Feasties for the Beasties
While Labor Day weekend may signal the unofficial end of summer, there’s sure to be some warm days still ahead.
Colorado’s Ailing Bridges
Yet another budget fight is simmering in Congress. This one has the potential to affect funding for crumbling roads and bridges.
Wednesday Index
Medicaid in Colorado gets scaled back after drastically underestimating the number of people eligible (Denver Post). Layoff notices in Colorado continue to decline (Denver Business Journal).
Round-Up: Former Colorado Springs employee sues; Education task force to look at low college grad rates
A former Colorado Springs city employee is suing the city for one million dollars, according to the Gazette…and, a state task force looking at how to improve low college graduation […]
Round-Up: Final public meetings for state legislative boundaries; CO considers bid for Olympics
The committee redrawing the boundaries of state legislative districts is holding its final public hearings this week…and, Colorado is considering a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Tuesday Index
The State Fair is on track for record attendance (KRDO). The Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway-Mountain Branch receives a federal grant (LaJunta Tribune-Democrat).
Round-Up: Tri-State says it’s likely to develop less renewable energy; and more
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association says it will likely develop less renewable energy than expected over the next several years because its members are developing their own projects…and, Colorado gaming […]
Monday Index
The Air Force plans to shift its proposed low altitude flight area away from eastern Colorado (Pueblo Chieftain).
Friday Index
Colorado gaming commissioners look to reevaluate regulations (Denver Business Journal). Many Southern Colorado residents affected by Monday’s earthquake and aftershocks find their insurance doesn’t cover earthquake damage (Pueblo Chieftain).
Round-Up: Gov. seeks feedback from state employees; Tax initiative for education gains signatures; and more
Governor John Hickenlooper is asking state employees if they are satisfied with their jobs…Proponents of an initiative that would raise Colorado sales and income taxes and earmark the money for […]
Cooking for Champions
The winner of the so-called Queen Stage of this week’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge from Gunnison to Aspen was George Hincapie of BMC Racing Team.
Round-Up: CO Congressman say Obama Administration stands in the way of oil development; and more
Oil embedded in Colorado and other western states could help kick the nation of its dependency on foreign sources, if only the industry knew how to harvest it.
Thursday Index
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon visits Denver to talk about energy innovation (Denver Post). Cyclists move through Independence Pass (Gazette). State Fair organizers expect a large turnout (KRDO).
Examining Precedent for an Education Lawsuit
Colorado’s Lieutenant Governor took the stand yesterday in a lawsuit challenging the state’s education funding system.
Mountain Communities Welcome Cycling Race
Organizers of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge have predicted the event could draw up to a million spectators at stages from Gunnison to Steamboat Springs.
Round-Up: CO’s Medicaid program found lacking; Wildlife officials talk bears during the bike race
A federal review of Colorado’s Medicaid program found significant delays in determining applicants’ eligibility….and, two bear attacks in the Aspen backcountry over the weekend have wildlife officials warning people to […]
