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New Study Alleges Hundreds of Thousands of Record Changes After Colorado Election Certification
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New Study Alleges Hundreds of Thousands of Record Changes After Colorado Election Certification

By: Joe Hoft | JoeHoft.com Vote Tampering In Colorado– Explosive New Report Breaking report from Unite4Freedom staff Tampering with federal election results is against the law, and a new study by Unite4Freedom exposes an explosive problem—federal election records of the vote are changing after the election has been certified. Is this Malice, ignorance or pathetically pervasive Apathy (MIA) by our election officials? Tina Peters Was Right Harassed, prosecuted, and convicted by the state of Colorado for defying unlawful orders from Colorado Attorney General Jenna Griswold, Tina Peters is living out a nightmare no American should ever experience. Confined to a Colorado jail, Tina is serving an excessive and u...
$4 million-plus in alleged Medicaid ride billing draws federal fraud charges in Colorado
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$4 million-plus in alleged Medicaid ride billing draws federal fraud charges in Colorado

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado’s Medicaid transportation system operates on a straightforward premise. A ride is provided to a qualified Medicaid recipient. Documentation is submitted. The state reimburses the provider. For thousands of Coloradans, particularly those in rural communities or without reliable transportation — that structure makes routine medical care possible. But federal prosecutors now allege that in two separate cases, the reimbursement model itself was manipulated. Non-emergent medical transportation billing is the focus in the cases that have been filed in U.S. District Court this month regarding providers in Mesa and Douglas counties. The cases involve more than $4 million. On Feb. 10, the U...
Trump Excludes Polis From White House Governors Meeting
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Trump Excludes Polis From White House Governors Meeting

By: Parker Gordon | KDVR DENVER (KDVR) — President Donald Trump posted on Wednesday that two Democratic governors will not be invited to a bipartisan meeting next week. Gov. Jared Polis is one of them. “The invitations were sent to ALL Governors, other than two, who I feel are not worthy of being there,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to Polis and Governor Wes Moore of Maryland. Trump said Polis was not invited to the governors’ meeting since former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is serving her prison sentence. The post comes after Trump has repeatedly called for the release of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted for her role in a 2021 election security breach. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT KDVR
Eric Coomer’s court admissions reignite unresolved questions in Colorado’s Mesa County election case
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Eric Coomer’s court admissions reignite unresolved questions in Colorado’s Mesa County election case

By A.L. Goodwin | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Recent court filings in Coomer v. Byrne et al., Case No. 8:24-cv-00008-TPB-SPF (M.D. Fla.), contain sworn admissions by Dr. Eric Coomer, the former Director of Product Strategy and Security for Dominion Voting Systems, that materially alter the public understanding of foreign interaction with U.S. election system technology. Filed on January 23, 2026, Coomer’s responses acknowledge that he worked directly with foreign individuals and foreign-based employees on Dominion voting equipment, adjudication software, election system code, and programming.  The sworn responses themselves are contained in the court filing below. 278-1Download He further admitted that Serbian employees had the ability to ...
State Prison Investigates Incident Involving Tina Peters at La Vista Facility
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State Prison Investigates Incident Involving Tina Peters at La Vista Facility

By Stephanie Butzer | Denver7 Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson Alondra Gonzalez-Garcia confirmed to Denver7 that the incident happened on Sunday and nobody was injured. Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk who was sentenced to nine years behind bars for her role in an election security breach in 2021, was involved in an incident with another inmate at La Vista Correctional Facility over the weekend. Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson Alondra Gonzalez-Garcia confirmed to Denver7 that the incident happened on Sunday and nobody was injured. "The Department can confirm that inmate Tina Peters was involved in an incident with another inmate at the La Vista Correctional Facility on January 18, 2026, in which no one was injure...
Counties told to fix energy policy they didn’t create: Mesa commissioner pushes back
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Counties told to fix energy policy they didn’t create: Mesa commissioner pushes back

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice Mesa County Commissioner JJ Fletcher said he wasn’t looking to start a political fight when he published a recent op-ed questioning Colorado’s rapid move away from natural gas. What he wanted, Fletcher said, was to put a practical concern on the record—one he hears repeatedly from rural counties. Fletcher said the problem has become harder to ignore in recent weeks. With power shutoffs in December, higher utility bills and public anger spilling into regulatory hearings, he said counties are being asked to answer for decisions they didn’t make. In an interview with RMV, Fletcher said the message from state leaders has been consistent: counties are expected to deal with the impacts of electrification, even though they don’t contr...
If you’re not at the table: Why Matt Soper says counties need leverage now
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If you’re not at the table: Why Matt Soper says counties need leverage now

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice Unfunded mandates have become a flashpoint between Denver and Colorado’s counties, with local governments warning they are being asked to do more with less. State Rep. Matt Soper has been vocal in support of counties banding together through the Fix It or Fund It coalition.  He represents Delta and Mesa counties in the Colorado House and is serving his fourth term, with term limits preventing another run. The Delta County commissioner seat he is pursuing is also opening due to term limits. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent Delta and Mesa Counties in the Colorado House of Representatives,” Soper said in a campaign announcement. “As the pressures from Denver spill over into Delta County, it is important t...
SUV Hit D51 Wrestling Team Bus At Over 90 MPH In Lakewood
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SUV Hit D51 Wrestling Team Bus At Over 90 MPH In Lakewood

By Jeff Anastasio | Denver7 The SUV that slammed into a Mesa County School bus injuring members of a Grand Junction wrestling team was traveling over 90 mph, or 52 mph over the posted speed limit 2 seconds before the impact. LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The driver of an SUV that slammed into a Mesa County School bus carrying members of a Grand Junction wrestling team was traveling over 90 miles per hour, or 52 mph over the posted speed limit, 2 seconds before the impact, according to an arrest affidavit from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The driver of the SUV, 22-year-old Andrew Logan Miller, from Denver, was hospitalized with injuries as a result of the December 6 crash and later arrested on a list of charges. There were 12 people, including 10 students and 2 ...
Trump Blasts Polis as Weak and Pathetic Over Continued Imprisonment of Tina Peters
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Trump Blasts Polis as Weak and Pathetic Over Continued Imprisonment of Tina Peters

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado President Trump continued to use strong words to describe Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday. He's upset about the fact that Tina Peters, the former county clerk and top election official in Mesa County, is still behind bars. Last week, Trump posted to Truth Social that he was pardoning Peters, saying, "Tina is sitting in a Colorado prison for the 'crime' of demanding Honest Elections." READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT CBS COLORADO
Trump announces full pardon of Tina Peters in Truth Social post
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Trump announces full pardon of Tina Peters in Truth Social post

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice President Trump posted on Wednesday that he is granting a full pardon to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has served 14 months of a nine year prison sentence.  He announced it in a Truth Social post late in the afternoon.  Trump criticized Democrats in the post, saying violent crime has gone unaddressed while election-related cases moved forward after 2020. “For years, Democrats ignored violent and vicious crime of all shapes, sizes, colors, and types,” Trump wrote. He added that violent criminals “who should have been locked up were allowed to attack again.” Trump said Democrats instead chose to go after people who pushed for election security, writing that they “chose instead to prosecute anyone ...