The infamous Castle Rock Bag Lady had made her way up north - do NOT give her a ride!
She is a scam artist who will ask for a ride outside of grocery stores. Once in your car, she will try to extort you for money. When you refuse, she will shit or piss in your car.
Thanks Colorado!
Colorado has an ebike rebate program for low income residents: https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/ebike-rebates https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ard95W9boXn4VySxmGwWTYviPlCHdQBd/view
With the aim to increase access to e-bikes, Colorado passed SB22-193 in 2022, which established the “Community Access to Electric Bicycles” program to provide funding for an e-bike rebate program. The e-bike rebate program offered point-of-sale rebates to low- and moderate- income Colorado residents at bike shops around the State. The rebate program launched in August 2023 and over 34,000 people applied, with about 8,000 people redeeming a rebate and purchasing an e-bike.
Basically you apply sometime in a one week application window, and if you qualify and win a random drawing, you get $1k towards purchasing a new ebike through a participating store.
I applied, and won the rebate myself, and bought a low end (for what was available) ebike, I only spent $200 for this very nice one, it's great. Really grateful to the Colorado voters/taxpayers who thought I should have an ebike and bought me an ebike. Now I can drive my car even less, and I hate driving!
If any Lemmy users reading this are low income and live in Colorado, this is the next application window: Monday, October 19, 2026 - Monday, October 26, 2026 so think about putting it on your calendar, it's not a guarantee you get it but a pretty high chance so definitely worth the time to apply if you want one.
How a Colorado School District Is Fighting Trump’s Anti-Transgender Push
“This has been just an enormous distraction,” Dr. Stein said in an interview from the district’s foothill-framed headquarters. “It has added a lot of stress to the system and to the kids who are being targeted here.”
What the district cast as a practical decision is viewed as a rare counterstrike from public schools, universities and hospitals in support of a transgender rights movement that has been on its heels under President Trump after a decade of hard-fought successes in school board rooms and courts.
Two ballot measures focused on transgender youth qualify for November ballot
Colorado voters will decide on two initiatives focused on transgender youth.
Both measures were validated by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office this week and are backed by Protect Kids Colorado, a conservative advocacy group based out of Colorado Springs.
The first measure, Initiative 109, would require students to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth, and not their gender identity. The initiative received 169,000 valid signatures, roughly 44,000 more than required to qualify for the ballot.
If approved, the measure would require all youth athletic teams, including K–12 and college programs, to be officially designated as male, female, or co-ed. It would prohibit transgender girls from competing on girls’ teams.
The proposal would effectively override current policies that allow students to play on teams consistent with their gender identity — setting a statewide standard for how schools and athletic programs classify and regulate participation.
The second measure, Initiative 110, was approved on Tuesday by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and would prohibit certain gender-affirming surgical procedures for minors in Colorado. It received 165,000 signatures.
If approved, the initiative would make it illegal for healthcare providers to perform these surgeries on anyone under the age of 18 — establishing a statewide ban regardless of current medical guidelines or parental consent.
