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Red County, Blue State — 83 episodes
82. What does “Yes on 200” mean? 3 to 5 on the ballot explained
81. “Taxpayer money isn’t red, it isn’t blue, taxpayer money is green” - with Dan Smith, candidate for Douglas County Treasurer
80. “I don’t like a bully” — with Irene Bonham, County Commissioner Candidate
79. They Changed the Ballot, Now What? 3 to 5 Fights Back
78. Judge, Jury, and Ballot Writer
77. Three commissioners vs 20,000 voters
76. Interview with Christian Schilder, candidate for House District 39
75. Get to know your ballot: Congressional candidate Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher
74. Get to know your ballot: Douglas County assessor candidate Kara Garr
73. The Return of Crowsnest 🐦⬛
72. What just happened? Commissioners make a confusing last minute move on funding the $200k drone program for John Adams Academy
71. Over a million taxpayer dollars slated for John Adams Academy and the Douglas County Economic Corporation—and no public input to be found
70. Learn: What is the Graduated Income Tax proposal in Colorado? An Explainer For Normal People!
69. Convict Coffee: Cause-Driven and Community-Focused
68. Freedom Fest or Freedom Jest?
67. Answering your Questions on George Teal’s $17k Ticket
66. Champagne Taste on a County Commission Budget, Part 3: the Reimbursement Request
65. Champagne Taste on a County Commissioner Budget, Part 2: the Refundable Ticket
64. Champagne Taste on a County Commission Budget, Part 1: The Receipt George Teal Doesn’t Want Us to See
63. Your Handy Dandy Guide to the 3 to 5 Effort
62. Pride in Douglas County
61. CORA 101: The Transparency Tool for the People
60. The Bluffs, the Ballot, and the future of Lone Tree
59. It’s not just Dubai
58. Part 2 of 2: Zebulon and the $100 million question
57. Part 1 of 2: Zebulon and the $100 Million Question
56. Bring it in! Team meeting!
55. The Crowsnest Controversy in Castle Pines
54. CD4 Democrats in Court and Commissioners Preen in Taxpayer-Funded Magazine
53. The Mysterious Case of the Cowboy Commissioner's $17k Flight to Dubai
52. Breaking the At-Large Lock with Rep Bob Marshall
51. A Douglas County Commissioner's $17k airfare to Dubai
Correction about town hall on Feb 12!
50. Douglas County Commissioners End General Public Comment
49. Flying Your Freak Flag in Parker
48. Could Douglas County Expand to Five County Commissioners? Part 2 of 2
47. Could Douglas County Expand to Five County Commissioners? Part 1 of 2
46. Colorado Caucus and Assembly Explained, with guest Meg Furlow
45. Douglas County Schools, Sterling Ranch, and How Residents Helped Change Amendment 13
44. Douglas County’s Proposed Retail Theft Ordinance: All Theater, No Fix
43. Finger-snapping Forbidden, False Statements Fine
42. “It Could Cripple Douglas County School District”
41. Finding Friends and your Political Home: Living Liberally Douglas County (updated name: blue crew social)
40. An Unexpected Win at the School Board Meeting
39. Look at you, Douglas County!
38. The Real Scoop on Issues Facing our Public Schools with guest Brad Geiger
37. Interview with Kyrzia Parker, candidate for school board
36. What’s an MLO? A bond? Your school funding questions answered
35. Interview with Tony Ryan, candidate for school board
34. Interview with Clark Callahan, candidate for school board
33. Interview with Kelly Denzler, candidate for school board
32. Finding Friends and Your Political Home in Douglas County: Douglas County Activism Task Force
31. Why Special Education Matters to All of Us
30. What’s at Stake in the School Board Election
29. What students in Douglas County want you to know
28. Finding Friends and Your Political Home in Douglas County: Moms Demand Action
27. Board of Education 101: the election is coming up and we are going to know our stuff
26. A lifesaving new suicide prevention tool in Colorado: Donna's Law
25. Finding Friends and Your Political Home in Douglas County: Lone Tree Votes (updated name: Democracy Now DougCo)
24. “Every decision is made in a vacuum or worse yet, a back room”
23. No Comment(s)
22. What is Zebulon? Part 2
21. What is Zebulon? Part 1
20. Cowboy Cosplay: the first commission meeting after home rule defeat
Light on the news, heavy on the solidarity
18. A Big Win in Douglas County
17. Convo with D1 “Vote No” Candidates
16. Kyle Clark and Marshall Zelinger weigh in on home rule
15. “Trust in Douglas County government is in decline"
14. Follow the Money
13. “This is like 1776 and putting those wigs on"
12. Mythologies
11. The Home Rule Ballot Explained
10: The Test Case in Sterling Ranch: Home Rule and the Charter Application of John Adams Academy
9. The Lawsuit against the County Commissioners: a conversation with Bob Marshall, Part 2 of 2
8. The Lawsuit against the County Commissioners: a conversation with Bob Marshall, Part 1 of 2
7. Group Hug and a Plan
6. The Home Rule Series Part 3 of 3: the expensive and rushed plan being formulated behind closed doors
5. The Home Rule Series Part 2 of 3: what home rule is and what we’ll be voting for on June 24
4: The Home Rule Series Part 1 of 3: County Commission 101
3: The Tr*mpian Bargain of Douglas County
2: Boebert, Bernie, and Buffoonery
1: "Did you order the Code Red?"