>>> HELLO, I'M KYLE DYER, AND WELCOME TO THE COLORADO INSIDE OUT.

IT IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH.

LET'S GET GOING WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF THIS WEEK'S PANEL.

GEORGE BRAUCHLER, THE FORMER DA FOR THE 18th JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN COLORADO AND CURRENT SHOW HOST ON 710KNUS.

CHRIS ROURKE, MANAGING EDITOR AT THE DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL.

ALTON DILLARD, A COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT WITH HIS COMPANY, THE DILLARD GROUP.

AND ADAM BURG, VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AT DENVER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

RIGHT OFF THE BAT, GEORGE, WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR REACTION TO THE NEWS THAT CAME OUT OF BOULDER COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY THAT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOULDER KING SOOPERS' SHOOTING IN 2021 IS NOW ABLE TO STAND TRIAL.

>> WE GOT THAT NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY THAT HE CAN STAND TRIAL.

IT IS GOOD FOR THE DEFENDANT AS WELL TO GET US MOVING FORWARD.

ONE SANITY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN COMPETENCE.

WHILE MANY TIME THEY SIT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

THEY MAY NOT BE AN ECLIPSE BUT THEY ARE CLOSE.

INSANITY AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME DIDN'T KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG.

NOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH COMPETENCE, I EXPECT THE DEFENSE TO PURSUE WHATEVER AVENUES THEY HAVE WITH INSANITY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EVEN MORE WE ARE MORE THAN 14 MONTHS AWAY ARE THE GENERAL ELECTION.

A LOT HAS TRANSPIRED.

LET'S TALK, GEORGE, ABOUT, WELL THE DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A LOT HAS HAPPENED WHEN IT COMES TO THE PRESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THIS.

>> I THOUGHT THE DEBATE WAS INTERESTING, KYLE.

YESTERDAY, WE HAD THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TURNING HIMSELF IN.

THAT REALLY WASN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL MANY MY MIND.

IT IS THE FOURTH TIME HE HAS HAD TO ANSWER FOR AN INDICTMENT.

WHAT AN AMAZING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT A PRESIDENT TURNING HIMSELF IN ON AN INDICTMENT IS ROUTINE.

THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE WE ARE AT.

ANXIOUS TO SEE IF WE ARE ABLE TO SEE PAST THIS.

HIS ABSENCE FROM THE DEBATE TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG DEAL AS WELL.

I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES THAT WERE ON THE STAGE AND HOW THEY RESPONDED TO THINGS.

IT WILL BE A HECK OF ELECTION CYCLE.

>> I THINK THE DEBATE SHOWED US WHAT LIFE WOULD BE WITHOUT DONALD TRUMP.

THERE WAS A FIELD OF COMPETENT CANDIDATES ON THE STAGE.

I THINK WE HEARD TRUE -- WE HEARD A BREAK FROM THE SNIPING, THE REMARKS AND THE PERSONAL ATTACKS.

WE DID HAVE A CANDIDATE TRY TO DO THAT.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH NICKY HALEY I FORGOTTEN ABOUT HER.

SHE CAME OUT VERY STRONG.

SHE POINTED OUT THE FACT HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE IN FOREIGN POLICY.

IT WAS CLEARLY SHOWING.

SHE LATER WENT ON TO TALK ABOUT THIS SITUATION WITH TRUMP.

SHE SAID, LOOK I'M NOT SAYING -- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A POLITICAL ATTACK WITH THESE LEGAL DEALINGS OR WHETHER HE IS GUILTY OF THESE CHARGES.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS HE IS A HUGE DISTRACTION TO THIS ELECTION.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WOULD BE BEST PUTTING HIM ASIDE AND GOING WITH ANOTHER CANDIDATE.

>> ALTON WHEN YOU SEE ANOTHER GROUP OF HOPEFULS, WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND?

>> ANY TIME YOU HAVE THESE DEBATES WITH SIX, EIGHT, TEN CANDIDATES I WAS HAVING FLASHBACKS TO THE DENVER MAYORAL.

