Monthly Archives: July 2025

July 18, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 18, 2025

The skies over Colorado have been smoky all week because of five active wildfires burning along the Western Slope. Hazy is also an appropriate word to describe the future financial situation within Colorado amidst pending tariffs with our state’s two biggest trading partners. There is continued talk about the challenges mounting for the state’s budget and for all of us who live and work here in Colorado. Our Insiders might not be top economists but they’re able to decipher what’s at stake… but first we addressed some findings in some recent polls.

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July 11, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 11, 2025

As we all watch with heartbreak what Texas is dealing with after the deadly Fourth of July flood, we realize that flooding is a real threat in Colorado. Yes, we’re hot and dry now, but monsoon season is right around the corner. I asked the Insider panel to weigh in on our past floods, the state of warning systems, and more. We also had to confront a new reality before state lawmakers: rewriting Colorado’s budget because of changes in the federal budget. That’s where we start this week.

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July 4, 2025

By Kyle Dyer on July 4, 2025

Since our weekly show falls on the 4th of July this year, I put our Insider panel to the task of talking about ideals of independence. Next year will be our country’s 250th birthday… so, what does independence look like compared to what our Founding Fathers longed for when adopting the Declaration of Independence in 1776? This topic is a great launching pad for this week’s show…

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