The Jeff and Bill Show

After stopping rent payment on their downtown office building, the Denver Post and the City of Denver has reached a $13.5M settlement for the back rent.  This while Colorado University is buying a downtown hi-rise.  Jeff, Bill, and callers discuss rent, downtown spaces, and how to bring Denver downtown back to what it was decades ago, if possible.  

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Why are Sports Betting Platforms donating to both Democrats and Republican primary candidates?  Democrat State Senator Matt Ball joins Jeff and Bill to talk about "Good Will" money coming from betting platforms after he helped pass one of the most restrictive laws covering online sports betting.  Matt makes the case, the betting platforms are greasing the wheels so next time the issue comes up, perhaps those in office will remember the "good will" that helped them get elected.   

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The Denver Metro is seeing housing prices fall rapidly.  The area has a 3% decline in value and some areas are seeing a drop as high as 7%.  Jeff, Bill, ands callers ask why this is happening.  Is this good for your property tax bill while being bad for your mortgage value? 

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The Denver Post has a three-part series outlining the impact of sports gambling in Colorado since it's legalization in 2020.  Nearly $990M wagered sine that year, and Jeff and Bill ask if that is a good thing. Taxes from sports gambling is helping with water projects but what about the increase in gambling addiction.   

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About 800 million illegal cattle enter the US every year through the southern border.  And not they are bringing the New World Screwworm.  It's a parasitic fly, not a worm but there have been more than 2,000 human infections in Mexico.  Now it is in Texas.  Cattle inventories are at a 75-year low.  Are you going to have to pay more for beef at the store?  

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Car thefts are down over 50% from their peak a few years ago but Colorado is still #1 in the nation.  WHAT???  Jeff and Bill talk about how the leading candidate for Governor; A.G. Phil Weiser is the same person who talked about letting someone steal 3 cars before law enforcing should get involved.  

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You've heard about the lawn watering restrictions and drought in Colorado.  Now have reports of someone starting someone n Lake Powell is talking about a real water shortage.  Jeff, Bill, and callers discuss what we should do to the fire starters and how to solve Colorado's water issue  

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Over 280,000 primary ballots have been returned in the Colorado Primary.  Brandon Wark, from Free State Colorado joins Jewff and Bill to share some of the more interesting numbers found in the early votes.  So far, unaffiliated Colorado voters are returning twice as many votes in the Democrat primary as they have in the Republican race. There are fewer primary ballots in the GOP race than we have seen in the last two election cycles. What does that tell you?

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As Tusli Gabbard is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence she says Dr. Fauci lied under oath to Congress about some of the origins and investigations into COVID..  But Biden has already given him a pre-emptive pardon so what can be done?  Jeff, Bill, and callers discuss the new info and if there will be anyone held accountable.  

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After Father's Day, Jeff and Bill reflect on fatherhood and a story in the Wall Street Journal about today's fathers taking a much larger role in raising their kids than decades ago.  Regardless of political party more dads are cooking, cleaning, and even changing diapers.  Is fatherhood going woke? 

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