I FOUND SOME OF THE THINGS TO BE VERY INTERESTING.

AS FAR AS WHAT HE DID GOVERNORING IN A BLUE STATE.

LOCALLY, ANOTHER THING WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON IS THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO EARLY POLLS.

ANYTHING WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.

I THINK GIVEN HOW THE THIRD CD IS.

THE BATTLEGROUND GOING TO BE IN PUEBLO.

>> WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP WASN'T AT THE DEBATE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED.

I THINK THIS WAS PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNALLY I DON'T NEED TO BE THERE.

>> GEORGE W. BUSH SKIPPED THE FIRST THREE DEBATES.

REAGAN DIDN'T SHOW UP UNTIL THE LAST DEBATE.

WE KNOW TRUMP HIMSELF ALSO OPT OUT THE IOWA DEBATE.

THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS OCCURRING.

I DON'T NEED TO BE ON THE STAGE WITH YOU.

WE ARE 439 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY.

WHERE THE FORMER PRESIDENT MIGHT PUT HIMSELF MORE FRONT AND CENTER.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT HISTORY LESSON.

I FORGET ABOUT THAT.

>> I WANT TO CIRCLE SOMETHING ALTON SAID.

HE SAID THE REPORT THAT CAME OUT, THE SURVEY PUTS ADAM AHEAD OF LAUREN BOEBERT.

THE MARGIN OF ERROR IS 3.5.

ESSENTIALLY THEY ARE DEADLOCKED.

I KNOW IT IS EARLY IN THE RACE.

A LOT CAN HAPPEN.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A DISTRICT THAT IS PLUS EIGHT REPUBLICANS.

IN THE POLL DONALD TRUMP STILL BEATS JOE BIDEN BY FIVE POINTS.

SIGNIFICANT WAS UNFAVORABLES WERE 53%.

SHE HAS A PRIMARY FROM A REP PEWABLE ATTORNEY.

HE IS BACK BY HEAVY HITTERS.

NO REASON TO COME OFF THE BENCH AND GET INVOLVED IN ANYTHING UNLESS IT MEANS SOMETHING TO HIM.

ALSO TIM FOSTER.

HE IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE COLORADO UNIVERSITY.

YOU KNOW THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE.

I'M NOT SURE THAT MIGHT BE AN ANSWER TO THEM.

IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING RACE.

GET THE POPCORN.

>> IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR FURTHER RESPONSE FOR THAT?

NO WAY AM I DEFENDING THE STATUS QUO.

THE POLL WAS THE DEMOCRATIC INTERNAL POLL.

THE BEST NUMBERS IS WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.

THAT IS REALLY UNCHANGED.

LAUREN BOEBERT WON BY HUNDREDS OF VOTES.

IT SOUNDS LIKE NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

THAT OUTCOME TOOK PLACE WHEN THERE WERE STATEWIDE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR REELECTION.

NONE OF THAT WILL TAKE PLACE NOW.

THAT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF THE THIRD CD.

THE MONEY THAT WILL NOT SHOW UP IS NOT GOING TO BE JOE BIDEN MONEY.

LAUREN BOEBERT CAN PULL THIS THING OUT.

SO POPCORN, YES.

>> COLORADO, PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY WILL BE IN MARCH.

THERE IS A LOT MORE TO IT.

A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY CONSERVATIVES.

COLORADO SUPREME COURT SAID IT WILL GO ON THE BALLOT.

>> YEAH, THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY FOR REPUBLICANS.

I THINK OPPONENTS HAVE A VERY STRONG ARGUMENT.

IT HAS BEEN VETTED ON THE SHOW QUITE A BIT.

YOU DO SEE MONEY COMING IN.

I THINK IF WE SEE HH DEFEATED THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

I TALKED TO LAWMAKERS ABOUT THIS.

WHY NOT CALL A SPECIAL SESSION.

