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Lucas Brown is not a patient man. With only 2 days left in a 90 day stay at the Pueblo County jail, he decided 88 days was enough and escaped . . . briefly. Now he'll be there a little while longer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian Escalante, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners joins Sheriff Steve Reams (in for Dan) to discuss the latest egregious gun grab bill (SB25-003) currently making its way through the Colorado General Assembly. Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero joins the program with update on an officer-involved shooting death of a gang member who wounded several officers himself before being taken out.

Dave Moore welcomes Carma Loontjer to the podcast. She is the newest Development Director of the SRDA.  The SRDA is the Senior Resource Development Agency. The program helps seniors in Pueblo County through 12 different programs.  The most visible program is likely the Meals on Wheels program where food is delivered to home bound seniors.  Another popular program is the SRDA Transportation Service is Curb-to-Curb throughout the City and County of Pueblo. There is no charge for the services, however a voluntary $2 contribution per leg of your trip is accepted.The hours of service are 8:00am – 5:00pm for the City of Pueblo, Boone/Mesa and Pueblo West. The last pick up is at approximately 4:15pm. (Includes the communities of: Pueblo, Pueblo West, Vineland (Mesa), and Baxter.) They also offer congregate meals for those over 60 and a recreation center that serves as a place for seniors to hang out with others.  All of these programs support the mission of SRDA which is to provide programs and projects that enhance the quality of life for the senior community of Pueblo and increase opportunities for independent living.  

Food, Fun, and Programs Galore! The Senior Resource Development Agency (SRDA) in Pueblo, CO, has been serving the senior community for over 53 years. Since 1971, this iconic agency has grown, expanded, and remained dedicated to its mission of providing essential programs for all area seniors. In this episode, Senior Moments sits down with Carma Loontjer from SRDA to explore the vital role this senior center plays in fostering connection and joy in the city of Pueblo, Colorado. Carma shares the 12 essential services and programs SRDA offers, from social events and fitness classes to critical support services. Hear heartwarming stories of how SRDA has created a welcoming space where seniors can connect, stay active, be safe, and live life to the fullest. Congratulations to the SRDA for enhancing the lives of seniors in Pueblo County for over five decades. To learn more about the SRDA in Pueblo CO, or to become a volunteer visit www.srda.org or call 719-545-8900.  If you're in the Pueblo area, stop by 230 North Union Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81003. If you love hearing about all things Senior…be sure to like, follow and share our episodes!  If you would like to learn more about Senior Centers, or to become a part of our Love A Senior Center Project plan, visit our website and share your story with us!   Thanks for listening! 

Amber Shipley from CDOT joins Dave Moore on the podcast to discuss everything you need to know if you're on the move in Pueblo County and beyond. The upcoming construction project at I-25 and the Belmont Bypass will be a diverging diamond. She lets drivers know what they can and cannot do when they're driving by a snow plow in the winter. 

An investigation is underway in Pueblo County where at ten-year-old child was hit and killed by a semitruck.  The accident happened around 5:30 this morning along U.S. Highway 50, just east of Pueblo. 

An investigation is underway in Pueblo County where at ten-year-old child was hit and killed by a semitruck.  The accident happened around 5:30 this morning along U.S. Highway 50, just east of Pueblo. 

A Pueblo County deputy is recovering at home after being exposed to fentanyl, and it looks like this is the last day for smoky skies over Colorado. 

A Pueblo County deputy is recovering at home after being exposed to fentanyl, and it looks like this is the last day for smoky skies over Colorado. 

In this newscast, I look at a human plague case reported in Pueblo County, Colorado.

Recorded on, June 25th, 2024. On this episode Coach V previews Pueblo West, Cañon City, Pueblo Centennial, Pueblo South, Pueblo Central, Pueblo County, Pueblo East, Durango, and Dolores Huerta Prep ahead of the 2024 season. He talks about their season last year, departures, key players/additions, and predicts their record.  Intro 0:00- 1:55  Pueblo West 1:56- 12:09 Cañon City 12:10- 20:56 Pueblo Centennial 20:57- 24:39 Pueblo South 24:40- 34:34 Pueblo Central 34:35- 44:22 Pueblo County 44:23- 54:44 Pueblo East 54:45- 1:08:24 Durango 1:08:25- 1:17:55 Dolores Huerta Prep 1:17:56- 1:23:20 Outro 1:23:21- 1:26:18 https://linktr.ee/PlaymakersCorner Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlaymakerCorner Tik Tok: Playmakers Corner Instagram: https:https://www.instagram.com/playmakerscorner/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaymakerCorner Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUEcv0BIfXT78kNEtk1pbxQ/featured  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/playmakerscorner  Website: https://playmakerscorner.com/  Listen to us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rkM8hKtf8eqDPy2xqOPqr  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cycle-365/id1484493484?uo=4  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-cycle-365 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mODg4MWYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz

Officials say the Oak Ridge Fire in Pueblo County is still at zero-percent containment and Colorado Springs Utilities is asking for help in reducing energy use during peak hours. 

Officials say the Oak Ridge Fire in Pueblo County is still at zero-percent containment and Colorado Springs Utilities is asking for help in reducing energy use during peak hours. 

A child is dead after they were hit by a vehicle in Colorado Springs and Pueblo County authorities are investigating what appears to be a deadly case of child abuse.

A child is dead after they were hit by a vehicle in Colorado Springs and Pueblo County authorities are investigating what appears to be a deadly case of child abuse.

Two arrested in attempted bank robbery, new details about a Pueblo County teacher's arrest, your weather and more.

Two arrested in attempted bank robbery, new details about a Pueblo County teacher's arrest, your weather and more.

A gruesome discovery in Pueblo, Colorado, has led to the arrest of Solomon Martinez, a 26-year-old man suspected of being involved in a horrific homicide. On January 10, the Pueblo Police Department responded to a report of a homicide and found the lifeless body of an adult female victim in Fountain Creek. As the investigation unfolded, disturbing details emerged, including the discovery of a severed human hand in Martinez's coat pocket. Authorities swiftly apprehended Martinez on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the gruesome incident. An arrest affidavit, reviewed by the Pueblo Chieftain, revealed that inside Martinez's left chest pocket, investigators found a plastic bag containing a human hand believed to belong to the victim. Shockingly, the suspect admitted to police that the severed hand had been in his jacket for two days. The grim discovery began with a tip from one of Martinez's roommates, who alerted the police about a body in the creek. According to the arrest affidavit, Martinez had appeared at a car wash on January 9 with blood on his hands and dirt on his clothing, raising suspicion among those who encountered him. Adding to the chilling account of events, a friend of the roommate claimed to have been in a car with Martinez on the same day. During their journey, they alleged that Martinez took a decapitated woman's body out of the trunk of his vehicle and dragged it toward Fountain Creek, as stated in the affidavit. Shockingly, this witness recorded a video of the scene after Martinez left and shared it with multiple individuals, including the police. However, upon his arrest, Martinez shifted blame, claiming that the witness who recorded the video was responsible for the victim's murder. He vehemently denied any involvement in the killing or dismemberment. Solomon Martinez currently remains in detention at Pueblo County jail, where he is held on a $1 million cash-only bond. He awaits his next scheduled appearance in Pueblo District court. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities yet to release further details. The Pueblo County Coroner's Office is tasked with determining the cause and manner of the victim's death. The deceased woman has been identified as Renee Marie Portillos, aged 47, by the coroner's office. An autopsy has been completed, and her next of kin has been notified. The disturbing nature of this case has left the local community and law enforcement authorities deeply unsettled. As the investigation progresses, more information may come to light, shedding further light on the harrowing events leading to this tragic incident. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

