Engage is joined by Colorado Springs City Councilman Brian Risley to discuss the recent decision by the council to keep city ambulance services with a private sector company. Councilman Risley discusses his thought process in his decision and what factors he weighed when voting to keep the service in the hands of American Medical Response vs. a new…

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of June 10-14, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of June 3-7, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage is joined by Steffan Tubbs, director of the new documentary “Devastated: Colorado’s Fentanyl Disaster” to discuss the film and the issue facing Colorado. We discuss what he learned while making the documentary and what people should know about the current fentanyl crisis. You can watch the film for free at www.devastatedco.com.…

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of May 27-31, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of May 20-24, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage is joined by former mayor of Monument and current State Representative Don Wilson (HD-20). We discuss what “local control” is and why it’s important to our communities. We also examine some very controversial “land use” bills that have recently been signed into law and discuss how that will affect local control going forward. This is one of …

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of May 13-17, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage is joined by House Assistant Minority Leader Ty Winter (HD-47) to give us his take on how the 2024 General Assembly session went. How did his second year in the legislature compare to his first? What were some things he accomplished and what was unsuccessful? Rep. Winter gives us a detailed look into how the legislature operates and conducts…

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of May 6-10, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage is joined by former Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers to discuss the Springs exploring changing its ambulance services from the private sector to the public sector. Is this a good idea? Well, it's a bit complicated. Mayor Suthers discusses the pro's and cons of the issue.Engage The Rockies

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of April 29-May 3, 2024. To receive the full articles covered in today's episode, sign up to our emailing list at www.EngageTheRockies.com and we'll provide them every Friday.Engage The Rockies

Engage is joined by Kristi Burton Brown, Executive VP of the Advance Colorado Institute. We discuss a brand new, not yet introduced, property tax bill in the legislature with just a week and a half left of session. Kristi shares her thoughts and concerns based on the draft she's seen. Is this the solution to the property tax problem Coloradans have…

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of April 22-26, 2024.Engage The Rockies

Engage covers the top headlines from around Colorado for the week of April 15-19, 2024.Engage The Rockies

Engage is joined by Dan Haley, President and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA), to discuss the importance of the industry to Colorado, its citizens, and its economy. We also discuss specific legislation in the Colorado legislature for this session, including one bill that would effectively end the industry completely. To find out mor…

Engage is joined by Laura Carno, founder of FASTER Colorado. FASTER supports arming teachers, staff, and administrators by offering world-class firearm and emergency response training. We discuss why Laura founded FASTER, how training is conducted at their facility, the standards of training, and a legislative update on bills in the Colorado legisl…

Engage is joined by Ray Elliott, Vice President of the Colorado State Shooting Association, to discuss Colorado’s 2024-gun legislation. Firearm insurance requirements? An 11% tax on guns and ammo? The outright ban on some of the most popular firearms owned? We discuss it all and more in this episode. To find out more about each bill, visit the Colo…

Engage is joined by Ryan Parsell, Executive Director of Government Affairs for the El Paso County government. Ryan discusses the Pikes Peak Promise. What is it? Who is involved? What kind of legislation do they hope to accomplish? Join us for this interesting discussion on local government working together for the betterment of its citizens. You ca…

Engage is joined by school finance expert, Glenn Gustafson, to discuss how school financing works in Colorado. We also dive into such issues as the Budget Stabilization Factor, the impact of the influx of migrant children in the school system, and what the future holds for school financing in the state.…

Engage is joined by Ross Izard, founder of Xiphos Strategies, LLC, and charter school expert. We discuss a new anti-charter school bill, HB24-1363, Charter Schools Accountability, just introduced in the Colorado General Assembly. Ross breaks down in detail key highlights of the bill and how that will have a detrimental impact on the future of chart…

Engage is joined by Michael Fields, President of the Advance Colorado Institute, to discuss ballot initiatives. What are they? Who can start them? What is the process from start to finish? What are some current ballot initiatives Coloradans should be aware of? Want to start a ballot initiative? See the Secretary of State's website for guidance: htt…

Engage is joined by John Fabbricatore, former ICE Field Director, to discuss the current illegal immigration crisis facing the nation and Colorado. What caused the explosion in illegal southern border crossings in the last few years? How is Colorado being impacted by its sanctuary policies, and what is the future of this crisis for our state?…