GET SOME THOUGHT LEADERS FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND WHY NOT TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVAMP COLORADO'S TAX SYSTEM.

WHY NOT COME OUT WITH A WHOLE NEW TAX SYSTEM THAT IS RELIANT ON TAXING USE WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO WITH THEM ENTIRELY.

ELIMINATE THE INCOME TAX.

WHAT CAN THAT DO FOR COLORADO'S ECONOMY.

IT CAN BE A PIECE OF LEGISLATION BOTH LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR.

I THINK THAT CAN BE AN OPTION.

>> ALTON?

>> I'M INTERESTED IN HEARING GEORGE'S TAKE ON THIS.

WHERE DID WE GET IN THIS SORT OF ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT IS LIKE, OKAY, LET'S SEE IF SOMETHING PASSES FIRST AND THEN DETERMINE IF IT VIOLATES SINGLE SUBJECT.

THAT IS THE SAME THING GOING OUT IN AURORA.

THEY ARE LIKE IT IS GOOD TO FORM AND THING LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT AND SEE IF IT PASSES.

THAT SEEMS TOTALLY BACKWARDS TO ME.

JUST KEEPING AN EYE ON SOME THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT ON THIS AIR BEFORE JUST HOW VOTERS SEEM TO BE TUNED IN.

THE DEVIL SEEMS TO BE IN THE DETAILS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.

I KNOW WE WILL TOUCH ON EDUCATIONAL STUFF LATER.

WHY DON'T WE KEEP A SIMPLE EDUCATION?

>> SO THIS IS BEING -- WHEN YOU GET INTO THE WEEDS WHAT THE MEASURE IS AIMING TO DO.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY GENERATING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BACK FIELD EDUCATION.

WELL ABOVE THE FACTOR WHICH IS THAT STABILIZATION FACTOR WE ARE LOOKING FOR SCHOOLS.

WHEN YOU DO THE MATH WE WILL TAKE PROPERTY TAXES, WE WILL LOWER THEM.

WE WILL BACK FEEL BUDGETS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAVE A CAP ON WHAT THEY CAN RECEIVE.

SCHOOLS DO NOT.

SCHOOLS WILL GET BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ASSUMING THE ECONOMY IS HEALTHY.

AND SURPRISING THAT, VOTERS AREN'T MORE AWARE OF THAT.

IF THERE IS ONE THING I TELL VOTERS LOOK AT THE EDUCATION COMPONENTS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TAKE UP ON ALTON'S QUESTIONS ADVANCE COLORADO FILED A LAWSUIT.

THIS HH THING HAS FOUR IDENTIFIABLE SUBJECTS.

WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT THAT A BALLOT ISSUE HAVE ONE SUBJECT ON IT.

YOU WILL HAVE TO VOTE FOR IT BEFORE WE FIND OUT HOW MANY SUBJECTS ARE IN IT.

I THINK IT MAKES IT VERY PURR CUROUS.

I THINK THE OTHER THING TO REMEMBER THOUGH WHILE THIS IS TERMED A DECREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES, EVEN IF IT PASSES, PROPERTY TAXES WILL GO UP 31%.

YOU TALKED THIS WILL SHRINK TABOR REFUNDS.

WE WILL HAVE TO DEFIND SHRINK.

IF THIS THING PASSES FOLKS WILL LOSE AROUND $5,100 ON AVERAGE AND THEY WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER TABOR REFUND.

GOVERNMENT CAN GROW BY EXTRA $21 BILLION IF THIS PASSES.

I KNOW THIS PREOWN NANTS WANT TO SAY IT IS A NEGATIVE TAX CONSEQUENCE, IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL PAY MORE IF THIS PASSES.

>> GOVERNOR JARED POLIS TO SLASH THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO GET TO WORK.

POLIS SAID THEY NEED TO GET READY FOR THE 1.27 MILLION PEOPLE WHO CALL COLORADO HOME.

>> KEEPING AN EYE OUR LIBERTARIAN GOVERNOR IS GOING TO TACKLE THIS.

