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Beef prices are up, but don’t think producers are rolling in money. Wolves three ways. Lastly, Happy New Year and a thank you to those that (inexplicably to me) read what I write.

Ain't no power outage gonna hold me down! It's the interholiday week, but school's in session on Ranked Choice Voting. Plus, media silence about "filtered 'pool coverage'" with wolves.

Judges get an out on their financial disclosure. Thoughts on legal weed and financing via sin taxes. Lastly, Merry Christmas!

Don't say it never happens, it did in JeffCo. Ambivalence on state funding for religious Pre-K. Lastly, putting enrichment within the reach of those with lesser means.

MIT's "pretty good" climate modeling part 2. The rarest of the rare: something from a national outlet that did their homework on Polis and actually got it right. Last minute add on the Trump ruling.

Get with your local government on property taxes: it's your money and if you don't speak up no one will. And Denver's rental licensing program hits home for me.

Local control of education is a good thing, even if Boulder teaches things I disagree with. Part 1 of MIT's "pretty good" climate modeling.

Be careful what you do: what you practice at, you'll get better at. The difficulties of running infrastructure: CDOT & Broadband, and Thornton and water.

Bucket calves. The wolf reintroduction lawsuit was unsuccessful (still love the attempt). Extremist Rep Rutinel and his ignorant smear about Ag. Speaker McCluskie, why give him any committee seats?

Do changes to homeowners' insurance hold the promise of making housing more affordable? Is Craig's transition more "just" if it's faster? And, because it's Friday, meet asparagus' distant cousin.

Outside of medical problems, I ask: is a delayed abortion a problem? Then, it is your money and not the government's. Are they using it well? Here are some ways to find out.

Speak up to the unelected boards in this state: my testimony at the AQCC meeting last night. The property tax commission is up and running. Who are they? How can you get involved?

No Polis, the migrant influx isn't just a "municipal issue": you own a bit of it yourself. Elephant habeus corpus? A Colorado judge says no.

A skeptic's look: does free transit reduce cars on the road (and pollution)? Sonnenberg tosses his hat in for CD4 (where I live). He has my vote and I'll tell you why.

The Sun confuses not spending dollars with no cost: moving public land to state parks ain't free. And while we're on it, thoughts on money coming into Colorado ... but not for politics.

Will nonprofit newsrooms be transparent about their donors (after holding others to that standard)? "Language Justice" at DPS. And, because it's Friday, a murmuration of starlings.

Polis' wildlife priorities. Join me in speaking about them to the CPW this January. Agriculture and conservation are not contradictory.

A novel legal theory: you have a right to have guns, but not buy them. Unions using their friends in the press to help them negotiate. The state's pay system isn't perfect, but it ain't a nightmare

Next year you won't be able to buy plastic grocery sacks. You can get paper though ... for 10 cents. Mountain lion hunting ban update. And a Prop 123 update: gov'ts procrastinate too apparently.

Surely media experts have no axe to grind, no political bent. Jared Polis' (literal) fast talking: one way he handles the media. Lastly, the Sun's Mark Jaffe and his marvelous, magical, misdirection.

Rabid enviros (and the CO Dems who cater to them) want nothing BUT electrification. So, we'll use heat heat pumps? Learn about ground source heat pumps, you'll be helping fund them.

Faulty history instruction. Ultimately, who is responsible for what you put in your body? And because it's Friday, the connection between the Hindu religion and our word "thug".

The well-connected and well-to-do have the resources to avoid the onerous consequences of their policy. We don't. More detail on the CEO's "optimistic" utilities emissions report.

CO Dems need to slow down so ordinary Coloradans like you and I can exercise our right to speak up. The CO Supreme Court gets it (mostly) right.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news: crime's up, prices are up, and Xcel just put in for a 400% increase. Elections do matter after all.

Ranked Choice Voting: a push is here, and leaves me uneasy. Let's educate ourselves a little. And, take the time to talk to your local officials about property taxes.

Unintended consequences of policy not revisited. Unforeseen consequences (well, sometimes unforeseen) thus far not revisited. Guess who'll get stuck with the bill ultimately?

An easily-missed, but important, detail in the renter's bill from the special session. And then they came for the cars.

Details on Colorado’s public health approach to gun violence. Vigorously pursuing non fatal shootings as a way to help stop future violence. And, since it's Thanksgiving week, we'll end with tetration

Doubling down on updates. First, I heard back from the Front Range Rail, here's how you speak up. Second, thirsty DougCo appoints an RWR rep to its water board.

The Assembly Democrats defend their secret, quadratic voting system. Throwing money at problems doesn't always solve them.

HeyNext, Kyle Clark should not be our yardstick. Armstrong's "Horseshoe Theory" is my "two sides of the same coin". Know the Assembly's committee makeup for the coming session.

Has CPR's news policy changed? I see the same language in different articles. The Assembly Special Session starts today. How you can get involved. And a day in the life of Ivan Denisovich.

Read some counterpoint on the transgender issue. Important media moves (albeit ones that are not that sexy). Join others and speak up!

Firearm safe storage: I know what I think, what do you think? Banning slaughterhouses in Denver? Bad for food prices and supply.

But Republicans don't have a plan for greenhouse gases! The CEO's "optimistic" plan. Lastly, my own halfway tongue in cheek short series on why CO is so expensive.