A gruesome discovery in Pueblo, Colorado, has led to the arrest of Solomon Martinez, a 26-year-old man suspected of being involved in a horrific homicide. On January 10, the Pueblo Police Department responded to a report of a homicide and found the lifeless body of an adult female victim in Fountain Creek. As the investigation unfolded, disturbing details emerged, including the discovery of a severed human hand in Martinez's coat pocket. Authorities swiftly apprehended Martinez on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the gruesome incident. An arrest affidavit, reviewed by the Pueblo Chieftain, revealed that inside Martinez's left chest pocket, investigators found a plastic bag containing a human hand believed to belong to the victim. Shockingly, the suspect admitted to police that the severed hand had been in his jacket for two days. The grim discovery began with a tip from one of Martinez's roommates, who alerted the police about a body in the creek. According to the arrest affidavit, Martinez had appeared at a car wash on January 9 with blood on his hands and dirt on his clothing, raising suspicion among those who encountered him. Adding to the chilling account of events, a friend of the roommate claimed to have been in a car with Martinez on the same day. During their journey, they alleged that Martinez took a decapitated woman's body out of the trunk of his vehicle and dragged it toward Fountain Creek, as stated in the affidavit. Shockingly, this witness recorded a video of the scene after Martinez left and shared it with multiple individuals, including the police. However, upon his arrest, Martinez shifted blame, claiming that the witness who recorded the video was responsible for the victim's murder. He vehemently denied any involvement in the killing or dismemberment. Solomon Martinez currently remains in detention at Pueblo County jail, where he is held on a $1 million cash-only bond. He awaits his next scheduled appearance in Pueblo District court. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities yet to release further details. The Pueblo County Coroner's Office is tasked with determining the cause and manner of the victim's death. The deceased woman has been identified as Renee Marie Portillos, aged 47, by the coroner's office. An autopsy has been completed, and her next of kin has been notified. The disturbing nature of this case has left the local community and law enforcement authorities deeply unsettled. As the investigation progresses, more information may come to light, shedding further light on the harrowing events leading to this tragic incident. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

A gruesome discovery in Pueblo, Colorado, has led to the arrest of Solomon Martinez, a 26-year-old man suspected of being involved in a horrific homicide. On January 10, the Pueblo Police Department responded to a report of a homicide and found the lifeless body of an adult female victim in Fountain Creek. As the investigation unfolded, disturbing details emerged, including the discovery of a severed human hand in Martinez's coat pocket. Authorities swiftly apprehended Martinez on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the gruesome incident. An arrest affidavit, reviewed by the Pueblo Chieftain, revealed that inside Martinez's left chest pocket, investigators found a plastic bag containing a human hand believed to belong to the victim. Shockingly, the suspect admitted to police that the severed hand had been in his jacket for two days. The grim discovery began with a tip from one of Martinez's roommates, who alerted the police about a body in the creek. According to the arrest affidavit, Martinez had appeared at a car wash on January 9 with blood on his hands and dirt on his clothing, raising suspicion among those who encountered him. Adding to the chilling account of events, a friend of the roommate claimed to have been in a car with Martinez on the same day. During their journey, they alleged that Martinez took a decapitated woman's body out of the trunk of his vehicle and dragged it toward Fountain Creek, as stated in the affidavit. Shockingly, this witness recorded a video of the scene after Martinez left and shared it with multiple individuals, including the police. However, upon his arrest, Martinez shifted blame, claiming that the witness who recorded the video was responsible for the victim's murder. He vehemently denied any involvement in the killing or dismemberment. Solomon Martinez currently remains in detention at Pueblo County jail, where he is held on a $1 million cash-only bond. He awaits his next scheduled appearance in Pueblo District court. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities yet to release further details. The Pueblo County Coroner's Office is tasked with determining the cause and manner of the victim's death. The deceased woman has been identified as Renee Marie Portillos, aged 47, by the coroner's office. An autopsy has been completed, and her next of kin has been notified. The disturbing nature of this case has left the local community and law enforcement authorities deeply unsettled. As the investigation progresses, more information may come to light, shedding further light on the harrowing events leading to this tragic incident. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

One person injured after a vehicle when off a bridge, burn ban in Pueblo County, your weather and more.

One person injured after a vehicle when off a bridge, burn ban in Pueblo County, your weather and more.

State investigators say they are working closely with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to probe a deadly train derailment in Pueblo County. 

State investigators say they are working closely with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to probe a deadly train derailment in Pueblo County. 

On this episode Simon Villanoz (Coach V) previews a ton of 4A, 3A, and some 2A teams from down in Southern Colorado and Pueblo. He talks about Pueblo West, Canon City, Pueblo Centennial, Pueblo South, Pueblo Central, Pueblo County, Pueblo East, Lamar, La Junta, and Durango. He talks about last season, graduating seniors/departures, key players, and predicts next season.  Intro 0:00- 3:20 Pueblo West 3:21-18:20 Canon City 18:21- 27:59 Pueblo Centennial 28:00- 37:50 Pueblo South 37:51- 49:14 Pueblo Central 49:15- 59:54 Pueblo County 59:55- 1:10:31 Pueblo East 1:10:32- 1:19:39 Lamar 1:19:40- 1:27:08 La Junta 1:27:09- 1:36:40 Durango 1:36:41- 1:46:52 Outro 1:46:53- 1:47:41 https://linktr.ee/PlaymakersCorner Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlaymakerCorner Tik Tok: Playmakers Corner Instagram: https:https://www.instagram.com/playmakerscorner/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaymakerCorner Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUEcv0BIfXT78kNEtk1pbxQ/featured  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/playmakerscorner  Website: https://playmakerscorner.com/  Listen to us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rkM8hKtf8eqDPy2xqOPqr  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cycle-365/id1484493484?uo=4  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-cycle-365 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mODg4MWYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz

