Maricopa’s Shifting Election Power, Colorado’s Therapist-Liability Bill, and the GOP Chair Race

On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Kim Monson opens with the Word of the Day reproach and a Jordan Peterson quote on vision and direction, then turns to House Bill HB26-1322 and the Maricopa County election power struggle. Former state senator Kevin Lundberg, Arizonan Susan Harris, personal-injury attorney Jon Boesen, and Colorado GOP chair candidate Jeremy Goodall round out the hour with a sustained look at how power is being moved away from voters and parents and toward administrative bureaucracies.

Therapist Liability and the Universal Preschool Case

Start listening at 16:44 – Hour 1

Author of the Lundberg Report and former state senator Kevin Lundberg opens with the May 7 Protect Kids Colorado celebration in Larkspur, marking the qualification of three ballot initiatives for the November 2026 ballot. Lundberg pivots to House Bill HB26-1322, passed out of a Senate committee the night before on a party-line vote. The bill responds to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Chiles v. Salazar by exposing licensed counselors who decline to affirm a child’s gender dysphoria, plus the companies they work for and the parents who brought the child to them, to lawsuits with no statute of limitations.

Lundberg moves to the Supreme Court’s grant of cert in a Catholic parish’s challenge to Colorado’s universal preschool nondiscrimination contract, which forces religious providers to disregard sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and gender identity in admissions. He expects oral argument in the fall and a decision in 2027. He also flags a worsening Colorado economy: 35-36 percent office vacancy in metro Denver, last in the nation for new business starts, and lighter-than-expected commuter traffic, which he uses as a leading indicator before the official numbers catch up.

“It’s just ideological madness. Anyway, the court throws it out. So the legislature comes up with a bright idea of, okay, if we can’t outright ban it, we’ll just make it so difficult… we’ll kind of make it an open season on anybody who participates in what they call conversion therapy to lawsuits for the rest of their lives.”

Kevin Lundberg, Author of the Lundberg Report and former Colorado State Senator

The Maricopa County Power Struggle

Start listening at 74:42 – Hour 2

Susan Harris, an Arizona resident who relocated from Colorado, traces the Maricopa County election dispute to a 2019 Shared Services Agreement between then-recorder Adrian Fontes and the Board of Supervisors that split election duties for the first time in over thirty years. After Republican Stephen Richer was defeated in a landslide by Justin Heap, the lame-duck Richer signed a new agreement transferring almost all remaining election authority to the supervisors, including personnel, IT, funding, and public records.

Heap took the supervisors to court after they refused to negotiate. The judge has now ordered the Board of Supervisors to return personnel, IT systems, and authority to the recorder. The supervisors have asked for a stay and are expected to appeal. Harris notes that the supervisors are mostly Republican, which she says highlights how the dispute is less partisan than bureaucratic. She urges listeners to engage at the local level, where contested races and low turnout make a few attentive voters decisive.

“The reason I live in Arizona is because Colorado left me. I did not leave Colorado. It left me. And now I’m in Arizona and I’m seeing the same thing happening.”

Susan Harris, Arizona resident and election integrity commentator

Calling the Police After an Accident

Start listening at 65:08 – Hour 2

Boesen Law founder Jon Boesen walks through why drivers should always call police after a collision: insurers routinely deny liability when there is no police determination of fault, and at-fault drivers can change their story or refuse to talk to their own insurer. If a 911 response is taking too long, Boesen recommends having the at-fault driver sign and date a written statement accepting responsibility, or capturing it on video. Boesen Law handles motor vehicle collisions, workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, and product and pharmaceutical liability.

“When I hear no, I immediately kind of cringe because I know there’s a strong likelihood that the insurance company that is insuring the at-fault driver, the driver that caused the accident, is going to say they’re not accepting responsibility, they’re not accepting liability, because there was no determination of fault made by the police.”

Jon Boesen, Founder of Boesen Law

The Colorado GOP Chair Race

Start listening at 102:38 – Hour 2

Jeremy Goodall, an El Paso County precinct leader since 2006 and Protect Kids Colorado board member, announces his bid to succeed the resigned Britta Horn at the May 30 state central committee election called by acting chairman Eric Grossman. His campaign motto is “vision over vendetta”: Republicans, he argues, are doing Democrats’ work when they fight each other. Goodall calls the open primary an “absolute disaster,” noting Republicans have not won a statewide race since its adoption, and tells unaffiliated voters they can amplify their voice more by registering Republican and engaging in the caucus and assembly process than by holding two primary ballots.

“I think the open primary has been an absolute disaster for the Republican Party. Since the implementation of that, we have not won a single statewide race. That’s just the numbers.”

Jeremy Goodall, Candidate for Colorado GOP State Chair

Bill of the Day: SB26-178

Kim’s Bill of the Day is SB26-178 Health Insurance Affordability Measures, sponsored by Senators Kyle Mullica and Iman Jodeh and Representatives Kyle Brown and Lindsay Gilchrist. The Colorado Union of Taxpayers opposes the bill, which authorizes the Colorado Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise to impose a one-time $40 million fee on health insurers and authorizes a $100 million loan from the unclaimed property trust fund, all outside TABOR. The safety clause prevents voters from repealing it. Listeners can register their position at coloradotaxpayer.org.