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Libertarian Party notes growth in relevancy, influence as state convention opens
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Libertarian Party notes growth in relevancy, influence as state convention opens

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice COLORADO SPRINGS -- The relevancy of the Colorado Libertarian Party has advanced in the past year in several measurable ways, State Chairwoman Hannah Goodman said as she opened the party's annual state convention here Saturday. One of those measurements have been increased media exposure, she said, including on local TV programming. "We have had more press exposure than in a long time," she said. "There's no secret we have all been held hostage by the Democratic majority. What we sought to do is pressure both [major] parties to run solid liberty candidates." The intent, Goodman says, is to be a disruptor and run stonger candidates which could pull greater percentages of votes in general elections."We have become incredibly relevant," G...
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How Gen Z Can Save America: Isabel Brown to Discuss New Book at CSU, Tuesday March 26
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How Gen Z Can Save America: Isabel Brown to Discuss New Book at CSU, Tuesday March 26

By RMV Staff | Rocky Mountain Voice Native speaker and rising Gen Z star Isabel Brown is coming to her alma mater Colorado State University to discuss her new book. Hosted by Turning Point USA, this event is set to take place on March 26th at 6pm in Glover 130. Best of all, tickets are free! Isabel Brown will be promoting her new book, "The End of the Alphabet: How Gen Z Can Save America." Through her book, Brown empowers members of her generation to embrace conservative values and rise up to fight for the future. As the largest emerging demographic in American history, Gen Z is poised to shape the cultural direction of our country for generations to come. Brown believes that Gen Z is ready to embrace leadership and make their voices heard. In "The End of the Alphabet," Brown expl...
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Nine petitions filed in 4th District to follow Rep. Buck in office, only Boebert’s verified as sufficient so far
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Nine petitions filed in 4th District to follow Rep. Buck in office, only Boebert’s verified as sufficient so far

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice Nineteen candidates seeking a place on either a Democratic or Republican ballot in a Congressional District primary made the secretary of state's Tuesday petition deadline, with thus far only four of those petitions verified as sufficient. Once a petition has been filed with the secretary of state, signatures are verified and staff deems whether the signatures are sufficient or insufficient to earn a place on the ballot, pending other conditions of the candidate's political party. Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse submitted the only petition in the 2nd District. Republicans Russ Andrews, Joe Granado, Jeff Hurd, Curtis McCrackin and Lew Webb have all submitted petitions in the 3rd District, an open seat with the absence of Rep. Lauren Boebert. Th...
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Libertarians will gather for party’s convention March 23-24 in Colorado Springs
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Libertarians will gather for party’s convention March 23-24 in Colorado Springs

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice The Colorado Libertarian Party’s Convention is Saturday-Sunday, March 23-24, in Colorado Springs at the Masonic Center, 1150 Panorama Dr. Business meetings of the party will be conducted during daytime hours at the convention. A debate among Libertarian Presidential candidates, featuring many of the potential candidates, will highlight evening activities. In advance of the Libertarian Party’s Convention, Free State Colorado sat down with Erin King, the Colorado Libertarian Party’s fundraising director. More information on the convention is available at LPColorado.org, including ticket information. https://youtu.be/_FrOtZvHgB8?si=2OJcU7pSGJbkY2at
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Denver’s regional affairs director, former Fox31 reporter to discuss migrants, homeless
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Denver’s regional affairs director, former Fox31 reporter to discuss migrants, homeless

By Brian Porter | The Rocky Mountain Voice The impact of migrants and the homeless on communities in Colorado will be discussed Thursday, March 28, with Foothill Republicans. Adam Paul, the director of regional affairs for the City of Denver, and D.J. Summers, Common Sense Institute's director of policy and research, will head up discussion on the subject. Paul's LinkedIn account indicates he entered public service shortly after founding his Corporate Car transportation business in 2001, being elected to the Green Mountain Water Board and in 2007 to the Lakewood City Council. He recently completed his final term as mayor of Lakewood. Lakewood became an All-America City during his time as mayor. Summers was a reporter at Fox 31 Denver and in Wyoming before joining Common Sense I...
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‘Assault weapons’ bill, opposed by hundreds in marathon hearing, advances in House
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‘Assault weapons’ bill, opposed by hundreds in marathon hearing, advances in House