Lauren Boebert's fundraising lags Democratic challenger Adam Frisch | Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) raises $450K as her GOP challenger has yet to start fundraising | Anti-LGBTQ laws are being struck down around the country for violating First Amendment rights | Utah Supreme Court considers challenge to GOP gerrymandered Congressional map | Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declares a state of emergency around homelessness | Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph Band play Vail on July 24.Song playsIntro by hostWelcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod's Talking Politics, every Monday.Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE:Lauren Boebert's Democratic challenger raised 3x what she did in the 2nd quarterBY: SARA WILSON - JULY 17, 2023 4:07 PMDemocrat Adam Frisch raised over three times what Republican incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert did over the last three months in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, as the seat appears likely to be a competitive — and expensive — race in 2024.In 2022, Boebert beat Frisch for a second term by 546 votes. Both candidates are actively fundraising with 16 months until a general election rematch.Frisch reported raising about $2.6 million during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, which ran from April to June, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The former Aspen City Council member spent about $1.4 million and has about $2.5 million in cash on hand.During his 2022 campaign, Frisch raised about $6.7 million, including personal loans, and spent about $6.4 million.Boebert reported raising over $800,000 from April to June. She spent a bit over $400,000 and has about $1.4 million in the bank.In 2022, Boebert raised almost $8 million and spent about $7.4 million.Both candidates brought in a large amount of donations under $200 that don't need to be individually listed on reports — about 66% of Frisch's cash and 47% of Boebert's.Frisch listed about 1,400 individual donations from Colorado residents for a total of about $280,000. Boebert listed about 600 donations from people in Colorado, raising about $150,000.Both Boebert and Frisch spent heavily on advertising during the quarter. Frisch reported spending over $600,000 on contact list acquisition and digital advertising and another $290,000 on direct mail. Boebert spent $52,000 on digital advertising and over $100,000 on direct mail. She reported spending over $28,000 on campaign-related travel during the quarter.The 3rd Congressional District encompasses the Western Slope, San Luis Valley and swings east to Pueblo County.In other districts - Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo in the 8th Congressional District raised about $450,000 during the quarter. She spent about $120,000 and has about $625,000 in cash on hand.Republican Scott James has announced his candidacy but has not reported any raising or spending so far this cycle.The National Republican Congressional Committee listed the district as a target race for 2024, priming it for an influx of national party attention and resources. At the same time, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will also likely pour money into the race, listing Caraveo as a potential vulnerable freshman member.The 8th Congressional District includes Denver's northeast suburbs into Weld County.ARIZONA MIRROR:.Anti-LGBTQ laws in the US are getting struck down for limiting free speechDR. MARK SATTAJULY 13, 2023 7:11 AMAnti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023 included measures to deny gender-affirming care to trans children. Photo by Mario Tama | Getty Images via The ConversationNearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures in the U.S. in 2023. Many of those bills seek to reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care for transgender minors or to ban drag performances in places where minors could view them.Most of those bills have not become law. But many of those that have did not survive legal scrutiny when challenged in court.A notable feature of these rulings is how many rely on the First Amendment's protection of free speech. In several of the decisions, judges used harsh language to describe what they deemed to be assaults on a fundamental American right.Here's a summary of some of the most notable legal outcomes:Drag performancesSeveral states passed laws aimed at restricting drag performances. These laws were quickly challenged in court. So far, judges have sided with those challenging these laws.On June 2, 2023, a federal judge permanently enjoined Tennessee's attempt to limit drag performances by restricting “adult entertainment” featuring “male or female impersonators.” When a law is permanently enjoined, it can no longer be enforced unless an appeals court reverses the decision.The judge ruled on broad grounds that Tennessee's law violated freedom of speech, writing that it “reeks with constitutional maladies of vagueness and overbreadth fatal to statutes that regulate First Amendment rights.” He also ruled that the law was passed for the “impermissible purpose of chilling constitutionally-protected speech” and that it engaged in viewpoint discrimination, which occurs when a law regulates speech from a disfavored perspective.Three weeks later, a federal judge granted a temporary injunction against Florida's anti-drag law on similar grounds.And in Utah, a federal judge required the city of St. George to grant a permit for a drag show, ruling that the city had applied an ordinance in a discriminatory manner in order to prevent the family-friendly drag show from happening. As in the other cases, the judge's ruling was based on First Amendment precedent.Gender-affirming careOn June 20, 2023, a federal judge permanently enjoined an Arkansas law, passed in 2021 over the veto of then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson, preventing transgender minors from receiving various kinds of gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy.The judge held that Arkansas' law violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause – which ensures laws are applied equally regardless of social characteristics like race or gender – because the law discriminated on the basis of sex.Arkansas claimed its law was passed in order to protect children and to safeguard medical ethics. The judge agreed that these were legitimate state interests, but rejected Arkansas' claim that its law furthered those ends.The judge also held that Arkansas' law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of medical care providers because the law would have prevented them from providing referrals for gender transition medical treatment.During June 2023, federal judges in Florida and Indiana granted temporary injunctions against enforcement of similar state laws. This means that these laws cannot be enforced until a full trial is conducted – and only if that trial results in a ruling that these laws are constitutional.Free speech for the LGBTQ communityIn striking down these unconstitutional state laws on First Amendment grounds, many judges went out of their way to reinforce the point that freedom of speech protects views about sexual orientation and gender identity that may be unpopular in conservative areas.In his ruling on the St. George, Utah case, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer stressed that “Public spaces are public spaces. Public spaces are not private spaces. Public spaces are not majority spaces. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution ensures that all citizens, popular or not, majority or minority, conventional or unconventional, have access to public spaces for public expression.”Nuffer also noted that “Public officials and the city governments in which they serve are trustees of constitutional rights for all citizens.” Protecting the constitutional rights of all citizens includes protecting the constitutional rights of members of the LGBTQ community and of other gender-nonconforming people.Free speech rights also extend to those who want to use speech in order to help promote the well-being of LGBTQ people. In ruling that Arkansas' law violated the First Amendment, Judge Jay Moody stated that the state law “prevents doctors from informing their patients where gender transition treatment may be available” and that it “effectively bans their ability to speak to patients about these treatments because the physician is not allowed to tell their patient where it is available.” For this reason, he held that the law violated the First Amendment.As additional anti-LGBTQ state laws are challenged in court, judges are likely to continue to use the First Amendment to show how such laws fail to respect Americans' fundamental free speech rights.This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The ConversationNEW YORK TIMES:Utah G.O.P.'s Map Carved Up Salt Lake Democrats to dilute their power. Is that legal?The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether a congressional map drawn to dilute Democratic votes was subject to judicial review, or a political issue beyond its reach.By Michael WinesJuly 11, 2023Last week, Utah's Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of arguments put forward by the State Legislature that it had essentially unreviewable power to draw a map of the state's congressional districts that diluted the votes of Democrats.The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a map in 2021 that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County, the state's most populous county, and scattered its voters among the state's four U.S. House districts, all of which were predominantly Republican.The lawmakers acted after repealing a law — enacted by Utah voters in a 2018 ballot initiative — that outlawed political maps unduly favoring a candidate or political party.The Legislature's map was widely acknowledged at the time to be a partisan gerrymander, including by the Republican governor, Spencer J. Cox, who noted at the time that both parties often produced skewed maps.The question before the justices on Tuesday was whether the state's courts could hear a lawsuit challenging the Legislature's map, or whether partisan maps were a political issue beyond their jurisdiction. It was not clear when the court would hand down a ruling.Much of Tuesday's hearing — which was streamed on the state court's website — focused on the Legislature's repeal of the 2018 ballot initiative, given the provision in the State Constitution that all political power resides with the people and that they have the right “to alter and reform” their government.Mark Gaber is a lawyer for the Campaign Legal Center, an advocacy law firm based in Washington that represents the plaintiffs in the case before the court. He said, “the Legislature has for decades engaged in this anti-democratic distortion of the process. And the people said: ‘We have had enough. We are going to alter and reform our government and recognize that we hold the political power in this state.'”Taylor Meehan, a lawyer with the law firm Consovoy McCarthy who is representing the Legislature, said Utah citizens had many ways to exercise political influence even after the repeal. “The people can advocate for a constitutional amendment,” Ms. Meehan said. “The people also can elect and lobby and propose ideas to their Legislature. The Legislature will still be politically accountable for whether they vote maps up or down.”Chief Justice Matthew Durrant questioned the claim. “That seems like an empty promise,” he said. “Ultimately, under the system you're suggesting, the Legislature is always going to have the final say.”In court filings, legislators said that the State Constitution gave them exclusive authority to draw political maps, and that the plaintiffs were trying to impose “illusory standards of political equality” on the mapmaking process.With the U.S. Supreme Court having barred federal courts from deciding partisan gerrymander cases, state courts are becoming a crucial battleground for opponents of skewed maps. Joshua A. Douglas, an expert on state constitution protections for voting at the University of Kentucky, said the growing body of legal precedents in state gerrymandering cases was important because many state constitutions shared similar protections for elections and voters, often derived from one another.Courts in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Alaska, New York and, last week, New Mexico have ruled that partisan gerrymanders can be unconstitutional. So have courts in Ohio and North Carolina. However, the Ohio court proved unable to force the legislature to comply with its rulings, and the North Carolina decision was overturned in April after elections shifted the court's majority from Democratic to Republican.The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear a challenge to that state's congressional and legislative maps in September. And a lawsuit contesting an extreme Republican gerrymander of the Wisconsin Legislature is widely expected after an April election gave liberals a majority on the state's high court.Perhaps the closest analogy to the Utah gerrymander is in Nashville, where the latest congressional map by the Republican-led state legislature divided the city's former Democratic-majority U.S. House district among three heavily Republican districts. Democrats have not challenged the map in state courts, presumably because they see little prospect of winning in a State Supreme Court dominated by Republican appointees.In Utah's case, however, the State Supreme Court's five justices do not have reputations for bending easily to political winds. They are chosen through a merit-based selection process.The Utah plaintiffs — the state chapter of the League of Women Voters, the advocacy group Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and a handful of Utah voters —say that the gerrymandered map ignores a host of state constitutional provisions, including guarantees of free speech, free association and equal protection — provisions that they say should be read as prohibiting partisan maps.Republican legislators contend that they had the right to repeal the 2018 redistricting law, just as they could any other state law. And they say that the plaintiffs' aim is no different than their own: to tilt the playing field in their side's favor.But Katie Wright, the executive director of Better Boundaries — the group that led the effort to pass the redistricting law and that is backing the lawsuit — argued that there was a difference between the two. She noted that the Utah Legislature's disclosure of its new maps in 2021 sparked an unusually large public outcry that continues even today.“The reason we have this gerrymandered map is to keep the people who are in power in power,” she said. “But Utahns have not given up.”Michael Wines writes about voting and other election-related issues. Since joining The Times in 1988, he has covered the Justice Department, the White House, Congress, Russia, southern Africa, China and various other topics.  More about Michael WinesA version of this article appears in print on July 12, 2023, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Utah's Supreme Court Weighs State Gerrymandering Case. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | COLORADO SUN:Denver's new mayor declares state of emergency on homelessness, sets goal of housing 1,000 unsheltered people by end of 2023Elliott Wenzler9:54 AM MDT on Jul 18, 2023In his first full day as Denver's new mayor, Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency around homelessness and announced that he plans to house 1,000 unsheltered people by the end of the year.Johnston said he will tour 78 neighborhoods across the city to accomplish his goal and that his staff will work with landlords, property owners and hotels to find housing availability. His administration is also looking at nearly 200 public plots to place tiny home communities where people experiencing homelessness can be housed.“This is what we think is the most important crisis the city is facing,” Johnston said at a news conference at the Denver's City and County Building. “We took the oath yesterday to commit to taking on this problem.”Homelessness has been an increasingly polarizing issue in Denver and it was a major focus on Johnston's mayoral campaign. He vowed to create tiny home communities on city-owned property as a way to get people off the street.Johnston said the state of emergency declaration will help the city access state and “possibly” federal funding. He also said it would allow the city to more quickly work through construction, renovation and permitting processes for new housing units.“And it sends a real message to all the rest of the state that we are deeply focused on this. We have real evidence to support that housing first as a strategy will get the great majority of people access to the support they need to stay housed and then access follow up resources,” he said. Johnston's inaugural address Monday was centered on the theme of what he called the “dream of Denver.” He mentioned housing costs, safety, mental illness, addiction and reimagining downtown as top priorities.Johnston said “Those of us on this stage took an oath today. But for us to succeed, every Denverite must take their own oath- an oath to dream, to serve, and to deliver. To dream (of) a Denver bold enough to include all of us. To serve our city above ourselves. To march on shoulder to shoulder, undeterred by failure, until we deliver results.”And your unsolicited concert pick of the week, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue! With special guests Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, and the Robert Randolph Band. Monday July 24 at the Gerald Ford Amphitheatre in Vail. I've seen every one of these acts, and I'll just any one of them would be worth the trip on their own.  Welp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from Colorado Sun, New York Times, Colorado Newsline, Arizona Mirror, and Denver's Westword.Thank you for listening! See you next time.

