Weekly Roundup: People Struggle While Greedy Gov’t Asks for More of Your Money!

Let’s see what’s in the news this week!

Links:

Denver eviction cases are up 80 percent compared to pre-pandemic: https://denverite.com/2024/09/12/denver-eviction-cases-increase-2024/

High-profile chefs join opposition to meat processing ban on Denver’s November ballot: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/09/09/high-profile-chefs-join-opposition-meat-processing-ban-denver-ballot/

A Colorado man is charged with arson in a wildfire that destroyed 29 homes: https://apnews.com/article/colorado-wildfire-arson-charge-aae919a794cb6cce786bf3ae9151112f

Facial recognition back in crime-fighting toolkit for Colorado police: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202409/facial-recognition-back-in-crime-fighting-toolkit-for-colorado-police

Denver grocery stores are locking up or cordoning off more products. But it depends on the neighborhood.: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/09/06/denver-grocery-stores-security-shoplifting-safeway-king-soopers/

Lamb producers fear loss of packing plant in Denver vote: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/21538-lamb-processors-fate-in-question-as-denver-voters-weigh-slaughterhouse-ban

Families file lawsuit against Jeffco school district: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdenvergazette.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Falliance-defending-freedom-jeffco-school-district-lawsuit%2Farticle_1c4dda58-6b98-11ef-866c-c325071d0d48.html

Lakewood voters to decide on eliminating taxpayer protections in November: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/09/10/lakewood-voters-decide-permanent-end-taxpayer-protections-november/

Opinion: Dems darken 50 years of sunshine with legislative super-majority maneuvers: https://www.realvail.com/opinion-dems-darken-50-years-of-sunshine-with-legislative-super-majority/a19825/

Mountain towns in Colorado are full of vacant trophy homes and short-term rentals. Some Western Slope town councils want permission to tax them: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.steamboatpilot.com%2Fnews%2Fmountain-towns-in-colorado-are-full-of-vacant-trophy-homes-and-short-term-rentals-some-western-slope-town-councils-want-permission-to-tax-them%2F

Opinion: Colorado ballot measures, again, pit Front Range voters against rural Colorado: https://www.lamarledger.com/2024/08/31/colorado-ballot-measures-mountain-lion-slaughterhouse-rural/

‘They need to take action’: East Colfax businesses buried between trash, crime plead for more help from police: https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/they-need-to-take-action-east-colfax-businesses-buried-between-trash-crime-plead-for-more-help-from-police

Fury at DA after illegal migrant truck driver who killed Colorado man faces just 1 year in prison: https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/fury-after-illegal-migrant-truck-driver-who-killed-colorado-man-faces-just-1-year-in-prison/

Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/FreeStateColor1/status/1829859382286229706

The Immigration Situation with Eliseo Gonzalez of the LP: https://www.meetup.com/liberty-on-the-rocks-denver/events/301513048/

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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