
Benigno: Making the case for curriculum transparency
The new social studies standards should signal parents to demand and expect access to all educational materials used in their children’s classrooms.

The new social studies standards should signal parents to demand and expect access to all educational materials used in their children’s classrooms.

The governor’s spokesperson Conor Cahill did not return a request for comment on the Governor’s office failure to comply with the new law.

If this transparency makes sense for adult adopted kids, it makes sense for donor-conceived ones

For a group of people who love pushing solar power on people, our state legislators really hate sunshine.

“This has nothing to do with partisanship. It just has to do with the proper role of government.” Rep. Mike Lynch, R-Fort Collins

It’s not a big surprise that as kids were sentenced to “remote” learning, the backlash to Critical Race Theory being propagandized in schools exploded. We got to hear it for ourselves.

Only a vampire hides from the sun.

The left promotes the image of victimhood in all aspects of life, right down to the oppressive hamburger flipper forcing a packet of honey-mustard sauce on you against your will.

No parent should be told that they cannot see what their sixth-grader is going to learn tomorrow.

“They continue to try and find ways around what the people of Colorado want. Voters said on 117 that they wanted to vote when you set up an enterprise fund, but what the (majority) legislature decided to do was absolutely thumb their nose at the voters.” — Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg.

Senate Bill 38 like a no-brainer to anyone who says they believe in good government. So then why was it sent to the kill committee?

The far-left Colorado Working Families Party (CWP) has put its name on about two dozen city council and school board candidates in support of their election across the Denver-metro area, endorsing entire slates in some cases.
DENVER–The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) quarterly oil and gas lease sale in Colorado generated over $8 million, the most successful such sale the federal lands agency has enjoyed in recent years. The BLM, as well as energy policy experts credit the successful lease sale in large part to the Trump administration’s pro-energy production policies.
According to its recent press release, the BLM on March 31 leased 68 parcels of federal land for drilling in Colorado, generating $8.1 million. Over 42,000 acres were leased across Weld, Jackson, Routt, Arapahoe, Delta, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Gunnison, and Garfield counties.
This sale was conducted with lower royalties embedded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act(OBBB), which reduced the royalty rate of onshore oil and gas production on federal lands to a minimum of 12.5%. Previously, the royalty rate sat at 16.67% under former President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act reduces the cost of doing business on public lands, making oil and gas development more economically attractive to industry,” the press release reads, predicting that the sale will spur on additional leasing and drilling.
The BLM sale is also congruent with Trump’s day-one Executive Order 14154 ‘Unleashing American Energy,’aiming for energy dominance and increased domestic drilling.
Amy Cooke, Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Center at Independence Institute, a free market think tank in Denver (as well as publisher of Complete Colorado) says that the surge in Colorado leases is a sign that energy markets are responding well to energy friendly policy.
“The size and scope of the lease sale are a clear signal that markets are responding to both stronger price conditions and the shift in federal policy toward energy abundance under President Trump, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum,” Cooke told Complete Colorado. “For the first year of the Trump administration, an abundant supply kept oil prices low for consumers. As prices have risen, producers are doing what markets are designed to do: invest in new production.”
Cooke predicts the new drilling will help Colorado’s energy sector back on its feet, as production has declined over the last several years due to significant new restrictions on energy development put in place by a Democrat-controlled legislature and Gov. Jared Polis.
“What’s important to note in Colorado is that all these leases are on federal land. It’s where investors are comfortable putting their money,” said Cooke. “That’s because state regulation has made it increasingly difficult to permit new wells on private or state property, effectively stifling new production.”

The US Department of Energy is looking for states interested in nuclear energy… what are the chances that Colorado is one of them? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke discuss this with Matt Solomon, the project manager of the Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative.
Show Notes:
https://agnc.org/economic-development/northwest-colorado-energy-initiative/
Because the grid could use a backup plan.
Yes, we’re giving away a Predator Generator.
No, this is not a drill.
Yes, it’s because reliability apparently isn’t fashionable anymore.
Starting with the first show of 2026, drop a funny, clever, or pithy comment in the show’s comment section.
That’s it. No forms. No fine print to initial. No ESG questionnaire.
At the end of the session, we’ll select our top 3–5 favorite comments.
Then you vote on the winner.
Democracy still works here. Mostly.
Winner announced on the last show in May 2026.
One comment.
One generator.
Because when the grid wobbles, satire won’t keep your lights on — but a Predator Generator will.

What if outside organizations could place their own people inside government? We break down a little-known Colorado scheme where privately funded staff are embedded within the legislative process—raising serious questions about transparency, influence, and who’s really shaping policy behind the scenes. Is this harmless expertise… or something more?