Lauren Boebert's fundraising lags Democratic challenger Adam Frisch | Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) raises $450K as her GOP challenger has yet to start fundraising | Anti-LGBTQ laws are being struck down around the country for violating First Amendment rights | Utah Supreme Court considers challenge to GOP gerrymandered Congressional map | Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declares a state of emergency around homelessness | Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph Band play Vail on July 24.Song playsIntro by hostWelcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod's Talking Politics, every Monday.Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE:Lauren Boebert's Democratic challenger raised 3x what she did in the 2nd quarterBY: SARA WILSON - JULY 17, 2023 4:07 PMDemocrat Adam Frisch raised over three times what Republican incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert did over the last three months in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, as the seat appears likely to be a competitive — and expensive — race in 2024.In 2022, Boebert beat Frisch for a second term by 546 votes. Both candidates are actively fundraising with 16 months until a general election rematch.Frisch reported raising about $2.6 million during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, which ran from April to June, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The former Aspen City Council member spent about $1.4 million and has about $2.5 million in cash on hand.During his 2022 campaign, Frisch raised about $6.7 million, including personal loans, and spent about $6.4 million.Boebert reported raising over $800,000 from April to June. She spent a bit over $400,000 and has about $1.4 million in the bank.In 2022, Boebert raised almost $8 million and spent about $7.4 million.Both candidates brought in a large amount of donations under $200 that don't need to be individually listed on reports — about 66% of Frisch's cash and 47% of Boebert's.Frisch listed about 1,400 individual donations from Colorado residents for a total of about $280,000. Boebert listed about 600 donations from people in Colorado, raising about $150,000.Both Boebert and Frisch spent heavily on advertising during the quarter. Frisch reported spending over $600,000 on contact list acquisition and digital advertising and another $290,000 on direct mail. Boebert spent $52,000 on digital advertising and over $100,000 on direct mail. She reported spending over $28,000 on campaign-related travel during the quarter.The 3rd Congressional District encompasses the Western Slope, San Luis Valley and swings east to Pueblo County.In other districts - Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo in the 8th Congressional District raised about $450,000 during the quarter. She spent about $120,000 and has about $625,000 in cash on hand.Republican Scott James has announced his candidacy but has not reported any raising or spending so far this cycle.The National Republican Congressional Committee listed the district as a target race for 2024, priming it for an influx of national party attention and resources. At the same time, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will also likely pour money into the race, listing Caraveo as a potential vulnerable freshman member.The 8th Congressional District includes Denver's northeast suburbs into Weld County.ARIZONA MIRROR:.Anti-LGBTQ laws in the US are getting struck down for limiting free speechDR. MARK SATTAJULY 13, 2023 7:11 AMAnti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023 included measures to deny gender-affirming care to trans children. Photo by Mario Tama | Getty Images via The ConversationNearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures in the U.S. in 2023. Many of those bills seek to reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care for transgender minors or to ban drag performances in places where minors could view them.Most of those bills have not become law. But many of those that have did not survive legal scrutiny when challenged in court.A notable feature of these rulings is how many rely on the First Amendment's protection of free speech. In several of the decisions, judges used harsh language to describe what they deemed to be assaults on a fundamental American right.Here's a summary of some of the most notable legal outcomes:Drag performancesSeveral states passed laws aimed at restricting drag performances. These laws were quickly challenged in court. So far, judges have sided with those challenging these laws.On June 2, 2023, a federal judge permanently enjoined Tennessee's attempt to limit drag performances by restricting “adult entertainment” featuring “male or female impersonators.” When a law is permanently enjoined, it can no longer be enforced unless an appeals court reverses the decision.The judge ruled on broad grounds that Tennessee's law violated freedom of speech, writing that it “reeks with constitutional maladies of vagueness and overbreadth fatal to statutes that regulate First Amendment rights.” He also ruled that the law was passed for the “impermissible purpose of chilling constitutionally-protected speech” and that it engaged in viewpoint discrimination, which occurs when a law regulates speech from a disfavored perspective.Three weeks later, a federal judge granted a temporary injunction against Florida's anti-drag law on similar grounds.And in Utah, a federal judge required the city of St. George to grant a permit for a drag show, ruling that the city had applied an ordinance in a discriminatory manner in order to prevent the family-friendly drag show from happening. As in the other cases, the judge's ruling was based on First Amendment precedent.Gender-affirming careOn June 20, 2023, a federal judge permanently enjoined an Arkansas law, passed in 2021 over the veto of then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson, preventing transgender minors from receiving various kinds of gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy.The judge held that Arkansas' law violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause – which ensures laws are applied equally regardless of social characteristics like race or gender – because the law discriminated on the basis of sex.Arkansas claimed its law was passed in order to protect children and to safeguard medical ethics. The judge agreed that these were legitimate state interests, but rejected Arkansas' claim that its law furthered those ends.The judge also held that Arkansas' law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of medical care providers because the law would have prevented them from providing referrals for gender transition medical treatment.During June 2023, federal judges in Florida and Indiana granted temporary injunctions against enforcement of similar state laws. This means that these laws cannot be enforced until a full trial is conducted – and only if that trial results in a ruling that these laws are constitutional.Free speech for the LGBTQ communityIn striking down these unconstitutional state laws on First Amendment grounds, many judges went out of their way to reinforce the point that freedom of speech protects views about sexual orientation and gender identity that may be unpopular in conservative areas.In his ruling on the St. George, Utah case, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer stressed that “Public spaces are public spaces. Public spaces are not private spaces. Public spaces are not majority spaces. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution ensures that all citizens, popular or not, majority or minority, conventional or unconventional, have access to public spaces for public expression.”Nuffer also noted that “Public officials and the city governments in which they serve are trustees of constitutional rights for all citizens.” Protecting the constitutional rights of all citizens includes protecting the constitutional rights of members of the LGBTQ community and of other gender-nonconforming people.Free speech rights also extend to those who want to use speech in order to help promote the well-being of LGBTQ people. In ruling that Arkansas' law violated the First Amendment, Judge Jay Moody stated that the state law “prevents doctors from informing their patients where gender transition treatment may be available” and that it “effectively bans their ability to speak to patients about these treatments because the physician is not allowed to tell their patient where it is available.” For this reason, he held that the law violated the First Amendment.As additional anti-LGBTQ state laws are challenged in court, judges are likely to continue to use the First Amendment to show how such laws fail to respect Americans' fundamental free speech rights.This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The ConversationNEW YORK TIMES:Utah G.O.P.'s Map Carved Up Salt Lake Democrats to dilute their power. Is that legal?The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether a congressional map drawn to dilute Democratic votes was subject to judicial review, or a political issue beyond its reach.By Michael WinesJuly 11, 2023Last week, Utah's Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of arguments put forward by the State Legislature that it had essentially unreviewable power to draw a map of the state's congressional districts that diluted the votes of Democrats.The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a map in 2021 that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County, the state's most populous county, and scattered its voters among the state's four U.S. House districts, all of which were predominantly Republican.The lawmakers acted after repealing a law — enacted by Utah voters in a 2018 ballot initiative — that outlawed political maps unduly favoring a candidate or political party.The Legislature's map was widely acknowledged at the time to be a partisan gerrymander, including by the Republican governor, Spencer J. Cox, who noted at the time that both parties often produced skewed maps.The question before the justices on Tuesday was whether the state's courts could hear a lawsuit challenging the Legislature's map, or whether partisan maps were a political issue beyond their jurisdiction. It was not clear when the court would hand down a ruling.Much of Tuesday's hearing — which was streamed on the state court's website — focused on the Legislature's repeal of the 2018 ballot initiative, given the provision in the State Constitution that all political power resides with the people and that they have the right “to alter and reform” their government.Mark Gaber is a lawyer for the Campaign Legal Center, an advocacy law firm based in Washington that represents the plaintiffs in the case before the court. He said, “the Legislature has for decades engaged in this anti-democratic distortion of the process. And the people said: ‘We have had enough. We are going to alter and reform our government and recognize that we hold the political power in this state.'”Taylor Meehan, a lawyer with the law firm Consovoy McCarthy who is representing the Legislature, said Utah citizens had many ways to exercise political influence even after the repeal. “The people can advocate for a constitutional amendment,” Ms. Meehan said. “The people also can elect and lobby and propose ideas to their Legislature. The Legislature will still be politically accountable for whether they vote maps up or down.”Chief Justice Matthew Durrant questioned the claim. “That seems like an empty promise,” he said. “Ultimately, under the system you're suggesting, the Legislature is always going to have the final say.”In court filings, legislators said that the State Constitution gave them exclusive authority to draw political maps, and that the plaintiffs were trying to impose “illusory standards of political equality” on the mapmaking process.With the U.S. Supreme Court having barred federal courts from deciding partisan gerrymander cases, state courts are becoming a crucial battleground for opponents of skewed maps. Joshua A. Douglas, an expert on state constitution protections for voting at the University of Kentucky, said the growing body of legal precedents in state gerrymandering cases was important because many state constitutions shared similar protections for elections and voters, often derived from one another.Courts in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Alaska, New York and, last week, New Mexico have ruled that partisan gerrymanders can be unconstitutional. So have courts in Ohio and North Carolina. However, the Ohio court proved unable to force the legislature to comply with its rulings, and the North Carolina decision was overturned in April after elections shifted the court's majority from Democratic to Republican.The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear a challenge to that state's congressional and legislative maps in September. And a lawsuit contesting an extreme Republican gerrymander of the Wisconsin Legislature is widely expected after an April election gave liberals a majority on the state's high court.Perhaps the closest analogy to the Utah gerrymander is in Nashville, where the latest congressional map by the Republican-led state legislature divided the city's former Democratic-majority U.S. House district among three heavily Republican districts. Democrats have not challenged the map in state courts, presumably because they see little prospect of winning in a State Supreme Court dominated by Republican appointees.In Utah's case, however, the State Supreme Court's five justices do not have reputations for bending easily to political winds. They are chosen through a merit-based selection process.The Utah plaintiffs — the state chapter of the League of Women Voters, the advocacy group Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and a handful of Utah voters —say that the gerrymandered map ignores a host of state constitutional provisions, including guarantees of free speech, free association and equal protection — provisions that they say should be read as prohibiting partisan maps.Republican legislators contend that they had the right to repeal the 2018 redistricting law, just as they could any other state law. And they say that the plaintiffs' aim is no different than their own: to tilt the playing field in their side's favor.But Katie Wright, the executive director of Better Boundaries — the group that led the effort to pass the redistricting law and that is backing the lawsuit — argued that there was a difference between the two. She noted that the Utah Legislature's disclosure of its new maps in 2021 sparked an unusually large public outcry that continues even today.“The reason we have this gerrymandered map is to keep the people who are in power in power,” she said. “But Utahns have not given up.”Michael Wines writes about voting and other election-related issues. Since joining The Times in 1988, he has covered the Justice Department, the White House, Congress, Russia, southern Africa, China and various other topics.  More about Michael WinesA version of this article appears in print on July 12, 2023, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Utah's Supreme Court Weighs State Gerrymandering Case. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | COLORADO SUN:Denver's new mayor declares state of emergency on homelessness, sets goal of housing 1,000 unsheltered people by end of 2023Elliott Wenzler9:54 AM MDT on Jul 18, 2023In his first full day as Denver's new mayor, Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency around homelessness and announced that he plans to house 1,000 unsheltered people by the end of the year.Johnston said he will tour 78 neighborhoods across the city to accomplish his goal and that his staff will work with landlords, property owners and hotels to find housing availability. His administration is also looking at nearly 200 public plots to place tiny home communities where people experiencing homelessness can be housed.“This is what we think is the most important crisis the city is facing,” Johnston said at a news conference at the Denver's City and County Building. “We took the oath yesterday to commit to taking on this problem.”Homelessness has been an increasingly polarizing issue in Denver and it was a major focus on Johnston's mayoral campaign. He vowed to create tiny home communities on city-owned property as a way to get people off the street.Johnston said the state of emergency declaration will help the city access state and “possibly” federal funding. He also said it would allow the city to more quickly work through construction, renovation and permitting processes for new housing units.“And it sends a real message to all the rest of the state that we are deeply focused on this. We have real evidence to support that housing first as a strategy will get the great majority of people access to the support they need to stay housed and then access follow up resources,” he said. Johnston's inaugural address Monday was centered on the theme of what he called the “dream of Denver.” He mentioned housing costs, safety, mental illness, addiction and reimagining downtown as top priorities.Johnston said “Those of us on this stage took an oath today. But for us to succeed, every Denverite must take their own oath- an oath to dream, to serve, and to deliver. To dream (of) a Denver bold enough to include all of us. To serve our city above ourselves. To march on shoulder to shoulder, undeterred by failure, until we deliver results.”And your unsolicited concert pick of the week, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue! With special guests Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, and the Robert Randolph Band. Monday July 24 at the Gerald Ford Amphitheatre in Vail. I've seen every one of these acts, and I'll just any one of them would be worth the trip on their own.  Welp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from Colorado Sun, New York Times, Colorado Newsline, Arizona Mirror, and Denver's Westword.Thank you for listening! See you next time.