Avoiding scams and manipulation. A data breach at CDHE--will this get an investigation? Let's hope politics won't get in the way.

If you pay more taxes, you get more back. Progressive journalists only see the latter. First it was Civil War statues, then the Founders, now it's the .. birds? Lastly, what's a virtual power plant?

Prop HH failing: a shovelful of sand under our keel. Environmental Hegemony by CPR News' Sam Brasch. And the Plow That Broke The Plains.

Reporting on Colorado ... from Montana? Denver Democracy Summit at DU: not education, an echo chamber. Assembly TLRC forwards "soft on crime" towing bill and to make you pay for transit passes.

The state of CO will not let local governments spend their money as they see fit. Oil and gas have to post bonds to clean up orphan wells, what about wind companies and orphan turbines?

What is a Health Impact Assessment? Why does it matter? To fans of wolf reintroduction: put your money where your mouth is.

Businesses in Denver vote with their feet. An open letter to the Legislative Audit Committee: audit Connect for Health CO. The Sun's double standard on election conspiracies.

How does AARP pick what policy to support? A twofer on Polis: kudos for one + shoveling his BS in another.

Basic (aka Guaranteed) Income projects don't automatically lead to spending on booze or drugs, but what is the end game? FAMLI slouching toward readiness. Finally, coppicing and pollarding.

An interesting dynamic in slowed domestic beef production. And a twofer on increasing efficiency in combustion heating appliances: no, electrification is not our sole savior.

Given FasTrack's failure, is Front Range Rail a good idea? Gov't spending on migrants. Now that it's November, a friendly reminder: vote.

Today's theme: what makes it into the news and what doesn't. Is it dark money? Sometimes. The final product you, the media consumer, get is the result of multiple human choices.

Electric buses cannot handle some tasks? Not even in Boulder?! "Free" transit may increase ridership, but research questions what, if anything, it does about pollution.

No AG Weiser, SCOTUS is not aggressive, the pendulum is just swinging back to center. AQCC "Colorado Clean Car" rules don't mean they're coming for your car, they'll just be narrow your options.

Did anyone from the Office of Gun Violence Prevention come to your town? Yeah, me neither. Left-leaning media tropes about school boards. Have you ever had a megrim?

Two momentous Colorado Supreme Court decisions: one is the court asserting itself and the other is about police and reverse keyword searches.

Yes, democracy is slow and messy. You wouldn't want it otherwise. "Cumulative Impact" regulations are another nail in the coffin of oil and gas in CO.

Wyoming a sanctuary state? Being homeless makes one sympathetic, but not saintly. Colorado is going to invest big on homeless camps, is their success due to a self-selection effect?

Thermal runaway in Li ion batteries: a problem we'll need to contend with if we are going to keep using them (and at scale). Oh, and while you struggle to pay your Xcel bill, others get a discount.

How speed limits are calculated (and CDOT's new approach). We don't really know unemployment as much as the press and politicians say we do. Well done Caldara, well done.

CPR news uses its platform to amplify vague accusations. Newly-appointed Tim Hernandez joins the the dogpile. Happy International Sloth Day!

Prop 117 means we get a vote on new gov't enterprises, how does the Assembly staff do fiscal estimates that comply and protect our wishes? Fix the damn Construction Defects Law. And a bad idea.

Quick update on taking water out of the San Luis Valley. Some bills about transpo that may come up in the next Assembly session. A reminder (with tips) to watch interim committees in general.

Talk with your local elected officials about property taxes. How elastic is demand for CO produce? Will we hit a point where policy raises price too high? A primer on prepping cacti for the cold.

CO's state level Dems (and progressive, pro-tax advocates) cry foul on lowering prop taxes. Rebutting the idea that lowering prop taxes leaves gov't services without recourse to get operating revenue

Does AG Weiser support yet more gun control (background check/tax on ammo and an "AW" ban)? Is the CO Energy Office denying exemptions to Ag buildings? I write the CO Title Board about mountain lions.

A close look at the Polis Electrification Plan: electrify everything and empty your wallet (oh and likely the potential for blackouts). And, because it's Friday the 13th, something scary.

Metro Districts' role in high property taxes. Were that more media outlets were as honest as the one in Westcliffe. And, an embarrassing mistake to make (if you teach math like me).

Toning down the rhetoric on library materials. Are you entitled to live in a certain place with a certain lifestyle? If so, who ensures that? An update on the rancher vs. the oil company.

Marshall Zelinger jokes about why he's a journalist (I'm not laughing). If democracy dies in darkness it whithers when the light only hits one spot. And, winter's coming--the juncos are back!

How do academics fund the studies they're interested in pursuing? Why did AG Weiser hire outside attorneys for the Elijah McClain trial?

Concerned about the latest initiative re big cat hunting? Here's what you can do. At least one high school is bringing back shop. Good on 'em. And, because it's Friday, patchwork trucks and Kintsugi.

Filling a bathtub two ways and Colorado River Basin farmers surveyed on water. One driver of high housing prices is rich people competing for property but what can you do about that?

"Unmitigated scare mongering leads to ineffective political action". Remember you voted in the local officials that control property taxes ... and you can vote them out.

