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A shepherd in the trenches: Rep. Scott Bottoms answers the call to fight for Colorado

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El Paso County Republican Rep. Scott Bottoms walked the quiet State Capitol halls with his wife, prayers filling the empty space. They spent hours there—no fanfare, just a pastor seeking God’s will on a new path after years of preaching in Colorado Springs. 

Several lawmakers asked him to run for office. “I’m a pastor,” he told them. One replied, “Pray about it.” That stuck. “I almost said no,” Bottoms said. “I was scared God might say yes.” 

“I didn’t choose this,” Bottoms said. “I felt God say ‘This is your battlefield.’”

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Bobstock Music Festival brings Coloradans together—one song at a time

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Get your lawn chairs and dancing shoes ready, Colorado! The lineup for the annual Bobstock Music Festival, which will be held July 11 and 12th, 2025 (Second full weekend in July), at Glenn Miller Park and downtown Fort Morgan, Colorado, has officially been revealed. 

And it’s set to celebrate Colorado’s rich tradition of unity, community, and live entertainment!

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Bannon lights fire under Colorado GOP at Centennial Gala: “The elites failed this state”

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Despite credible bomb threats and a last-minute venue change, the Colorado GOP gathered under tight security to kick off what Steve Bannon called “a journey to take this state back.” But the fight, he warned, isn’t just against Democrats—it’s against weak Republicans and elites “who don’t want you in their party.”

The Centennial Dinner, held March 28 at Phil Long Music Hall in Colorado Springs, featured a live call-in from former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from the Larimer County jail, and a headlining speech from Bannon that ignited the room with calls for courage, action and confrontation.

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From the ashes of division: Horn, Phelan and Andrews chart a new course for Colorado GOP

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“We’re like a great football team,” Russ Andrews told delegates at the Colorado Republican Party reorganization meeting on March 29. “But when we take the field, we block and tackle each other. That has to end.”

It was a sentiment echoed by the party’s newly elected leaders Brita Horn (Chair), D. Lee Phelan Sr. (Vice Chair), and Andrews himself, who was elected Secretary. The three swept their respective races after a day of pointed speeches, surprise withdrawals and shifting alliances that ended with a new leadership slate promising to put unity and effectiveness over factional infighting.

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Ganahl: Our loyalty is to the truth, not political convenience

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As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished.  Especially from your own party if you’re a republican in Colorado.

Yesterday, March 27, the Rocky Mountain Voice team received a tip that there were over $100,000 in campaign finance violations in two committees run by Darcy Schoening, a candidate for Chair of the GOP, and that another news organization was about to break the story. 

With the lack of balance in our Colorado media, we were concerned this would be a one sided “hit piece” so we decided to write our own piece to approach it in a fair way.

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Ballooning Medicaid costs, TABOR limits expose flaws in Colorado’s big government spending spree

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By Rocky Mountain Voice Editorial Board After years of overreach and unchecked government growth, Colorado lawmakers are now scrambling to plug a $1.2 billion hole in the state budget —

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Cole: Colorado lawmakers scrolled while your safety was debated

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In a state where crime surges and citizens rely on their Second Amendment rights for protection, you’d hope lawmakers would take their duties seriously. Yet, during debates on Senate Bill 25-003—a measure slashing Coloradans’ ability to defend themselves—several representatives checked out. 

Rep. Meghan Lukens (D) played Tetris, Rep. Sheila Stewart (D) and Rep. Javier Mauro (D) scrolled TikTok, Rep. Tisha Mauro (D) browsed Instagram, and Rep. Matthew Clifford (D) surfed Facebook—all while colleagues argued over a bill that could leave Coloradans defenseless. 

Their minds seemed made up, uninterested in the arguments put forth by their colleagues.

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RMV Contributor: When public office becomes a family business on the taxpayer’s dime

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By RMV Contributor | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Elon Musk has exposed the grift of the politically-connected who abuse their access and offices to convert public dollars to private

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Holistic health practitioners fight back against HB25-1220’s threat to medical freedom

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A new bill moving through the Colorado General Assembly, HB25-1220, is drawing sharp criticism from holistic health practitioners and nutritionists, who argue it amounts to government overreach that could criminalize alternative health practices and limit consumer choice.

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