Colorado’s Tax Raid, Election Reform, and Journalism Without Fact-Checking

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Kim Monson takes on the growing assault on Colorado taxpayers and election integrity with former State Senator Kevin Lundberg, entrepreneur Susan Kochevar of the historic 88 Drive-in Theatre, and personal injury attorney Jon Boesen of Boesen Law. From Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting to a small business crushed by $60,000 in property taxes, government force is reshaping daily life in Colorado.

Mail-In Voting Crackdown and Colorado’s Election Future

Start listening at 18:21 – Hour 1

Kevin Lundberg, former Colorado state senator and author of the Lundberg Report, explains what President Trump’s executive order means for Colorado directing the Postal Service to stop delivering mass mail-in ballots. Colorado, one of the first states to adopt all-mail voting through House Bill 1303 in 2013, faces the most dramatic disruption. Lundberg recalls the bill he dubbed “the Election Fraud Act” and explains how it converted 300,000 inactive voters to active status, flooding addresses with unrequested ballots. Summit County, he notes, had more registered voters than total residents.

The executive order would require the federal government to verify legitimate voters before ballots ship, potentially forcing Colorado back to in-person voting. Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser have vowed to resist, but Lundberg argues the change is overdue. The SAVE Act would codify the executive order through Congress, but Lundberg warns that Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s procedural stonewalling threatens the legislation’s passage before the 2026 midterms.

Lundberg also addresses the open primary ruling, where a judge waited ten months to issue an opinion disrupting the Republican assembly process mid-cycle, and Colorado’s legislature passing HB26-1322 to create unlimited lawsuit exposure for therapists on the same day the Supreme Court struck down conversion therapy bans as unconstitutional. He announces a Protect Kids Colorado celebration on May 7 in Larkspur to rally support for ballot initiatives challenging the transgender agenda in schools.

“I remember it. It’s seared into my brain. It was House Bill 1303, which I called the Election Fraud Act.”

Kevin Lundberg, Former Colorado State Senator

Protecting Workers After On-the-Job Injuries

Start listening at 64:48 – Hour 2

Jon Boesen of Boesen Law highlights a critical mistake injured workers make: failing to report injuries promptly and in writing. Workers’ compensation insurance carriers routinely challenge claims when injuries go unreported, questioning whether the injury actually happened at work. Boesen advises employees to text or email a supervisor documenting the injury, the body part affected, and the circumstances on the same day it occurs. Following up with a written report and pushing for immediate medical care are essential steps that protect the claim and the worker’s recovery. Boesen Law offers a free initial consultation.

“One of the biggest mistakes we see people make that have been injured on the job is not timely reporting the injury.”

Jon Boesen, Boesen Law

Fifty Years of Drive-In Magic and the Cost of Government Overreach

Start listening at 74:42 – Hour 2

Susan Kochevar, entrepreneur and owner of the historic 88 Drive-in Theatre, opens the 50th season with double features including the record-breaking Super Mario Galaxy and Project Hail Mary. A new $10 food permit allows patrons to bring their own food while supporting the theater’s operations, and kids under 12 still get in free.

The opening weekend drew media attention, but not all of it was accurate. Kochevar takes apart a 9 News article about the theater’s reopening that falsely reported the property had been sold to First Industrial Realty and that Commerce City Council had changed the zoning to accommodate a warehouse. Neither happened. The buyer backed out before the rezoning was approved, and the property remains for sale. Kochevar reads the article’s final three paragraphs on air, pointing out that no one at the station verified a single claim.

Colorado property taxes are crushing Kochevar. Her taxes on nearly seven acres jumped from $13,000 four years ago to $60,000 after the Gallagher Amendment repeal, a burden she must pay before opening the doors for the season. Combined with minimum wage increases to $15.17 per hour, Xcel Energy reliability issues, and state regulations dictating what utensils businesses can provide customers, Kochevar says small businesses are “absolutely being eaten alive” by one-party rule in Colorado.

Kochevar also recommends Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book Infidel: My Life, which details Ali’s escape from Somalia and her work in the Dutch parliament exposing the treatment of women in Muslim communities. The book connects to broader discussions about welfare systems facilitating cultural transformation and the limits of religious freedom protections when applied to political and military entities.

“The whole last half of the article is essentially fake news. Not any modicum of fact checking happened.”

Susan Kochevar, Owner, 88 Drive-in Theatre