CO Dems on the Joint Legislative PERA subcommittee keep secrets so as to not "confuse" voters. No easy answers on school segregation. Your chance to be a media expert.

Get the sense that Gov Polis isn't listening? It's not just you. Flawed reasoning on school finance and TABOR. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners fights for your 2A rights. I urge you to follow me and donate.

Blue Books are out. An actual factual basis for EV adoption, followed by how we should NOT be making these decisions. CO Supreme Court still mum on rule 24.

Will we have enough electricians? Democrat Drug Den Update. And, because it's Friday, sweet potatoes.

The BLM sidesteps Congress (while Biden vetos) to give environmentalists a win. Complicating the Narrative--a less polarizing way to write news?

If solid state batteries are better, why aren't they already in cars? A glance into the future at initiatives that might be?

Solid State Batteries Part 2. What makes a pond illegal? You can find anything from socks to dating online, now arranging to hunt on private land can be had too.

Part 1 in 3 part look at Solid State Batteries. Why you should read widely. Lastly, CDPHE answered my emails about the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and funding to Colorado Ceasefire

Nexton9News and Kyle Clark look to racism first, even if it's not there. What’s more important in a teacher, ability or proper ideology? A counterexample to the idea that Ag exploits its help.

This may shock you, but Polis' appointees are political cronies. How “just” is NW Colorado’s promised “Just Transition”? And, because it's Friday, a new verb I learned.

DougCo lowers property taxes. You should ask your local gov't. for same. An email to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board re. proposed training materials and AG Weiser's influence.

CO's new poet laureate. What do you think about apartment fees? Golly, why would WY want a law to shield wolf hunters? Maybe to keep them from being pilloried in liberal news outlets?

How much is growth of gov't propping up CO's unemployment? Do we know whether or not your tax money is used by Ceasefire CO to further their political agenda/influence? Prop HH is bad for renters.

No situation is unchanging, this includes politics in CO. What does unforced change look like (with an extension to EV's)? Lastly, things are heating up in rural America.

PERA is broken and there seems no will to fix it. Examples of more complete reporting on environmental issues. The yearly return of calls for creating Colorado's own full time political class!

Two ways CO Democrats have made life harder and more expensive. The demand for sexism at the Colorado Sun outstrips the supply. Once again nature defeats my simple ideas.

You cannot just slot EV's in where cars are without some adjustment. A glimmer of hope for this state?

Struggling to meet your bills? You now get to pay for prisoners' phone calls. A sleeper law that give the AG lots more power. I shaded out my flowers!

Truth in Taxation and Revenue Limits for Prop HH? One is bait and switch. The other is a great idea, but not at the cost of passing the turd that is Prop HH.

RWR, AWDI and SLV water. NM Democrat Governor Lujan uses public health to suspend the 2nd Amendment while CO media talk about pillows and CO Dem's say, well, nothing.

Wait, a government taxing district VOLUNTARILY folded and will give back the $$? The AQCC justifies their extreme rule with shaky assumptions. JeffCo teachers union and teachers need to be called out.

What you can do, today, to try and lower your property taxes. I'll show you a guide and then what I've done. Then, because it's Friday, ollas!

How far should a student accommodation go, what do you think? Does the media allow itself to get played?

Your government at work: adding sesame to things but not for flavor. No, Virginia, not all Republicans focus on culture wars first--survey results to look at.

HeyNext, Kyle Clark made a factual error and hasn't yet fixed it. While we're on the topic, it's too late for 2023, but how can YOU weigh in on Blue Book language? Learn for 2024.

Failed injunction request for the suit about requiring initiative language. Polis fails at the appellate court trying to stop an injunction. Lastly, both Polis and Weiser see your rights as loopholes.

Some garden notes: a new (to me) way to avoid squash vine borers. Shifting the words and moving the goalposts on climate change.

Gov't sponsored drug dens, like the Terminator, keep coming back. Will CT learn from CO's lesson? We didn't from CA's. Gonna commit a crime? Careful with your ears.

When you see the amount of minerals needed for EV's vs. Conventional cars, it's startling. Raising the pain so you do what they want.

I think Parker Library made the right call about not banning books, what do you think? And two things can be true at the same time in the Closed Basin Project.

CO Dems and rabid environmentalists drive up prices in CO--3 examples. Polis and other CO Dem snub rural CO because they can. If you live in a rural area and a Dem is courting you, keep this in mind.

Talking to seniors and renters about Prop HH: it exchanges a small benefit now for a bigger loss later. What really matters is not policy, it’s showing our righteousness. Only one cranberry?!

A tone deaf media op ed: pointing out the log in your neighbor's eye and ignoring the log in your own. When you see the timeline, you'll know why the Closed Basin Project went South.

No source of money is safe if a politician is nearby (esp a savvy one like Polis). Saving water should be an effort undertaken by city and rural alike. Lastly, because it's Friday: from bed to bowl!

Faulty conclusions happen when you sample from a highly selective group. Two shockers: the sky is blue and the CO Supreme Court once again reflexively rubberstamps Democrat policy.

The Closed Basin Project fixed the Rio Grande Compact problems, until it didn't. As CPR has it, do credit scores harm the "disadvantaged"? And, Fall is coming ...

Do you have a right to live where you work? CO med board OK's politicians telling them how to practice. Related: what if the media looked as deeply in to COVID as they do into abortion reversal?

