Weekly Roundup: Weekly Roundup: Colorado Schools Looking Bad – Local Government is the Key – Homeless Overdoses – No-Knock Raids in Denver

Happy Labor Day Weekend Colorado!

I hope you are having a great holiday weekend.

Let’s take a look at the news of the week:

Links to Articles Discussed:

Marxist teacher who called for ‘forceful cultural revolution’ lands seat on state legislature: https://www.foxnews.com/media/marxist-who-called-for-forceful-cultural-revolution-lands-seat-on-state-legislature

GUEST COLUMN: Thanks to TABOR, Colorado works for everyone: https://denvergazette.com/opinion/columns/guest-column-thanks-to-tabor-colorado-works-for-everyone/article_9a246a41-21fc-5cd0-b99a-16fa793c79a8.html

UPDATE: School reinstates 12-year-old Colorado student who was kicked out of class over Gadsden flag patch on backpack: https://thepostmillennial.com/12-year-old-colorado-student-kicked-out-of-class-over-gadsden-flag-patch-on-backpack

Diversity teacher says he wants to ‘burn things down’ for equity agenda after staff trashes his DEI class: https://www.foxnews.com/media/diversity-teacher-says-wants-burn-things-down-equity-agenda-staff-trashes-dei-class

Coloradans’ top concerns? Cost of living, housing, environmental issues and homelessness, poll says: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/29/colorado-cost-living-housing-environment-crime-poll/

The Colorado Health Foundation Poll: https://www.copulsepoll.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/23Pulse_FINAL_320-1077%20MASTER%20DECK_Colorado%20Health%20Foundation%202023%20Survey%20Analysis.pdf

Homeless overdoses in Denver reaching all-time high: https://original.newsbreak.com/@david-heitz-561257/3139258583827-homeless-overdoses-in-denver-reaching-all-time-high

Downtown Denver businesses say revenue losses are mounting as encampments engulf streets around them: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/downtown-denver-businesses-say-revenue-losses-are-mounting-as-encampments-engulf-streets-around-them

Independence Institute Training Coloradans Who “Lean Right” to Infiltrate Local Politics: https://www.westword.com/news/the-independence-institute-wants-to-infiltrate-local-politics-in-colorado-17648755

16 car thefts, break-ins in church parking lots in Jeffco are under investigation: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/jeffco-colorado-church-parking-lot-vehicle-breakins/73-9f49fb2a-ccdc-44d6-a868-d63885fcc17a

Why Denver police quietly stopped using no-knock warrants: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/30/denver-police-no-knock-warrants-stop-end-ban/

Cryptocurrency accepted for Colorado driver license renewals, other DMV services: https://denvergazette.com/news/government/cryptocurrency-co-driver-license/article_6cdb21a6-4835-11ee-a697-ef3259ecd0bf.html

Menten: Local governments can lower property taxes on their own: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/08/30/menten-local-governments-can-lower-property-taxes-on-their-own/

Colorado Reproductive Health Advocates Plan Abortion Ballot Measure for 2024: https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-health-advocates-plan-abortion-ballot-measure-for-2024-17676777

Appeals court upholds temporary block on Colorado gun law, rules in favor of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners: https://www.cpr.org/2023/08/29/appeals-court-colorado-gun-law-21-block/

Firearm Policy Coalition Tweet with Jared Polis Meme: https://twitter.com/gunpolicy/status/1696716785641247080

Revisting Libertarian Ethics with Mattheus von Guttenberg: https://www.meetup.com/liberty-on-the-rocks-denver/events/295476690/

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