Public pleads for 12 hours with Colorado House committee to reject bill attorneys called ‘inconsistent, unconstitutional’ and others say ‘infringes’ on 2nd Amendment By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice Hundreds of Coloradans provided a master’s course to lawmakers on the Founding Fathers, the Federalist Papers and the U.S. Constitution Tuesday in opposition to  House Bill 1292, but it was to no avail. The presentation of the bill, by Democratic Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Tim Hernandez, to the House Judiciary Committee drew pro-gun advocates to call it an “all out war” and “infringement” on gun owners, and to instead call for hardening of targets at schools throughout Colorado. A bill they say was written by special interests, ignores personal responsibility, could shu...
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RMGO leaders, members to rally Tuesday morning against “assault weapons” ban
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RMGO leaders, members to rally Tuesday morning against “assault weapons” ban

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice Rocky Mountain Gun Owners will rally on the west steps of the state capitol at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, in opposition to specific anti-gun legislation under consideration. House Bill 1292, by Democrat Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Tim Hernandez, to prohibit “assault weapons” will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday at the Old State Library. The bill has a broad definition of “assault weapon”, which could make rifled barrel pistols and rifles illegal, along with pistol grip shotguns, and many other guns. Additionally, Senate Bill 131, known as the “sensitive spaces” gun bill, will be heard at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Old Supreme Court. Sensitive spaces are defined in the bill as a park or playg...
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Plea deal gives former producer at Sounds True lenient sentence for possession of 6,000 images of sexual child abuse
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Plea deal gives former producer at Sounds True lenient sentence for possession of 6,000 images of sexual child abuse

By Heidi Ganahl | Rocky Mountain Voice Mitchell Clute, 57, a former senior producer and editor at Sounds True, has agreed to a plea deal, according to various media reports, on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. He was arrested in July, following an investigation by the Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab, which discovered child sexual abuse material downloaded from an IP address associated with Clute's residence on Dewey Avenue. Initially facing 11 felony charges, including sexual exploitation of a child, Clute accepted a very lenient plea deal last week, pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, both class 4 felonies. The remaining charges were dismissed as part of the agreement. The sentencing, on March 8, saw Clute re...
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Ahead of Tuesday deadline, only three have sufficiently met signature threshold for a place on ballot for Congress
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Ahead of Tuesday deadline, only three have sufficiently met signature threshold for a place on ballot for Congress

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice Signatures needed to petition for a place on the primary ballot has been met by just three candidates for Congress to have pulled a petition, a report by the office of the Colorado secretary of state reads. Democrat Joe Neguse in the 2nd District, Republican Curtis McCrackin in the 3rd District and Republican Lauren Boebert in the 4th District have each met sufficient signatures needed to be placed on the ballot. The deadline for petitions to be filed with the secretary of state’s office is Tuesday, March 19, the online form reads. The form details a deadline, if the petition has been filed and petitions that have been deemed sufficient. In addition to Boebert, a petition for Republican Deborah Flora in the 4th District and for Jeff Cr...
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Overbeck: Democrats in Colorado Legislature push bills endangering your children
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Overbeck: Democrats in Colorado Legislature push bills endangering your children

By Joy Overbeck | Special to the Rocky Mountain Voice Most of us want to see the most vicious child predators and the monsters who use children for sex locked in the slammer for a good, long time. But, not the Democrats in the Colorado Legislature. They unanimously killed Rep. Brandi Bradley’s, R-Douglas County, House Bill 24-1092 that would increase sentences for criminals convicted of pimping a child for prostitution, keeping a place of child prostitution and similar crimes to sentences of at least four years in prison. The bill would also increase sentences for the worst predators using menacing or criminal intimidation – that is, violence or threats of violence – to induce a child to commit prostitution to at least eight years in jail. This seems reasonable. But, since the Bra...
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