If you're in Ag, speak up. Share your stories. "Data-Driven" Jared Polis and the Democrats in this state who "follow the science" are neither looking at data or science on gun control.

Polis tries to reframe and blame discrimination to coverup the mess his Universal PreK rollout has become. Let's start talking about The Closed Basin project in the San Luis Valley.

Squares like me weren't aware it wasn't just 'shrooms voted in. Thanks Obama: "permission structures" & the Progressive arrow of time. The Savannah River Site: eminent domain, and nature moves back in

Water Compacts: the last lesson of Remedial Water 1A. Xcel bows out of building EV chargers. And my written comment to the Prescription Drug Affordability Board.

Reis' (Gov Polis' husband) swampy phone call for his friend Kessler. Remembering the role of the judiciary in rising crime. Moffat County will get a "hydrobattery"?

A quick update on the suit against SB21-260. Certificates of Participation: how your government works around the Constitution and TABOR. Lastly, tomato raisins.

A pointed "no thanks" for me on Colorado's digital ID. And ring the bell 'cause school's back in on water.

Asking what the reporter didn't (and perhaps didn't want to). Class is in session: the first meeting of Remedial Groundwater 1A. And lastly, the Sun learns what many already knew about women in Ag.

A double shot of Polis' duplicity (along with the media forgetting what he says from one day to the next). And, because it's Friday, "there is always the rock": Kloefkorn's Farmer

Xcel customers can thank Colorado Dems for keeping us paying on Comanche in Pueblo ... even after it's closed. And, I can't blame Gen Z for ambivalence about college.

An update on the CDPHE pro bono environmental attorneys, and starting a look at water in Colorado.

If you're a fan of your Second Amendment rights, I have some (mostly) good news to start your day. And a media double-header, well, a two and a half header.

Under 21 today? You now cannot purchase a firearm in Colorado. Put 2 and 2 together on Prop HH.

How do hydrogen-powered cars work? Are they viable competition for EV's? The ACLU is suing. Lastly, eat your vegetables by reading some counterpoint on hydrogen as a fuel.

FYI: move over or get a ticket. No, Polis isn't far off from other governors on executive agencies, but is he on lack of transparency? And, the first of the sugar pumpkins are in!

Should the identity of someone requesting a library book ban be protected? San Luis stands up for its water. And, because it's Friday, what do the "Purloined Letter" and The Greenbrier have in common?

CDPHE helping to connect groups with pro bono environmental lawyers for community groups. Fair or no? The perennial teacher "shortage" may not be what you think.

Xcel meets mandated GHG cuts and you foot the bill. And while you're at it, go ahead and add a heat pump (you go the $$ right?) Lastly, the Sun's delightfully slanted coverage of heat pumps.

Fresh off decent Ag appointments, Polis spends political capital against hunters and anglers. Denver's judge's don't play by the same rules. Lastly, life finds a way.

Colorado Rising Action's suit over the Democrat's secret quadratic voting system. Livestock grazing as conservation?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches those watching pollution? When EV sales flatten, why pause and revisit when we can forge boldly ahead with wealth transfers!

The cost of free Pre-K. Who takes the consequences for poor choices? And, because it's Friday, something you might ... resonate ... with.

If CPR News likes you, you'll get a sympathetic story. If not, well, you don't get much. Don't know much about methane intensity rules.

Update on Initiative 71. It's back in-process and likely out for signatures soon. And watching a gun safety video likely helps children make better choices when they find a gun.

The medical licensing board asserts itself (and a lawsuit probably didn't hurt either) about abortion reversal. Get to know the people who make important decisions behind the scenes.

What are we going to do with old wind turbine blades. Daniels Fund is putting up money (a lot of money) for charters. The keys to increasing primocane blackberry production.

How does Colorado pick state judges? Can we do better? Obstetric racism? A good place to find a county fair if you're wanting to go (a good FB page to follow too).

Posted in fairness to CO's Energy Code Board. Speaking up in front of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission.

What is CDOT's real business? If the judiciary's job is to have a conversation with the other branches, what are our courts saying to Colorado? And, because it's Friday, some garden notes.

CFOIC's update (due to new laws) to their guide on CORA requests. Getting in a TIF over Urban Renewal. Brauchler's novel (and worthwhile) questions about Reps Epps' and Marshall's lawsuit.

Who sets common sense? First they came for the elephants. Lastly, Gov Polis, I join you in a call for civility, but I have a functioning memory and also support not being a hypocrite.

Your thoughts on the rural/urban divide? Don't know much about mill levies and overrides ... (with a side of get involved locally where your efforts will mean more).

Be aware of bias in how media covers conflict. Are you a fan of less income tax and a cap on your property tax? Have I got news for you ...

Hydropower's great, but it depends on whose ox is gored. Is it fair or appropriate for eminent domain to take from you and give to a private company? Does it matter if its for the climate?

Updating an earlier post about Attorneys General working with contingency-fee lawyers. And the fernbush: a solid player in the xeric garden.

Balancing the costs (real & opportunity) of mitigating climate change. Two Democratic reps sue over Open Meetings Law. And oats start as a liquid?!

They're not coming for your lawnmower, they just want to limit what you can buy. Colorado's headlong rush into gun control makes for trouble later.

