Budget Initially Clears House
On Thursday state lawmakers in the house found ways to fill a 300 million dollar budget shortfall without making drastic cuts to higher education or transferring money from the state’s […]
Citizen Report: Visiting Iwo Jima
It’s time for the “Citizen Report,” a collaborative effort between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC that brings the voices of citizen journalists to the airwaves.
Pinnacol Assurance Deal Off Table
Governor Bill Ritter said on Wednesday that transferring money from the quasi-governmental Pinnacol Assurance to fill the state’s budget shortfall is no longer an option.
Death Penalty Repeal
After hours of passionate debate, a bill that would get rid of the death penalty in Colorado initially cleared the House by a narrow margin on Wednesday.
Tax Day and Tea Parties
[slideshow id=15] It’s April 15th, tax day, and many cities saw antitax protests. As KRCC’s Aaron Retka reports, Colorado Springs was no exception.
Round-Up
The race to replace Colorado Senate President Peter Groff, and a state lawmaker withdraws his bid for a single-payer health care system.
Rocky Flats Legislation
The Cold-War is long over, but sick workers who built weapons at nuclear facilities across the country–including the now defunct Rocky Flats plant–are still awaiting compensation claims they say the […]
Pinnacol Transfer Passes Senate
On Monday the state senate approved a 500 million dollar transfer from a quasi-governmental workers compensation agency to fill a budget shortfall.
Capitol Conversation: Budget Negotiations
Lawmakers are in the middle of budget negotiations. It’s often a contentious and long process, but this year something kind of unusual happened.
Budget Initially Clears Senate
The state senate initially passed a 17.9 billion dollar budget on Thursday after debating late into the evening.
Cell Phone Driving Ban Passes House
Colorado is on the path to joining a host of other states that ban drivers from using hand held cell phones.
Round-Up
Efforts to block expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site move forward in the state legislature, and the Gunnison sage grouse gets some personal protection from a landowner.
Citizen Report: Advocating for Children
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, designed to bring awareness to the issues of child abuse and neglect.
"Expedition Health" Opens at Denver Museum of Nature and Science
A big, new exhibit opened at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science over the weekend, and it’s all about you.
Pinnacol Assurance Transfer Moves Forward
A proposal that would require a quasi-governmental agency to shift its extra financial reserves to fill the state’s budget hole cleared a senate appropriations committee on Tuesday.
Colorado Springs Municipal Election Results
The unofficial results are in for the Colorado Springs municipal election.
