Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk

Older adults on fixed incomes are finding Colorado homeownership tough The average annual cost of owning and maintaining a house in Colorado is $25,766. And that doesn't include the mortgage payment.

"When Peggy Locke bought her 804-square-foot home in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood about 10 years ago, the monthly mortgage–including the loan payment, property taxes and homeowner’s insurance–was around $500." #denver

Home prices down across much of Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley – BizWest Get our email updates Median sales prices of single-family homes reached or neared yearly lows in much of Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley last month as more houses hit the market compared with November 2024, new data from Loveland-based multiple-listing service Information and Real Estate Services LLC.

"Median sales prices of single-family homes reached or neared yearly lows in much of Northern..." #boulder

Apparently there are a number of loopholes in America First if it means seizing property and overt extrajudicial killing, weird

As for the Colorado DSA: Short term, I agree, not gonna get far.🤷 But as with NYS DSA, what I see of STL DSA, a few other places like maybe (?) Idaho DSA😲🤯, CO DSA look like it's playing as good a long game as CO Dems & Libertarians (if not (bless their ❤️s) CO Republicans)...

Regarding "I doubt this gets very far. Dems didn't win here by being crazy.": 🤔💡Yep. Dems won here by letting GOP not only be crazy, but Crazies.🧐

This is worth a The Blueprint level account, but the Dems played the GOP for cat's-paws. Any time the GOP won in either branch, they lost longterm.🫤🙃

Tina Peters, DSA, redistricting, Little Saigon, TABOR, crime, housing, AI, and more. My new Colorado News Miner: ariarmstrong.com/miner-139.html

New report shows Colorado Springs is facing massive housing crisis A new report shows Colorado Springs is facing a massive housing crisis. The Regional Housing Assessment presented the report to Colorado Springs City Council Monday.

A new report shows Colorado Springs is facing a massive housing crisis. The Regional Housing Assessment presented the report to Colorado Springs City Council Monday.

Anyway fuck the NYT but also he should be impeached for that fucking post alone. Add it to the list of 9000 things.

Anyway am I saying this because Trump just called for the New York Times to be shut down for treason?

I’m not NOT saying it for that reason.

Three years ago, our rising progressive movement came within 1.6% of victory in NY-10. We built a powerful grassroots movement that energized thousands of voters who were hungry for real progressive change on housing, healthcare, climate justice, and economic equality.

Well you just *know* there’s a story here

🤔💡Analogy: Visual AI now has the capability to use the auteurs Tarantino is ripping off from to much better aesthetic effect. And 100 monkeys who like pounding on typewriters have always been able to produce the works of Shakespeare.🙃

Goddamn it used to be like "oh where is the tragic backstory"

now it's like "he lost his mind because Lina Khan wouldn't let him buy a competitor"

I’m running for the U.S. Senate so the people who built Colorado can take back control of our healthcare, our homes, and our futures.
Working people built Colorado, we deserve a government that finally works for us.
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Thanks for validating me, governor

Conservatives love AI because it's far easier to abuse a population that can't read, can't write, can't think, and can't tell what's real

It seems like it's about half that and about half either self-hatred of their own neurodivergence or resentment of a neurodivergent ex or parent.

And that sounds rough. Self-acceptance is hard, and raising someone who reminds you of an unfavorite relative sounds harder. But it's kind of the job.

Colorado state senator launches progressive primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper State Sen. Julie Gonzales says her candidacy against U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper represents a fork in the road for the Democratic Party. Last month’s elections solidified her decision to run,…

Enough with the ancient fossil that is John Hickenlooper, this challenge is sorely needed. Tell me where to sign up to knock doors!

www.denverpost.com/2025/12/08/c...

Termination letter shows RTD police chief fired for series of ethical violations Joel Fitzgerald was fired in September, but RTD refused to say why. 9NEWS obtained his termination letter on Tuesday, after Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against RTD.

This policing push gets the agency saddled with all the problems of relying on police — abuses of power, expensive salaries, costly litigation, and bad press.

www.9news.com/article/news...

Turning RTD into a make-work program for police who cannot and will not solve homelessness or drug addiction is part of the death spiral of ridership. Pretending to solve problems costs money! If RTD spent more money on fast and frequent reliable service they’d maybe stop hemorrhaging riders.

Poor President Trump got screwed over. This must be the worst December 7th ever.

Feels annoying that I have to specify that from here on out, politicians need to have adult-level emotional regulation.

What gets me about this choice is that this result of vast community outrage was so predictable. The city had finalized the project, it had 5+ years of planning behind it, and the Anschutzs are notoriously wealthy Republicans, Denver is deep blue.

Did they really think people wouldn’t cry foul?

NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of Adams County Treasurer Alex Villagran after an investigation found he was a lecherous lout toward women in his office.

Faith Winter remembered for life of service during memorial at Colorado Capitol | Colorado Newsline Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Colorado Capitol to memorialize Sen. Faith Winter, who died in a car crash last week.

Hundreds of mourners gathered on the west side of the Colorado Capitol in the brisk December air Friday to memorialize state Sen. Faith Winter, who died at 45 in a car crash last week.
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Realize the /s here, but can't resist:

Yeah, No.😬

Or to put more kindly:

Lol. Also, lmao.🫤😒

Does this make him J6 pardon eligible? Legit question

Here’s an idea–publicly release the boat strike video.

Americans deserve transparency.

But right now, they have real concerns & questions about this administration’s actions.

Homeland Security targets migrants in New Orleans enforcement push DHS carried out an immigration operation at a New Orleans church, citing city policies that limit arrests at places of worship, sparking political backlash.

DHS carried out an immigration operation at a New Orleans church, citing city policies that limit arrests at places of worship, sparking political backlash.

‘I’m a U.S. citizen.’ Agents pull woman from car in Keys. Feds said she wouldn’t show ID In Key Largo, in front of Pink Plaza at mile marker 103.4, agents stopped a woman driving a white Toyota Corolla and surrounded the vehicle.

"Papers please!" This is fascism, pure and simple. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...