House price dynamics--land vs. construction? You can now (finally) face a felony charge for stealing a car, regardless of value. Lastly, do we want trial lawyers working with AG's (and your money)?

Counterpoint on the Parched podcast. Trying to untangle the workings of the CO Democrat machine. An active shooter stopped by an armed citizen (which we hear nothing about in the mainstream media).

Get to know the new Colorado Education Commissioner.

Paired updates: CO Privacy Act (started 7/1), and removing Indian mascots from schools seems to be winding down. More political grandstanding (this time about hydrogen!)

Colorado Secretary of State's rulemaking for a new elections law from the 2023 Assembly session. You can go green, but can you install it? Speaking of install, give being an electrician some thought.

Are you owed housing? Oil and gas (and Ag) are politically expedient targets, once they're exhausted, who is next? Making a single edge razor into a scraper.

Polis (again) greases the skids for unions. The cost of "compassionate" policies. Lastly, an example of how the justice system (the whole system, lawmakers on down) fails us.

Air Quality Control Council's expensive new ruling to eliminate gas-powered equipment (and your chance to talk back). And, finally, including the cost of renewable's intermittency in their cost.

Gun violence and public health--concerning language creeping in. The Colorado Sun's scare story on gas stoves leaves out detail. And, because it's Friday, a Detroit Diesel's "dog bone" head.

80% ally or 20% traitor? Individualized learning models. Wait, solar doesn't work as well in the heat either?

This is why I'm not a farmer. Tips for evaluating a news source. And on being a skeptic, even when it comes to yourself.

Why is it important to pay attention and share with others? Why do we have rights?

An update on the City Council recall effort in Broomfield. A liberal notices Polis' ... "clever phrasing". Lastly, the physics behind how you car knows it's moving.

It's more than just mandated coverage and price controls. Yes, fewer teens are working during the summer. Lastly third-party payer Pre-K and no such thing as a free lunch.

Part 2 of Polis' false choice on Prop HH. The interconnection queue problem. And, contact your state senator or rep and tell them to take Senator Pelton up on his offer.

Part 1 of 2: Checking Polis' claims on Prop HH. Economic impact of CPW's limiting hunting licenses. Why are guns considered exceptional?

How can the media get some credibility back? Gov Polis presents a false choice on Prop HH. And, because it's Friday, Stranger on the Shore.

Some questions about ERPO's (especially now that they're expanded here in Colorado). Follow the example of some nuns.

A Polis veto that's good news if you have a cottage industry of lawsuits against small school boards, another try at corner-crossing laws for "locked" public lands?

Xcel seeks to have you, its captive customer, pay for EV chargers. Public pillorying of health insurers is canceled, for now.

Posted in fairness to Polis, getting words to speak up for charters, and, gasp, a gas stove at the media darling Casa Bonita? Won't someone think of the children?!

Policing, Incarceration, and Parole in Colorado. Counterpoint to the idea that Evans was a monster. Are Colorado's Missing Indigenous Persons Alerts Working?

Part 4 in my video series: are Democrats not fully funding schools? Some in Denver want to go meatless, would you? And, because it's Friday, my oats are past the boot stage (and a cranberry flower).

Colorado Dems "rules for thee but not for me" on ballot titles. The Center for Biological Diversity. And calling Western Slope Conservative Women.

A preview of Colorado Democrats' future moves on gun control? Polis goes to CSU to speak about changing attitudes re. wildlife (fresh off his wolves veto).

A part of gun violence that should be discussed more. Things get worse in Florence, CO.

The press seems to suddenly remember that there are different kinds of Democrats. How is it that we define "harmful"? Perhaps more importantly, what do we do about it?

Video 3 on school funding, a bill that died on the vine that would have allowed "independent learning" at schools, and Colorado Dems blame Republicans for their secret voting system results.

Take the time to read what a supporter of Polis' property tax plan says. When you ram policy down people's throats, expect lawsuits. And, because it's Friday, espalier pear.

Eagle County Schools screws up the parent permission for a controversial show. Wait, the CO Water Conservation Board needs DEI goals?

It's now Ag's turn in the barrel, and our governor strains at gnats and swallows camels.

Video 2 in my series on school funding: how does Colorado decide how much money schools need? And the straw that broke the camel's back.

Our "pro-business" "Libertarian" governor greases the skids for unions with your money, small changes that could lead to problems. Lastly, remember someone on Memorial Day.

Democrat policy re. the environment and our grid will lead to instability and higher prices. Oh, and while we're at it, why not put a burden on small business too.

Denver spreads further out onto the Plains. Thanks to Democrat policy, Xcel is back for more of your money. And, because it's Friday, a gluten free starter.

How Colorado funds its schools--a video series. How one party rule is not good for anyone (Democrats included).

Paying more at the store for someone else's values, and Gov Polis' property tax plan and the associated TABOR refund scheme is extortion (and now the subject of a lawsuit).

An op ed in favor of heavy duty EV's presented in the interest of balance. I wonder if anyone at the St. Francis Indian School was told that Indian mascots are offensive.

How much, and in what ways, should government support local news? Have you thought about teaching but can't stomach 4 years of education classes? I couldn't either.

Have 10 years of gun control worked in CO? CU Medical School invests heavily in guns as public health. You can't escape demographics.

