Weekly Roundup: Xcel Energy Price Increase – Politician Social Media bans – Health Insurers Leaving Colorado

Happy Saturday Colorado!

I appreciate you joining me for this Weekly Roundup.

There is so much going on, these are just a few of the news stories I thought were important this week.

Every day (almost), I post links to news stories on my Telegram channel: t.me/FreeStateColorado

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Links to Articles:

Xcel Energy ratepayers on the hook for $163M energy management program: https://denvergazette.com/news/business/billing-ratepayers-for-energy-management-approved-by-puc/article_26e5b5e6-0300-11ee-969d-9b086cf587d9.html

GUEST COLUMN: Say no to Xcel’s unfair EV charging venture: https://denvergazette.com/opinion/columns/say-no-to-xcel-s-unfair-ev-charging-venture/article_a8c6962d-964f-5487-bc93-108b1e094489.html

Prentice: Climate lawsuits aim to push energy costs even higher: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/06/02/prentice-climate-lawsuits-aim-to-push-energy-costs-even-higher/

Colorado Democrats Play Tax Games: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/06/colorado_democrats_play_tax_games.html

Family of man killed in Colorado Springs says police got 911 call an hour before homicide: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-killed-in-colorado-springs-says-police-got-911-call-an-hour-before-homicide

Polis signs bill letting Colorado elected officials block people on private social media but acknowledges ‘this area of the law … is unsettled’: https://coloradofoic.org/polis-signs-bill-letting-colorado-elected-officials-block-people-on-private-social-media-but-acknowledges-this-area-of-the-law-is-unsettled/

Polis vetoes right-of-first-refusal bill: https://tsscolorado.com/polis-vetoes-right-of-first-refusal-bill/

EDITORIAL: Colorado’s radical fringe overreaches: https://denvergazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-colorado-s-radical-fringe-overreaches/article_407e6d68-ef1f-5c06-91a8-f71dbf313d39.html

Proposed initiative bans meat processing in Denver; offers those out of work ‘assistance programs’: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/06/04/proposed-initiative-bans-meat-processing-in-denver/

Protecting our Children: The Urgency for Castle Rock Town Council to Prohibit Adult Live Performances in Front of Children: https://campfirecolorado.com/opinion/protecting-our-children-the-urgency-for-castle-rock-town-council-to-prohibit-adult-live-performances-in-front-of-children/

EDITORIAL: Blame price controls for fleeing health insurers: https://denvergazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-blame-price-controls-for-fleeing-health-insurers/article_b0b8ef4c-fdf4-59d2-90e7-088f2fe6d9a7.html

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Author: Brandon Wark

Colorado Native, world traveler. Political operative and blogger in defense of liberty. Believer in the value of human life and the potential for consciousness. My posts are my opinion - protected by the First Amendment