WE HAVE SEEN ON THIS EARLY CHILDHOOD THING.

IT GOT SHOT DOWN AT THE COURT LEVEL.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE LEGISLATIVE FIX THAT WE TRY TO PUT THROUGH THE LAST GO AROUND.

SO IT MAKES SENSE.

THE THING TO REMEMBER IS SO GOES THE STATE IT RADIATES OUT OF DENVER.

BROTHER JEFF REFERS TO DENVER THE MILE HIGH INCOME.

YOU NEED THE MILE HIGH INCOME TO LIVE HERE.

THERE WAS A TIME TO ESCAPE THAT BY GOING TO A BEDROOM COMMUNITY.

THOSE DAYS ARE OVER.

WE ARE BECOMING AT RISK BEING LIKE A BOUTIQUE STATE WHEN NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE.

THERE WAS A TIME WHO WORKED FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, THERE USED TO BE A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PLACES LIKE GREEN VALLEY RANCH SO PEOPLE COULD HAVE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE '70s AND '80s.

WE HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR OUR TEACHERS, FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP.

>> ADAM?

>> EXECUTIVE ORDERS DIRECTED TO DIFFERENT AGENCIES.

ONE OF THE BIG ONES THAT THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT WAS PROCESSES FOR EXECUTING CONTRACTS TO BUILD HOUSING FROM EIGHT MONTHS TO 90 DAYS.

THE GOVERNOR WAS PRESSED ON THIS ABOUT THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

THERE WEREN'T A TON OF DEFINITIVE ANSWERS.

THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT UPPING THE STAFF.

THEY TALKED ABOUT CUTTING PROCESSES.

I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS HOW THIS WILL AFFECT.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GET CONFUSED.

THIS IS THE START OF ANOTHER HOUSING SITE.

THE STATE IS DOING ITS PART, LOCAL GOVERNMENT IT IS YOUR TURN TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON THEM.

>> GEORGE?

>> I HAVE HEARD IT CHARACTERIZED THIS IS VIRTUAL SIGNALLING.

IT IS FAR MORE THAN THAT.

WHAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT BY THE GOVERNOR TO USE THE STATE TO FORCE LOCALITIES INTO BUILDING TO THE WILL OF THE STATE IN TERMS OF HOUSING PRIORITIES.

THE WAY IT DOES THAT IS TO SAY I WANT EVERY STATE AGENCY THAT GIVES GRANT MONEY OR LOANS TO LOCALITIES OR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

THE NEXT STEP WILL BE FOR THEM TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO BOOT STRAP THAT MONEY TO THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.

THESE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE.

MINIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF TIME.

ONE OF THE THINGS HE SAYS, COLORADOANS LIVE TO CLOSE WHERE THEY WORK.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY.

NO ONE IN MY COMMUNITY FEELS THAT WAY.

THAT'S WHY WE LIVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.

TO END UP GRABBING UP MORE LOCAL CONTROL BY DOING WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING TO US FOR YEAR.

WE CAN'T LEGISLATE 20-YEAR-OLD.

IF YOU WANT FUNDING FOR YOUR HOUSING PROJECT, YOU WILL DO IT THE WAY WE TELL YOU TO DO IT.

>> THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR REPEATED OVER AND OVER THIS STATE IS GOING TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

WHEN YOU MAKE THAT STATEMENT YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO FALL BEHIND YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO LEAD YOU WILL WANT PEOPLE TO FALL IN LINE.

WHY IS IT THE GOVERNOR HAVE TO ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO GET PEOPLE TO DO THEIR JOBS?

THAT WAS ANOTHER CRITICISM.

THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WAS VERY VOCAL THE LAND USE FILL.

TELLING LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES HOW TO DO THEIR ZONING.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE HOW THIS GOES UP THEY WILL AGAIN, A VOCAL OPPONENT TO THINGS THEY DISAGREE WITH.

THEIR BIG MANTRA IS PARTICIPATION.