Raising the price of poker to drive away oil and gas. Support school choice. And, a door doesn't close without a window being opened.

Governor Polis' newfound concern over "the will of the voters". Is it indeed black and white or is it Black and White? Wait, Republicans don't trust the media?

CFOIC's end of session wrap up. Democrats talk about schools but fail to put their money where their mouth is. Even hydropower has problems (which cost us more).

Biased and twisted reporting by Kaiser Family Foundation (thoughtlessly echoed in the Sun), CompleteColorado will fight the state over emails, and a reminder re. your rights to opt your child out.

Update on the CO Energy Code Board. A minor error in Polis' tax plan that speaks to its rushed nature. And the first rule of holes.

What is a SMART hearing? Thoughts on political polarization. And lastly, for Mother's Day, Nessun Dorma.

Corner-locked public lands in Colorado. A lawsuit over the election? No, it's not Republicans. Wild, wild horses.

Using the race card to push environmental policy. When it comes to CO environmentalists, it's their way or the highway. And, because it's Friday, a queen bee tooting.

Not all special interests are corporate fat cats lined up at the government trough. Would you cut the Assembly term by a quarter?

Couple tidbits about the Colorado PUC, and an end of session update on 3 bills.

CO is, despite our arid climate, starting to get as swampy as D. C. Provoking thought on transgenderism. A bill I was happy to see die.

Rural CO women: want to make a difference and don't know where to start? Learn how. If you have a value, show it. CO Dems actually DO mess with TABOR.

Colorado Dems offer TABOR-ending "help" with property taxes, and then an example of why you shouldn't trust the rhetoric of politicians like Polis. Lastly, the judiciary's role in our crime problem.

They're not coming for your gas mower, they just don't want you to be able to buy one. How you can help the rural/urban divide. And how the Colorado Senate votes (not speaks) on transparency.

A bill to punish fentanyl dealers whose sales result in death languishes in the CO House, giving out tax incentives isn't free, and, because it's Friday the freakiest sunflower seedling I've seen.

CDPHE's Enviroscreen, a vocab lesson on efficiency vs. intensity, an update to the bill to kill oil and gas in CO.

Two important stories about courts--one on the environment, the other on judicial discipline. Then, a sober look at numbers and not fearmongering.

A two-fer on property taxes (including counterpoint on Polis' new referred measure), and sneaking local control of pesticides into a bill about ... yep ... appliances.

It's not eminent domain, but it's close. An update to the Unite For Colorado case brought by the Secretary of State.

A good idea is a good idea, an update to Colorado Dem's secret, quadratic voting system, and should our first action be to legislate or should it be to gauge a need?

A ballot to further restrict the supply of oil and gas from CO. Polis, post-election, is now free to make CO even more like CA. And English words for animals in the field, but French on the plate?

Continuing to prop up the sagging "Colorado Option", Gov't Reg's harm small business differently than big biz, and speak up for local control of "magic mushrooms".

The long-awaited CORA bill that wasn't, water turbines in canals, and giving credit to Polis where it's due.

Another TABOR surplus Democrats want to keep (and let's remember Polis backroom deal with Altria). We are not yet at the point where we can switch completely to renewables.

Another example of why Metro Districts are a bad idea. And, can you have expectations and compassion?

Another installment of the property tax video series, the amended wolf reintroduction bill is in committee tomorrow, and a disparity worth noting.

A reminder that you can (feasibly, with your current resources) run a local initiative, how to define a mass shooting, and media contagion.

Another bite out of oil and gas in CO, Not In My BackYard for batteries, and, because it's Friday, Nat King Cole.

Sen Fenberg's Forced Electrification camel sticks its nose under the tent, an update on magic mushrooms, and know where the money is moving in the Assembly.

Wait, I thought we wanted renewables, so why fight the "make-up" power? Does DPS school board think they can do better?

Do you know best or does government know best? An email & link for the Title Board hearing removing your TABOR refunds. Polis steps in on legislation again, this time having Sen Robert carry his water

A primer on polls, a free way to help prevent catalytic converter theft, the semiautomatic gun (oops, they call it "Assault Weapon") ban bill committee hearing moves its time.

Did you like your TABOR refund? A group is trying to take them away. Rushing heedlessly into heavy duty EV's. The Post's hatchet job on community colleges.

Two things can be true at once, a long but very much worth reading article on judicial performance reviews, and is Vail bullying Vail Resorts with eminent domain?

A reminder: disagreeing with policy doesn't mean you want children to die. Carbon sponges and unanswered questions. And herbs alive!

Now that the election's passed Colorado Dems' gas "fee" can be collected. A novel look at wolf reintroduction: a study on the benefits. If you value your 2nd Amendment rights, speak up.

Polis cabinet member: don't use unemployment dollars as a slush fund. Forced electrification being rushed illegally? Speak up to support ranchers against wolf importation.

Forcing HOA's to allow xeriscaping. Forcing schools to remove Indian mascots, saying you'll pay ... and then not wanting to pay.

A sweatshirt gets you kicked out of the Co Assembly? I'm skeptical. House Dems are indeed using secret quadratic voting. A telling juxtaposition on CPR News' main page.

A way you can act to bring some balance to journalism. What do you think about erasing med debt from credit reports? And lastly, a hidden variable in the discussion about housing.

