New Larimer County sales tax approved to support child care costs, Shoe technology for people with disabilities devolved at CSU, President Trump signs bill to release Epstein Files

November 20, 2025·25 min·2 clips

A new Larimer County sales tax aims to fund childcare, while CSU inventors create shoes for foot disabilities and Trump releases Epstein files.

The broadcast opens with a recorded-show notice. Tyler Weatherwax and Giorgio Sothanasiou introduce themselves as the news director and assistant news director for the Rocky Mountain Review, then settle into a formal news rundown. Campus news previews shoe technology being developed at CSU for people with disabilities. Local coverage turns to traffic safety and childcare costs. Parents and school officials raise concerns after traffic increases near LeMay Avenue and Stewart Street. Derek Anderson is named in the report. Fort Collins Interim Traffic Director James Reed says an existing traffic signal affects where speed-reduction zones can go. The city studied the area in 2023, and the report says that review found the intersection was up to par after similar complaints. Reed also notes that two years can change traffic patterns at intersections such as LeMay Avenue and Stewart Street. The local block then moves to childcare funding. Larimer County voters approve a sales tax meant to support childcare access over the next 20 years. The math is kept plain: 25 cents added to every 100 dollars spent, with about 28 million dollars expected annually. Christina Taylor of Early Childhood Council of Larimer County says residents may spend 11 to 35 percent of annual income on childcare services. The traffic update is credited to Nine News Denver, and the sales-tax report is credited to CBS News Colorado.

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This KCSU News hour ties together a campus innovation story, a Larimer County child care tax item, and a Trump/Epstein-files update. The CSU adaptive-shoe segment gives the broadcast its clearest center, since it stays on practical shoe technology for people with disabilities.

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