Lauren Boebert's Q1 fundraising falls far short of Democrat Adam Frisch | Arizona GOP Senate primary shows Kari Lake with wide lead - Blake Masters is at the back of the pack | Colorado Gov Jared Polis attempts to lower housing costs with statewide land use reformsSupport this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Alright! Let's get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE: Frisch with cashBY: CHASE WOODRUFF - APRIL 17, 2023 4:35 PMRepublican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has consistently ranked as one of Colorado's top congressional fundraisers since her election in 2020, raking in small-dollar contributions from a national network of grassroots conservative donors.But in her bid to win a third term next year, she may have to overcome an even stronger fundraising effort by her likely Democratic challenger.Adam Frisch, a former Aspen City Council member who lost to Boebert by just 546 votes in the 2022 election, raised more than $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 — more than double the amount Boebert raised in the same period, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures.Frisch said in a statement, “I am honored to be receiving the support of so many hardworking Colorado families,” “Boebert's fundraising numbers reaffirm that her days in Congress are numbered because she continues to ignore the needs of her district, and instead prioritizes being a leader of the anger-tainment industry.”If Boebert continues to trail Frisch in fundraising, it would be the first time the far-right representative has been at a financial disadvantage since her successful 2020 primary challenge against five-term GOP Rep. Scott Tipton. Boebert unseated Tipton despite raising just $133,256 to nearly $1 Million raised by Tipton in the first half of 2020.In her bid for reelection last year, Boebert raised nearly $8 million - by far the highest total of any of Colorado's U.S. House candidates. Frisch, who narrowly won a three-way Democratic primary with 42% of the vote, raised $4.4 million from donors, and supplemented that with over $2.2 million in personal loans to his campaign.Boebert was widely projected to win reelection by a comfortable margin in 2022, and neither Republicans nor Democrats spent heavily through super PACs to influence the 3rd District race. But after Frisch's unexpectedly strong performance in a race that triggered Colorado's first congressional recount in 20 years, the stage is set for a blockbuster rematch in 2024.Earlier this month, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included the 3rd District, which encompasses most of Colorado's Western Slope as well as Pueblo County, on its list of 2024 targets. A poll released by a progressive group last week showed Frisch and Boebert tied at 45% support among likely voters.In what promises to be an unusually high-profile congressional race, both Boebert and Frisch continue to rely on contributions from out-of-state donors. About 63% of Boebert's itemized donations in the first quarter came from contributors outside of Colorado; for Frisch, the figure was 57%.In other U.S. House districts, Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo of Thornton, who narrowly defeated Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer as the first representative of Colorado's new 8th District last year, reported raising $339,307 so far for 2024. Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Arvada, who won the race to succeed longtime former Rep. Ed Perlmutter in Colorado's 7th district, reporting raising $218,108. THE HILL: Kari Lake holds wide lead in new AZ GOP Senate primary pollBY CAROLINE VAKIL - 04/17/23 12:58 PM ETA poll released by J. L. Partners and shared with The Hill on Monday found former gubernatorial candidate and incessant Trump acolyte Kari Lake receiving 38 percent support among registered Republican and undeclared voters. Lake was followed next by the primary opponent she bested in last year's Republican gubernatorial primary - Karrin Robson - who came in with just 10 percent support.Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb was third at 8 percent, followed by former Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters with 7 percent, and former state Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh with 4 percent. 29 percent said they're undecided.One GOP strategist who requested anonymity to speak candidly said, “If Kari Lake decides to run, it's clear she is not only the front-runner but will run away with the nomination. The GOP establishment would be smart to get behind her right away so we can win Arizona.”The polling comes as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has not yet formally announced whether she will run for reelection, though The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that she's gearing up for another run.Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego has announced a run on the Democratic side, reporting a fundraising haul of $3.7 Million in this year's first quarter - about 75% more than Sen. Sinema's $2.1 Million.The GOP poll found Donald Trump leading Ron DeSantis in Arizona's presidential primary by more than 20 points. CPR NEWS:Gov. Jared Polis thinks density is the magic bullet for high housing costs. Is he right?By Nathaniel Minor· Mar. 31, 2023, 4:00 amIn the nearly hour-long press conference unveiling his sweeping land-use reform bill, Gov. Jared Polis and other supporters used the word “affordable” more than three dozen times. Polis and others promised the bill would lower housing costs around the state by cutting local regulations and allowing developers to build more townhomes and multiplexes in areas currently restricted to single-family homes only.The claim that more building will lead to cheaper rents and lower home prices is explicitly made throughout the 105-page bill as well. But is it true? And how did sprawl get so unaffordable anyway? CPR News read through research papers and spoke with academics to try to answer those questions.First: Local governments in Colorado have long preferred single-family homes.In the early 1900's, The federal government and localities like Denver began to embrace zoning to create a “better arranged, more orderly city” — and protect property values — by explicitly separating residential areas from industrial and commercial development.Denver's first zoning code, adopted in 1925, codified the city's preference for single-family homes by making them the only type of housing allowed in most residential areas. A 1929 city plan called Denver “a city of one-family homes,” and warned of the density of East Coast cities like New York, which was “throttling itself to death.” Colorado planners laid out “dream cities” like Broomfield with meandering streets that conformed to the natural landscape and offered mountain vistas. But by the 1970s, the price of this type of growth was becoming clear. A landmark 1974 federally sponsored study called “The Cost of Sprawl” found the land, pavement, and utilities needed for suburbs and exurbs made them the “most expensive form of residential development.” But in spite of its cost, local governments in the Denver region have continued to embrace sprawl. By 2021, about 80 percent of land zoned for residences only allowed single-family homes according to research led by Carrie Makarewicz, associate professor and chair of the University of Colorado Denver's urban and regional planning department. Research shows that middle-type housing — two- to nine-unit residences, roughly similar to what the new bill would allow — accounted for just 2.2 percent of housing permits issued between 2005 and 2020 in the Denver metro. Multifamily housing also tends to be cheaper than single-family homes in the same community, because they are often smaller, and they make more efficient use of costly land and existing infrastructure, Every Denver metro county has a shortage of small homes, and an excess supply of large homes, in relation to each county's demographics.So will more housing units and higher density help? The new bill would force many local governments in Colorado to allow multifamily housing — from townhomes to multiplexes up to six units — and accessory dwelling units (often called “mother-in-law suites") in all residential zones.The Colorado Municipal League, which represents many of the state's cities and opposes the bill, said the idea that more housing will cause a market-based decline in housing costs, is speculative. But research suggests there's a direct connection between the two. A 2018 review of studies from the New York University Furman Center said “there is a considerable body of empirical research showing that less restrictive land use regulation is associated with lower housing prices.” One study, for example, in Massachusetts found that increases in minimum lot sizes - a precursor to more sprawling development - were followed by significant price increases. Another, using data from 100 cities in Florida, found that putting in more restrictive development regulations decreased land prices, but increased home prices. One study directly linked restrictive local land use regulations to an increase in rates of homelessness. A 2021 UCLA research review found strong evidence that building new market-rate apartments slows down rent increases for nearby existing housing- helping to keep neighborhoods more affordable.Emily Hamilton, senior research fellow at George Mason University cited that cities like Houston, TX - with less restrictive rules on housing tend to be cheaper.“They're making small-lot single-family construction possible on a scale not seen anywhere else in the country. And, they permit tons of multi-family housing,” Hamilton said.Welp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from the CPR News, The Hill, Associated Press, and Colorado NewslineThank you for listening! See you next time.