>> JUST AS WE KICK OFF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR THE TEST RESULTS SHOWING HOW COLORADO STUDENTS ARE DOING ACADEMICALLY.

THERE ARE BRIGHT LIGHTS.

THE KIDS ARE DEALING WITH DISRUPTIVE LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> ANYTHING WE SEE THE DAMAGE INFLECTED BY THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES.

A FEW DATA POINTS.

THE WHITE AND BLACK ARE 21 POINTS.

THE WHITE HISPANIC GAP WAS ABOUT THE SAME.

WHAT THIS SHOWS US, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THOSE GAPS ARE NOT NEW.

THEY EXISTED PREPANDEMIC.

IT SHOWS US HOW WORK WE HAVE TO DO.

SO IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING WITH DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOL.

MANY OTHER SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE ALSO GOING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT DO THESE TEST RESULTS MEAN AND HOW DO WE GET TO SHORTEN THESE GAPS.

>> ONE OF THE STATISTICS IS GIRLS SUFFERED MORE UNDER -- I WANT TO CLARIFY THIS.

IT WASN'T THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

NOT EVERY STATE SHUT THEIR SCHOOLS DOWN THE WAY COLORADO DID.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPARE.

IT WASN'T THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

GIRL'S IN THE STATE OF COLORADO SEEMED TO HAVE SUFFERED MORE IN TERMS OF THE LOSS THEY HAD OVER BOYS.

THAT IS BOTHERSOME.

THE IDEA OF WHATEVER WE WENT THROUGH CAUSING THEM A TOUGHER, STEEPER HILL TO CLIMB IS REALLY TROUBLING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WAY OUT IS.

I JUST KNOWS US IN THE FUTURE IF WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THIS PANDEMIC OUR RESPONSE BETTER BE MORE FORWARD THINKING.

IT DID NOT WORK OUT FOR US.

>> IT IS TRUE.

ONE DISTRICT, THOUGH, I THINK HIGHLIGHTS DPS.

DPS HISTORICALLY HAS BEATEN THE STATE AVERAGE IN ALL DEMOGRAPHICS.

UNDER MICHAEL BENNET THEY HAD THEIR BEST DAYS.

I THINK IT IS HAPPEN PARTICULARLY IN DPS.

WE SEE IT MANY THE SCORES.

ONCE WE GET OUR EYES BACK ON IT AND FOCUS ON IT MAYBE WE WILL SEE BETTER SCORES.

>> I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT DPS AS A DPS GRAD.

WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD THAT IS ESSENTIALLY NEUTERED.

ANYONE ASKS WHAT ROLE DID YOU PLAY?

THAT WASN'T US.

IT WASN'T SUPERINTENDENT DOING A, B, AND C. ONE OF THE THINGS IS THE RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP.

AND SO TO THE POINT IN WE GET FOCUSING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MISSION, IT IS CALLED THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.

>> AS A POINT OF THE SHOW WE GO THROUGH HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE WEEK EITHER HERE IN COLORADO OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.

GEORGE SITTING IN FOR PATTY THIS WEEK SHARE SOMETHING THAT BOTHERED YOU THIS WEEK.

>> WHAT BOTHERS ME IS WE ARE FOUR YEARS REMOVED FROM THE UNNECESSARY DEATH OF ELIJAH McCLAIN.

WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH A COURT CASE.

WE ARE STILL SEEING CHANGES IN THE CHARGES EVEN FOUR YEARS LATER.

MY GREAT CONCERN THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DELAY.

I'M TELLING YOU IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS NOT GOOD FOR ELIJAH McCLAIN'S FAMILY.

>> IT WENT LONGER THAN I ANTICIPATED.

I CAME OUT TO A PARKING TICKET.

I DIDN'T SEE THE METER.

I CAME OUT TO ADDITIONAL TICKET.

A $100 TICKET FOR NOT HAVING A LICENSE PLATE IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK.