Our role and the CO General Assembly's role in raising property taxes. What the Democrats are doing and NOT doing now to fix it. CDOT's Alternative Contract Delivery audit is in. It's not pretty.

Shot spotter is listening. Governor Polis' love affair with layered leases. And, because it's Friday, some interesting physics/chem/bio simulations.

Difference between Polis' soundbites and reality. Housing two ways: the state stepping in to tell you how to do it, and another tax (oops, "fee") to fix the problem

Wolf Reintroduction Laws, Someone is pulling my leg about Crested Butte's forced electrification, and you have a chance to speak up in favor of affordability in CO

We voters share some of the blame for raising property taxes, intriguing (albeit a mixed bag) ideas on tutoring, some initiatives coming up before the Title Board tomorrow.

The Colorado Privacy Act will soon be here, pushback on the idea of a wage gap (and/or its magnitude), and a bill to increase the minimum age to prosecute.

A couple op eds presented for balance. A new direction in the fight against oil and gas in this state? Crested Butte does forced electrification.

Market economies and social antagonisms, remember that markets are "games" with more than one player, and, because it's Friday, fried cheese.

Open Meetings Lawsuits as a hobby? A weapon? An industry? Attention CO Democrats: small business does not equal big business. An update on my solar panel performance.

Public testimony delivered to the CO Energy Code Board. Can compassion for the homeless become pathological? The Assault Weapons ban hearing was canceled.

Tripping over your own earlier hospital fees. Are we "over-colleged"? The long-awaited semiautomatic gun ban gets a committee hearing (tomorrow Wed 3/29).

At this point, it looks like the CO gun legislation will pass. A charter school closes. And a question for Rep Bacon (and perhaps all House Dems, Senate Dems, and Polis).

Updating an amendment by Sen Winter altering transportation funding, using unemployment monies as a slush fund, and making some in the media 1st class citizens while we stay 2nd class.

Cutting income taxes will not deprive our state of revenue in the near term. Do Gov't programs really get a meaningful evaluation? And the CO Energy Code Board is finally ready for your comment.

Does Sen Priola represent the district he was drawn into? Enjoy high utility rates, want them to go higher? And because it's Friday, cacti.

An open letter to the Denver Post about correcting a story, an effort to recall two Broomfield Councilmembers, and a quick explainer on CO's legislative process.

Educate yourself on greenhouse gas emissions by Ag, being open to innovation, and heat pumps don't heat as quickly.

Bad law 2 ways: "lawfare" to destroy the firearms industry, and shortening the list of offenses you can be arrested for.

A recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling re. charter schools, and a law to tame asset forfeiture.

An open letter to Senators Sullivan, Coleman, and Fenberg re a gun bill committee hearing on 3/8, and a couple of bills where Assembly Progressives ... (checks notes) intrude yet more into your life.

A look at proposed initiatives for 23-24, conservative-leaning Common Sense Institute report on Denver homeless, and, because it's the last post for a couple days, DIY ollas.

Energy production numbers--I agree with the disparity, not the interpretation. A bill to help our students learn math. And all too often overlooked example of defensive gun use.

Yesterday, it was a group forming to take more of your money, today it's a group forming to save you more of your money, and a quick trip through US media history.

Funneling more money to the education bureaucracy, bill to hit drug dealers harder advances.

Activist legislators only see their particular passion, an interesting infographic, and is there a real difference between taking your gas-fired appliances and taking away your choice to have one?

Trying to catch up on coming healthcare policy, parents stealing from their kids, reining in metro districts.

Drying up rural areas for the Front Range. Plain and simple, we will need fossil fuels for the near future. And, lastly, because it's Friday, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

An update on my campaign finance complaint against the dark money behemoth Sixteen Thirty Fund, why would Marshall Fire victims complain about codes and rebuild to them?

An open letter to the House Judiciary Committee in support of HB23-1019. Are academics neutral sources? Speak up for lower property taxes.

Another Meat In Day event to share, reporters and their ideological "bubbles", and the consequences of electing socialists.

There is more than one way to protect the environment. Clearing up some things on Assembly procedures. And inform yourself to be a better advocate.

Meat In Day will be Sat 3/18. An interesting wrinkle on the battle over preemption laws. Have you heard of District Accountability Committees?

Speak up for your Second Amendment rights.

Big surprise here, but if you increase police funding, you get more police, and less crime as a result. And, because it's Friday, scarifying seeds.

Must you affirm a belief in "diversity" to serve as a juror? Save some room on your plate for local issues. Counterpoint on American Birthright Social Studies Standards.

Is government the solution to fix housing? Speaking of solutions, what is "solutions journalism"? Lastly, my amaryllis bloomed.

Concerns/Questions with the new draft wolf plan. Yes, you can CORA school materials (including teacher trainings). And yet another nail in the coffin for oil and gas in CO.

Death by a thousand cuts for the Second Amendment in Colorado. Dem's love of TABOR an election-year ploy (based on a new vote). An open letter re. city-run drug use sites.

Will iron oxide work to replace baseline generation? Children mining for EV battery components. Yet another unelected board at the state level to tell you how to live.

Part 2 of 3: how does an Iron-Oxide battery cell work, Colorado Women's Alliance Women's Day, and asking others to pay your debts is not fair.