Lauren Boebert's Q1 fundraising falls far short of Democrat Adam Frisch | Arizona GOP Senate primary shows Kari Lake with wide lead - Blake Masters is at the back of the pack | Colorado Gov Jared Polis attempts to lower housing costs with statewide land use reformsSupport this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Alright! Let's get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE: Frisch with cashBY: CHASE WOODRUFF - APRIL 17, 2023 4:35 PMRepublican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has consistently ranked as one of Colorado's top congressional fundraisers since her election in 2020, raking in small-dollar contributions from a national network of grassroots conservative donors.But in her bid to win a third term next year, she may have to overcome an even stronger fundraising effort by her likely Democratic challenger.Adam Frisch, a former Aspen City Council member who lost to Boebert by just 546 votes in the 2022 election, raised more than $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 — more than double the amount Boebert raised in the same period, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures.Frisch said in a statement, “I am honored to be receiving the support of so many hardworking Colorado families,” “Boebert's fundraising numbers reaffirm that her days in Congress are numbered because she continues to ignore the needs of her district, and instead prioritizes being a leader of the anger-tainment industry.”If Boebert continues to trail Frisch in fundraising, it would be the first time the far-right representative has been at a financial disadvantage since her successful 2020 primary challenge against five-term GOP Rep. Scott Tipton. Boebert unseated Tipton despite raising just $133,256 to nearly $1 Million raised by Tipton in the first half of 2020.In her bid for reelection last year, Boebert raised nearly $8 million - by far the highest total of any of Colorado's U.S. House candidates. Frisch, who narrowly won a three-way Democratic primary with 42% of the vote, raised $4.4 million from donors, and supplemented that with over $2.2 million in personal loans to his campaign.Boebert was widely projected to win reelection by a comfortable margin in 2022, and neither Republicans nor Democrats spent heavily through super PACs to influence the 3rd District race. But after Frisch's unexpectedly strong performance in a race that triggered Colorado's first congressional recount in 20 years, the stage is set for a blockbuster rematch in 2024.Earlier this month, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included the 3rd District, which encompasses most of Colorado's Western Slope as well as Pueblo County, on its list of 2024 targets. A poll released by a progressive group last week showed Frisch and Boebert tied at 45% support among likely voters.In what promises to be an unusually high-profile congressional race, both Boebert and Frisch continue to rely on contributions from out-of-state donors. About 63% of Boebert's itemized donations in the first quarter came from contributors outside of Colorado; for Frisch, the figure was 57%.In other U.S. House districts, Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo of Thornton, who narrowly defeated Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer as the first representative of Colorado's new 8th District last year, reported raising $339,307 so far for 2024. Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Arvada, who won the race to succeed longtime former Rep. Ed Perlmutter in Colorado's 7th district, reporting raising $218,108. THE HILL: Kari Lake holds wide lead in new AZ GOP Senate primary pollBY CAROLINE VAKIL - 04/17/23 12:58 PM ETA poll released by J. L. Partners and shared with The Hill on Monday found former gubernatorial candidate and incessant Trump acolyte Kari Lake receiving 38 percent support among registered Republican and undeclared voters. Lake was followed next by the primary opponent she bested in last year's Republican gubernatorial primary - Karrin Robson - who came in with just 10 percent support.Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb was third at 8 percent, followed by former Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters with 7 percent, and former state Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh with 4 percent. 29 percent said they're undecided.One GOP strategist who requested anonymity to speak candidly said, “If Kari Lake decides to run, it's clear she is not only the front-runner but will run away with the nomination. The GOP establishment would be smart to get behind her right away so we can win Arizona.”The polling comes as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has not yet formally announced whether she will run for reelection, though The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that she's gearing up for another run.Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego has announced a run on the Democratic side, reporting a fundraising haul of $3.7 Million in this year's first quarter - about 75% more than Sen. Sinema's $2.1 Million.The GOP poll found Donald Trump leading Ron DeSantis in Arizona's presidential primary by more than 20 points. CPR NEWS:Gov. Jared Polis thinks density is the magic bullet for high housing costs. Is he right?By Nathaniel Minor· Mar. 31, 2023, 4:00 amIn the nearly hour-long press conference unveiling his sweeping land-use reform bill, Gov. Jared Polis and other supporters used the word “affordable” more than three dozen times. Polis and others promised the bill would lower housing costs around the state by cutting local regulations and allowing developers to build more townhomes and multiplexes in areas currently restricted to single-family homes only.The claim that more building will lead to cheaper rents and lower home prices is explicitly made throughout the 105-page bill as well. But is it true? And how did sprawl get so unaffordable anyway? CPR News read through research papers and spoke with academics to try to answer those questions.First: Local governments in Colorado have long preferred single-family homes.In the early 1900's, The federal government and localities like Denver began to embrace zoning to create a “better arranged, more orderly city” — and protect property values — by explicitly separating residential areas from industrial and commercial development.Denver's first zoning code, adopted in 1925, codified the city's preference for single-family homes by making them the only type of housing allowed in most residential areas. A 1929 city plan called Denver “a city of one-family homes,” and warned of the density of East Coast cities like New York, which was “throttling itself to death.” Colorado planners laid out “dream cities” like Broomfield with meandering streets that conformed to the natural landscape and offered mountain vistas. But by the 1970s, the price of this type of growth was becoming clear. A landmark 1974 federally sponsored study called “The Cost of Sprawl” found the land, pavement, and utilities needed for suburbs and exurbs made them the “most expensive form of residential development.” But in spite of its cost, local governments in the Denver region have continued to embrace sprawl. By 2021, about 80 percent of land zoned for residences only allowed single-family homes according to research led by Carrie Makarewicz, associate professor and chair of the University of Colorado Denver's urban and regional planning department. Research shows that middle-type housing — two- to nine-unit residences, roughly similar to what the new bill would allow — accounted for just 2.2 percent of housing permits issued between 2005 and 2020 in the Denver metro. Multifamily housing also tends to be cheaper than single-family homes in the same community, because they are often smaller, and they make more efficient use of costly land and existing infrastructure, Every Denver metro county has a shortage of small homes, and an excess supply of large homes, in relation to each county's demographics.So will more housing units and higher density help? The new bill would force many local governments in Colorado to allow multifamily housing — from townhomes to multiplexes up to six units — and accessory dwelling units (often called “mother-in-law suites") in all residential zones.The Colorado Municipal League, which represents many of the state's cities and opposes the bill, said the idea that more housing will cause a market-based decline in housing costs, is speculative. But research suggests there's a direct connection between the two. A 2018 review of studies from the New York University Furman Center said “there is a considerable body of empirical research showing that less restrictive land use regulation is associated with lower housing prices.” One study, for example, in Massachusetts found that increases in minimum lot sizes - a precursor to more sprawling development - were followed by significant price increases. Another, using data from 100 cities in Florida, found that putting in more restrictive development regulations decreased land prices, but increased home prices. One study directly linked restrictive local land use regulations to an increase in rates of homelessness. A 2021 UCLA research review found strong evidence that building new market-rate apartments slows down rent increases for nearby existing housing- helping to keep neighborhoods more affordable.Emily Hamilton, senior research fellow at George Mason University cited that cities like Houston, TX - with less restrictive rules on housing tend to be cheaper.“They're making small-lot single-family construction possible on a scale not seen anywhere else in the country. And, they permit tons of multi-family housing,” Hamilton said.Welp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from the CPR News, The Hill, Associated Press, and Colorado NewslineThank you for listening! See you next time.

