entire staff quits
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New councilwoman investigated for shady spending habits after entire staff quits

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS Shady spending habits by newly elected Denver City Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez, including $14,000 for a Halloween parade float, are under investigation by an ethics panel. The complaint was filed by one of her staffers, all of whom quit after only five months. More than $4,200 of that parade float money went to her ex-husband. The ethics board is investigating the suspect spending that also includes alcohol purchases, a $300 flight upgrade for a trip to Chile, and a questionable per diem payment. Denverite broke the story: These records show Alvidrez requesting reimbursements for things potentially barred under spending rules or that raised concerns about spending transparency among her staff. The complaint document also alleges that Al...
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