THE INSULT TO INJURY I WAS PARKED ON THE SAME STREET IN DENVER AT THE VERY SAME TIME OF DAY THAT FOUR YEARS PRIOR MY TRUCK WAS BROKEN INTO.

THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO ME.

IT GIVES ME THE OPINION THE CITY OF DENVER IS CONCERNED ABOUT REVENUE THAN REDUCING CRIME.

>> MY DUCK TAILS AROUND THAT ON THE UPTAKE OF CRIMINALITY THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.

SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN DOING GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY HAS LOST A SON TO GUN VIOLENCE.

IT MAKES NO SENSE.

AND SO THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS AS A SOCIETY, I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE, WHERE YOU GREW UP, WHERE YOU HAD A DAD OR NOT.

THIS THING WE DEFAULT TO GUN PLAY TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS, I THINK WE ARE AT SOCIETAL TIPPING POINT.

IF WE DON'T GET OUR HANDS BACK AROUND OUR KIDS SOME FORM OR FASHION, WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE.

>> ADAM?

>> SIMILARLY.

11 BLOCKS FROM HERE THERE WAS A SHOOTING AT ONE OF THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN DENVER.

THEY ARE DOING SWEEPS TODAY.

THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECEIVING A RESPONSE.

WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO DO.

>> I TOOK MY SON UP TO CSU.

EVEN THOUGH I'M A BUFF.

GO BUFFS TWICE.

I'M GOING TO WEAR THE GREEN AND THE GOLD THIS KID IS EXCITED SINCE THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SO OPEN AND WELCOME.

>> MINE WAS QUITE OF FUN.

I GOOGLED COLORADO INSIDE OUT AND PULLED UP MY WHOLE WEB PAGE.

I FOUND OUT THAT COLORADO INSIDE OUT IS SEEN IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IT IS SEEN IN CALIFORNIA, IT IS SEEN IN WISCONSIN.

I'M CURIOUS WHY THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN COLORADO POLITICS.

IF THEY WANT TO EMAIL THE SHOW I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THEY LIKE WATCHING.

>> THAT IS AWESOME.

>> I'M NERDING IN MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES.

A BECKY TAYLOR PUTTING ON A MUSIC SERIES.

BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF LIVE FREE RTD MONTH I'VE BEEN HOPING ON THE A-LINE AND CATCHING OUT SOME GREAT MUSIC AND GET A CHANCE IN THE NEXT WEEK TO SEE A SHOW AT THE NEW DAZZLE.

I'M IN HEAVEN RIGHT NOW.

>> GOOD FOR YOU.

>> MINE IS THE AUGUST RESET.

CONGRESS IS OUT.

WE HAVE SEEN OUR MEMBERS OVER THE DISTRICTS.

I THINK THAT IS WHERE DEMOCRACY COMES TO LIFE IS WHEN WE GET THESE MEMBERS IN D.C. BACK.

SOMETHING INTERESTING TELLS ME COLORADO STILL VIEW AS COMPETITIVE.

YOU CAN SEE THEY ARIC MAKING EFFORTS TO TRY TO LOCK DOWN COLORADO.

YOU CAN EXPECT A LOT OF ATTENTION AS WE HEAD TO THE NEXT ELECTION HERE IN THE DENVER METRO AND BEYOND.

>> OUR FRIEND OUR OUR SUPER COLLEAGUE STARTING A BIG BRAND NEW JOB AFTER LABOR DAY.

FEDERAL AND STATE AFFAIRS FOR THE CITY.

THAT IS ALL ABOUT MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVOCATING FOR DENVER'S POLICY GOALS AND RESOURCE NEEDS.

NOT ONLY HERE AT THE STATE CAPITAL BUT ALSO IN DC.

I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER GUY TO GET PEOPLE EXCITED WHAT WE NEED DENVER AND COLORADO GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ADAM.

THANKS TO OUR ENTIRE PANEL.

FOR YOU ALL FOR TUNING IN WATCHING ON YOUR DEVICE.

I'M KYLE DYER.

I WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK HERE ON PBS12.

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