Commissioner Eppie Griego joins us to discuss drug kits being handed out by local needle exchanges and his views on community safety. Afterwards, Micah has a discussion with The News Literacy Project to talk about their mission. Commissioner Griego in the Pueblo Chieftain: https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2023/02/21/pueblo-county-commissioner-accuses-needle-exchange-of-drug-promotion/69916919007/ Follow The Literacy Project on Instagram or Facebook: @thinkb4ushare & @newslitproject The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

Commissioner Eppie Griego joins us to discuss drug kits being handed out by local needle exchanges and his views on community safety. Afterwards, Micah has a discussion with The News Literacy Project to talk about their mission. Commissioner Griego in the Pueblo Chieftain: https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2023/02/21/pueblo-county-commissioner-accuses-needle-exchange-of-drug-promotion/69916919007/ Follow The Literacy Project on Instagram or Facebook: @thinkb4ushare & @newslitproject The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

01:34 What to know about bodycam analysis in uof 10:14 Dan O'Kelly shares a police sniper shooting story 16:00 Was this suspect cooperative Pueblo County deputies 33:04 Suspect fatally shoots himself in the artery LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 8, Episode 22 (1,934) filmed on 02/23/2023 1. https://www.police1.com/patrol-video/articles/what-use-of-force-investigators-need-to-know-about-bodycam-video-analysis-bC5Jd9iVhlFROEYw/ 2. Dan O'Kelly Story 3. https://rumble.com/v2agdni-federal-civil-rights-lawsuit-claims-pueblo-county-deputies-killed-unarmed-c.html 4. https://rumble.com/v2a4e8o-rantoul-releases-bodycam-of-azaan-lee-shooting-himself-in-the-femoral-arter.html Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) Attorney Ken Afienko (Attorney and professor) Dan O'Kelly (retired ATF S/Agent) Joe Raulerson (Sergeant) David D'Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff's Corporal) Will Statzer (Producer) Related Events, Organizations and Books: The Wounded Blue - Lt. Randy Sutton's charity https://thewoundedblue.org/ Rescuing 911: The Fight For America's Safety - by Lt. Randy Sutton (Pre-Order) https://rescuing911.org/ Books by panelist and retired Lt. Randy Sutton: https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Sutton/e/B001IR1MQU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Book by panelist and retired Lt. Bob Kroll's wife (featuring Lt. Kroll and Off. Derek Chauvin) They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd - by Liz Collin https://thelieexposed.com/ Books by panelist and retired Secret Service Agent Mike Roche including "Mass Killers": https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Roche/e/B00BHEIF78%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Content Partners: Red Voice Media - Real News, Real Reporting https://www.redvoicemedia.com/shows/leo/ ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://rumble.com/user/ThisIsButter The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule: Mondays at 7pm ET - 90 minute LIVE show on YouTube, Facebook1, Facebook2, LinkedIn and Twitter Tue - Sat at 9am ET - Excerpts from LIVE show are uploaded to YouTube and Rumble (approx. time) Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/leoroundtable Parler: https://parler.com/profile/LEORoundTable/media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leoroundtable Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leoroundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEORoundTable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-round-table Sponsors: MotionDSP - Video enhancement/redaction and audio redaction https://www.motiondsp.com/ Galls - Proud to serve America's public safety professionals https://www.galls.com/leo Bang Energy - Energy drinks and products https://bangenergy.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leoroundtable/support

Considered a Pueblo specialty, a slopper is a burger with a bun, often open face, drowned in green chile. Cheese, onions and French fries are often in the mix.

John "Tig" Tiegen is running for Mayor of Colorado Springs, but there's a hitch. One of the heroes from the Benghazi "13 hours" debacle may be unable to run because he voted in Pueblo County last November. We discuss that, and then he recalls September 11, 2012 and offers new details. His quote: "The CIA lied and four Americans died." Outstanding LIVE radio. His mayoral campaign officially kicks-off Thursday 630pMT DCF Guns in COS. We wrap the hour with today's SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in CA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's podcast, Veteran Service Officer Eric Moncibais talks about what a Veteran Service Officer is and does and the benefits of working with a VSO during your transition to civilian life. The Veterans Voice Pueblo podcast publishes Fridays 9:30 A.M.   Veterans Voice Pueblo is a service of Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center Pueblo, produced by Rev 89 Productions and distributed via the Rev 89 Productions Podcast Channel powered by CSU Pueblo     The Veterans Voice Project presented by USAA is an Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center service.  Veterans Voice Colorado Springs is produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner Colorado Computer Support, and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.          

Amy Gasperetti joins Dave Moore on Pueblo's Podcast to talk about all things Pueblo West Chamber of Commerce. They have an event on November 19, that will resemble a night in Vegas to raise money. Amy said the goal of the Chamber is to include all businesses not just those in Pueblo West but all over Pueblo County.  She encourages all local businesses to become members but says you get out of it what you put into it.  Tap here to learn more about the event. 

