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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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