Mandy Connell

CONGRESS KICKS THE SPENDING CAN DOWN THE ROAD And once again pass a giant Continuing Resolution to keep spending until the end of December. Do you really think they are going to craft and pass 12 spending bills before Christmas? No, they won't. That means either another Continuing Resolution or a giant pork filled Omnibus bill that allows everyone in Congress to hide the pork they are bringing back to their districts so they can keep getting re elected. I've got Former White House OMB Chief Economist, Vance Ginn, Ph.D., today at 2:30. We're talking about how Congress is pretending that there is not a spending crisis. It’s time to address the root issue — overspending. Excessive government spending and deficits lead to inflation, higher prices, and a weaker dollar. When the government runs deficits, the Federal Reserve prints more money by mostly buying Treasury securities to cover the deficit. Find Dr. Ginn's website and sign up for his newsletter here.

WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 12:30 When Fox 31's Chief Meteorologist joins us to talk all things weather. Get your weather questions ready.

WHY YOU NEED TO VOTE NO ON THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING BAN I know, I know, they are very pretty. And can be very dangerous when meeting up with humans and civilization. Our mountain lion population has been well managed for a long time by biologists at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife division for years. We have a very healthy population that has grown and is maintained with things like controlled hunting to keep the numbers at a level where the cats have enough space to call their own. Today I've got Mike Costello with HOWL on to talk about California's hunting ban and what it's done there. It's not good. Find out more about HOWL by clicking here, and read his column about it here.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RACE Because they are the people who can make life miserable for charter schools and force outrageous lessons on our little kids about sex work and drag queens. This race matters so much. Here is an article that asks all the candidates about parental rights and any of the candidates who downplay the efforts of school districts to insert themselves between parents and students should be immediately disqualified in my opinion. I've got Kristi Burton Brown at 12:30 to discuss the races and why you should vote for her. Find our more about Kristi's campaign here.

WHAT'S IT LIKE RACING CARS? I've got Paul Himler, one of the drivers who speed the raceway on Saturday night in to share a bit about that at 2:30.

THE RENDEZVOUS IS THIS WEEKEND AT THE FORT And I've got one of my favorite people Holly Kinney on at 12:30 to talk about this super cool event that brings Native Americans together to show what life might have been like in the old Bent's Fort Days. From the website:A day at the Rendezvous at The Fort is a day in the early West, offering engaging and immersive fun for the whole family. Historic interpreters will show guests day-to-day skills from the 1840s, such as sign language, wool processing, domestic arts, black powder shooting competition, and more. Additional activities include a Scavenger Hunt, informative lectures, raptors, mammals, and reptiles provided by Nature’s Educators, storytelling by Angel Vigil, music of the period by Rex Rideout, The American Indian powwow and dance demonstrations by the Denver Singers, and artwork by Spanish colonial artists using traditional methods. Concessions will be provided onsite by The Fort Restaurant.Buy your tickets by clicking here, it's happening Saturday and S

IT'S NOT ALL CONCERTS AND FUN IN THE SPRINGS RIGHT NOW As the new Ford Amphitheater has created quite the mess for neighbors who say their voices were ignored by the City while the permitting process for the new venue sailed through. I've got Jeremy, one of those neighbors, on today at 1:30 to talk about the negative impact the concert venue is having on his family and his home.

ONE SIMPLE WORD IS A JOB KILLER A simple bill about plumbing got high jacked by special interests to change on word and it killed businesses. Peter Boddie is sounding the alarm while he runs for Colorado House District 28 to unseat the person who put lots of people and small businesses out of work in what he calls the The Big Backflow Blunder, which you can read about here. He joins me at 12:30 to discuss.