Mandy Connell

DAVE WILLIAMS WAS VOTED OUT OF THE GOP CHAIRMANSHIP SATURDAY And though he says the meeting is illegitimate the National Republican Campaign Committee has already recognized the legitimacy of the new chairman Eli Bremer, who was elected that same day. He joins me at 1 to talk about what comes next and how to get the formal recognition of the national party so he can get to work getting Republicans elected. Read more about Saturday's meeting here.Williams has rejected the meeting as "illegal". Meanwhile Colorado Republicans keep making headlines by doing stupid stuff like not certifying elections where they did pretty well. And let's not even talk about how badly the GOP is doing with young people. Dick Wadhams writes here about how disastrous Williams so called leadership has been in attracting (or more likely actively repelling) younger voters. Great.

REP. LISA FRIZELL JOINS ME TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK As she represents people in Douglas County like me whose property taxes went up like 40%. As a former county assessor she's got special insight here. She's also running for Senate right now and you can support her by clicking here.

AN EVENT FOR THE OVER 65 CROWD I'll talk to Ellen Doherty of the Colorado Gerontological Society about their Salute to Seniors happening tomorrow. Find out all the details and location by clicking here.

THE WINE YOGI HAS GROCERY STORE WINE TIPS And she's answered the age old question "how do I find good wine in the grocery store" in this blog post. She also has a cool class this weekend but it's already sold out. She's on at 2:30.

WE SEEM TO HAVE HIT PEAK BREWERY And local breweries are struggling compared to the Glory Years a short time ago. One local brewery is doing something COMPLETELY different in an effort to keep chugging along (see what I did there?) and I'm talking to FlyteCo Brewing's new venture as FlyteCoworking Monday through Friday to create a work space in North Denver. Rarely does a co-working space have ample free nearby parking, an expansive outdoor patio and take place in an aviation-themed brewery space right off Tennyson. (Photos here.) The private co-working space will be open Monday-Friday. The space will transition to the normal FlyteCo open-to-the-public brewery starting at 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday and at 11 a.m. on Friday. Membership will be quite limited to ensure members will always have space for themselves and their guests. Of course, the space will have WiFi, on-site beverages, and affordable pricing. Find their location here. Owner Jason Slingsby joins me at 1 to discuss.

WILL ADVANCE COLORADO PULL THEIR PROPERTY TAX BALLOT MEASURES? We talked yesterday about the Governor being very afraid that we would vote to lower our property taxes on November's ballot so he is scheduling a Special Session that last week of August. Why then? Because if Advance Colorado, who is running the ballot measures, is going to pull them it needs to be before September 6th, which is the deadline to pull it. I've got Advance Colorado's Kristi Burton Brown on today at 12:30 to discuss what has to happen for them to take them off the ballot, but here it is in its entirety:Key Points About the Property Tax Bill in the Special SessionBackground• Polling shows one of the most concerning issues to Colorado voters this year is property taxes.• Property taxes rose by 30%, on average, across the state last year.• Homeowners have expressed they cannot afford another spike. They want a guaranteed permanent property tax cut and cap.• Under current law, homeowners will see another property tax increase next year.•