Round-up
Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee talks state budget, and C-DOT releases a study on rail relocation.
S-CHIP Expansion in Colorado
President Barack Obama just signed a bill to expand public insurance for children, a plan known as S-CHIP.
Round-up
Governor Ritter says help is on the way for Coloradans facing foreclosure, and the U.S. Forest Service withdraws acreage from the auction block.
Mise en Place: Pork
Welcome to Mise en Place, a journey of culinary delight where anything can happen.
Parental Leave Passes First Hurdle
Over the objection of some business groups, the House Education Committee passed a bill that would require employers to let parents take time off work to attend their children’s school […]
Capitol Conversation: Transportation Package
Colorado’s ambitious transportation package recently passed the state senate after hours of debate. All of the senate Republicans and two Democrats voted against the measure.
Transportation Package Passes First Senate Test
The transportation bill known as FASTER has initially passed the senate on a party line vote.
Citizen Report: Musings of a Mad Beekeeper, Part 1
Donna Hartley and her husband, John, own Black Forest Honey. They maintain 150 hives, and in today’s “Citizen Report,” Hartley waxes philosophical about the nature of honeybees.
Capitol Conversation: The 3.2 Beer Debate
A bill to allow grocery and convenient stores to sell full strength beer will soon work its way through the state legislature.
Cell Phone Driving Ban Moves Forward
A bill that would ban Colorado drivers from using hand held cell phones cleared the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
Israel Resolution Passes Senate
Colorado’s state senate passed a resolution yesterday supporting the Israeli offensive against Gaza, and the right of Israel to defend itself.
"Atomic Elroy's Hometown" Opens at FAC Modern
Tom McElroy has lived and worked as a conceptual and avante-garde artist in Colorado Springs for 40 years.
Round-up
Rocky Mountain News employees hold a candlelight vigil, and a Colorado man faces federal charges.
Job Growth Measures
Democratic state lawmakers and business leaders are pushing several measures they say will create thousands of new jobs in the coming years.
Darwin in Popular Culture
Betty Smocovitis is a scientific historian who has examined the influence of Darwinism on popular culture.
Department of Corrections Reacts to Proposed Budget Cuts
The Colorado Department of Corrections says the proposed budget cuts announced for their department, including the closure of two state prisons and delaying the opening of another, are about what […]