First of 3 part series: a primer on iron-oxide batteries, hunters walk away from the Colorado Outdoor Partnership, and, because it's Friday, seed tape.

A Colorado law protecting your privacy will start this year--an update. How to check crime stats in Colorado. Speak up for your TABOR rights.

Two competing approaches to drugs as shown in bills: one increases penalties on dealers, the other opens state-run drug dens. The cancelers come for Roald Dahl (a favorite of mine).

More One-Size-Fits-All policy from Front Range lawmakers?, and actual policy advanced by Polis et. al. that is raising costs for people.

A bill to protect the children! (kidding, it's more to give your tax $$ to driver's ed companies), how did we get to where we are with Xcel Energy, & an update to the bill about gov't NDA's.

Polis' thumb on the scales for wolf importation (again)?, how much will the DPS board restrict Innovation Schools, and watch what you eat when it comes to media!

Denver's wildly unrealistic & expensive plan, incentivizing illegal immigration even more than we have, and crushing a rail tanker car like a soda can.

Boulder NIMBY's, "Just Cause" evictions,

We can't pay unemployment on time, but we've got DEI officers to spare. Windy--an app to track climate conditions in real time. Penalizing drug dealers who kill their customers.

A bill that will start us toward some transparency from the judiciary. Will importing Canadian drugs actually happen, and, if so, will they be cheaper?

The ethics of "going green", recent court rulings, and a bill that limits your ability to fire a gun on your own property in a rural area advances (oh, and GOP gun bills, as expected, die).

Nature finds a way, educate yourself on the emerging field of public health and guns, and does progressive policy do more harm than good?

A firm no on pay raises for the Assembly, bullying by leftists (a liberal speaks out), and should others pay for your choices?

An update on the Right to Repair Ag bill, what powers Colorado (pt 2), and Holst's The Planets (a personal favorite).

The ethics of commuting a sentence, what do you think? Of boiling frogs and gas stoves. And my letter to the editor of the Post re. Polis' recent Op Ed.

A good idea is a good idea regardless of party, bills to watch if you like your freedom, and are Assembly Dem's quadratic voting again?

Two interesting bills to consider, and my Colorado Politics Op Ed asking that the media not get special favors.

What can you do about rising property taxes? Giving the people what they didn't ask for. And, don't turn my retirement into your political football.

A new third party in Colorado and a look at how your property taxes are calculated: a BIG problem is looming in Colorado.

Your chance to speak up on big game hunting license changes, Your chance to speak up to the PUC about gas prices, Moses had horns??

Two letters to the Assembly. One for free speech, the other for Social Studies standards. Also, another way to follow bills in the Assembly.

Get a HS diploma at a community college? CO's oppressive regulatory climate. Polis snubs Ag again.

Local Rent Control, Recycling Sanitary Sewer Water in Aurora, CO, and EVs are neither saints nor devils.

Encouraging you to speak up about your just transition. Cattle producers, help us out, what do you think? Fixing an error in an open letter to a reporter.

Educate yourself gun insurance, and more detail than you probably could ever want on heat pumps.

Why is Polis falsely labeled "Libertarian", sloppy science reporting by the Sun, and a diversion program in JeffCo

Who is the winner trying to fix Denver's homelessness problem, and one for fun since it's Friday!

Asking Gov Polis to show us all "the data", and a look behind the spin on the Colorado Option.

Media's habit of interviewing advocates but not calling them such (at least when they're liberal), and an overblown concern about EV's.

What do you think about manufactured housing? Getting teachers and parents to talk. Politicans' lies--some are worse than others.

Colorado is a sanctuary state, 2 Bills to Watch, and a Deep Dive into CO Media.

Testimony on Sen Hansen's GHG bill, and money in Colorado politics.

Colorado Accountability Project

There is more than one way to be decent to people, and allowing the CO State Judiciary to speak for itself.

Using PERA retirement as a political football, an open letter to Sen Fenberg re. his remarks on guns, and a guide on enrolling in CO's Universal Preschool

An essay from Dubois' Souls of Black Folk, one of Polis' friends in the media giving him a massage, and a bill ratcheting up greenhouse gas restrictions.

Colorado's Regulatory Burden Hurts Economic Growth and a Call to Read Carefully and Skeptically.

Is Your School Racist? Some Dems Seem to Think So. CFOIC's 2022 Year in Review. How Has the Colordo Option Fared?

The Right to Repair extended to Ag Equipment, The First Lot of Education Bills for the CO Assembly, and Another Run at TABOR (for the children of course).

An "assault weapons" ban in Colorado that bans a whole host of semi-automatic weapons, summary on EV shopping, and, dried sourdough starter.

Our "Data-Driven" Governor, My Op Ed on Just in Time Teaching, We've Seen the EV Market in General, What is Actually Available in Colorado?

AR-15's are not more powerful than other guns, I go shopping for an EV, and a weird looking tree I saw.

Just came via email--my campaign finance complaint against Sixteen Thirty Fund clears a hurdle.

Democrat's Outsized Campaign Spending and Electric Vehicle Battery Degradation With Age

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If we still have the same demand, but we restrict supply, prices will go up.

Starlings will never win an award for melodiousness ...

An op ed on solar panels and winter

First Post on my New Substack

Coming soon