We are joined once again for the remainder of our interview with former Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland to discuss Donald Trump's skill as a negotiator, his stinginess with TicTacs, and what a $1,000,000 ticket to an inauguration looks like. Also, Pueblo County's in-your-face method of curing votes, and SBF's deceit and, more importantly, his cargo shorts. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pueblo County, Colorado created a pilot program and gave away eBikes to essential workers. Hear how a simple thing like a new bike is changing the lives of riders. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

Roxy Pignanelli joins us to talk about her race for Pueblo County Commissioner, why she is running, the issues that impact Pueblo County and how she will address them. Learn more at: www.voteroxy.com Action 22 does not endorse candidates during an election season. All members of Action 22 currently running for office have an open invitation to appear on Making Action Happen to discuss the issues and policies of their candidacy. The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

Roxy Pignanelli joins us to talk about her race for Pueblo County Commissioner, why she is running, the issues that impact Pueblo County and how she will address them. Learn more at: www.voteroxy.com Action 22 does not endorse candidates during an election season. All members of Action 22 currently running for office have an open invitation to appear on Making Action Happen to discuss the issues and policies of their candidacy. The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

Zach Swearingen joins us to talk about his race for Pueblo County Commissioner, why he is running, the issues that impact Pueblo County and how he will address them. Zach is a Pueblo native, veteran and small business owner. He has served on various boards and commissions throughout Pueblo. Learn more at: https://zachswearingen.com Action 22 does not endorse candidates during an election season. All members of Action 22 currently running for office have an open invitation to appear on Making Action Happen to discuss the issues and policies of their candidacy. The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

Zach Swearingen joins us to talk about his race for Pueblo County Commissioner, why he is running, the issues that impact Pueblo County and how he will address them. Zach is a Pueblo native, veteran and small business owner. He has served on various boards and commissions throughout Pueblo. Learn more at: https://zachswearingen.com Action 22 does not endorse candidates during an election season. All members of Action 22 currently running for office have an open invitation to appear on Making Action Happen to discuss the issues and policies of their candidacy. The views and opinions expressed on Making Action Happen are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Action 22. Email us at: show@action22.org Visit us at: www.action22.org

On this episode Simon previews the 2022 Colorado Highschool Football season of 10 teams from the Pueblo area in Pueblo West, Canon City, Pueblo Centennial, Pueblo South, Pueblo Central, Pueblo County, Pueblo East, Lamar, La Junta, and Durango. He talks about their season last year, graduating seniors, key players for this season, and predicts their record. 0:00-1:52 Intro 1:53- 23:05 Pueblo West 23:06-33:18 Canon City 33:19-36:27 Pueblo Centennial 36:28-46:20 Pueblo South 46:21-53:37 Pueblo Central 53:38-59:32 Pueblo County 59:32-1:09:09 Pueblo East 1:09:10-1:18:47 Lamar 1:18:48-1:25:40 La Junta 1:25:41-1:37:06 Durango 1:37:07- 1:38:24 Outro https://linktr.ee/PlaymakersCorner Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlaymakerCorner Tik Tok: Playmakers Corner Instagram: https:https://www.instagram.com/playmakerscorner/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaymakerCorner Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUEcv0BIfXT78kNEtk1pbxQ/featured Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/playmakerscorner Website: https://playmakerscorner.com/ Listen to us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rkM8hKtf8eqDPy2xqOPqr Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cycle-365/id1484493484?uo=4 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-cycle-365 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mODg4MWYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz

In this episode of T-Wolf Talk, Alan Ward, water resources division manager for the Pueblo Board of Water Works gives an update on the drought and water shortages in our area, and talks about where our water goes, Lake Mead draining, impacts on agriculture and other topics related to water!

This month Dave Moore talks with Pueblo Fire Captain Woody Percival about important fire preparedness tips no matter if you live in the county, the mountains or a populated part of town.  Even though southern Colorado had a late May snow and is seeing some rain, Captain Percival explains that we still need to be aware of potential fires.  He says a disaster like the Marshall Fire, Black Forest or Waldo Canyon Fire CAN happen in Pueblo County if we aren't careful. He explains how you can be fire wise and lists preventative measures you can do at your home, so if a fire does break out in your neighborhood you're likely protected.   He also explains what weather conditions are a perfect recipe for a devastating fire and what activities are and are NOT permitted during those times.  Host: Dave Moore Guest: Woody Percival Editor: Carly Moore Music: J.B. Skelton

In this episode of Influential Women, Jenny sits down with Kim Archuletta, who is currently running for Pueblo County Treasurer. She talks with Jenny about her experience in the Treasury Department, her family life, and why she feels her leadership abilities and fresh ideas will aid her in serving Pueblo County as its new County Treasurer! 

President/CEO of United Way of Pueblo County, Shanna Farmer shares some experiences from her life to highlight the need to start with leading self and discovering the leader within and then working to see the leader within all the people you encounter. Shanna is a true servant leader who has dedicated her life to the community of Pueblo, Colorado and has worked to create opportunities for others to grow in their leadership ability. She highlights the need to build trust and not just rely on brand recognition, but always be working to be better by being willing to learn. The idea of humility is so important to servant leadership and Shanna reminds us of the need to seek out experts, but also to look at every person and experience as someone or something that we can learn from, learn to be a better leader and a better human. She eloquently states that there is not enough money in the world to address every need, so we need to focus on building the capacity of people, our community, and organizations. We begin by leading self, then leading others, then hopefully leading in our communities and organizations.  Shanna M. Farmer has served as President/CEO of United Way of Pueblo County since 2019 and has extensive experience working in Southern Colorado and has dedicated her career to this community. She was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado and has served as a board member for several nonprofit organizations and has volunteered thousands of hours to local and statewide nonprofit organizations. Shanna has a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. During graduate school, she earned a Servant Leadership Certificate from research in service-learning and studies in service-based leadership practices. She received her undergraduate degree from CSU-Pueblo in Political Science with minors in Mass Communication and Leadership Studies.  Since 2015, Shanna has been an Adjunct Faculty member at CSU-Pueblo in the President's Leadership Program. Prior to joining United Way of Pueblo County, Shanna worked as the Director of Advancement at Catholic Charities – Pueblo's Family Resource Center, where she oversaw all fundraising, grants/contracts, marketing, and public relations for the agency. Previously, Shanna was employed at Colorado College as the Community Partnerships Program Coordinator in the Collaborative for Community Engagement. The majority of her work was spent advising students and developing mutually beneficial partnerships between community partners and the campus. Prior to joining Colorado College, Shanna worked at CSU-Pueblo as the Community-Based Research Coordinator for a program aimed at increasing access to and success in graduate school, and she focused on developing partnerships between the University and Southern Colorado nonprofits, businesses, and governmental entities. Before entering the world of higher education, Shanna served as a Regional Representative for the United States Congress, Third Congressional District. This district spanned twenty-nine diverse Colorado counties, which included Pueblo, many rural communities in Southeastern Colorado, the San Luis Valley, and the Western Slope. During her tenure there, she supported constituents and organizations to address issues of concern and helped them navigate the federal government. She specialized in casework related to healthcare, immigration, taxes, education, and Social Security and assisted with several legislative issue areas. Shanna is married to Sean T. Wolff, and they are the proud parents of several rescued special needs dogs and cats. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, bike riding, photography, and traveling. Resources: United Way of Pueblo County - Mission and Values Statements https://www.pueblounitedway.org/about-us Dr. Christa Kirsch & Dr. Janet Peters - Leadership from the Inside Out: Student Leadership Development within Authentic Leadership and Servant Leadership Frameworks https://journalofleadershiped.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/16_1_peters.pdf Colorado State University at Pueblo - President's Leadership Program https://www.csupueblo.edu/center-for-honors-and-leadership/presidents-leadership-program/index.html     

On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Beto Herrera, Training Director at UA Local 58. Beto has more than 9 years of hands-on experience. He has been a member of UA Local 58 since 2008. He achieved his plumbing journeyman licensure in 2011. His noteworthy projects include power utility infrastructure for Vestas, new construction and expansion for multiple healthcare facilities of Parkview Medical Center, and original construction of Black Hills Power Plant serving all of Pueblo County. Beto also has two years as a Training Coordinator of the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, overseeing 15 instructors and 80 apprentices concurrently, and 4 years as an Instructor of Plumbing and Medical Gas curriculum. He holds Instructor Certification through the International Pipe Trades Association. Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this show: What is Beto's favorite part of being in the trade and why did he join? What is Beto's favorite part of being a Training Coordinator? How can work in the trades give back to the community? What is a day in the life of a Training Coordinator like? What is a day in the life of an apprentice like? What advice does Beto have for new apprentices, and what makes them successful? What is the coolest project Beto has ever worked on? Why should one pursue a career in the skilled trades? This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe. For more information about UA Local 58, please visit their website. For more information about Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, please visit our website.

The ongoing Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival features the documentary "Youth v Gov," about a group of young people suing the U.S. government over climate change. Then, "Storm Lake" explores the challenges facing newspapers and the idea that "news deserts" are a threat to democracy. Plus, thousands of kids in Pueblo County get paid to read.

Pueblo County went from blue to red back to blue. The city's mayor shares some insights about the 2020 election results. Then, CPR's politics podcast, Purplish analyzes this election week. Later, artists in Pueblo are bringing art back to an old levee. Finally, trumpeter Wes Watkins talks about his new music inspired by a mural painted of him in Denver.