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Solar Incentives, Civil Unions Hot Topics at Capitol
With the legislative session almost half over, there’s a lot going on under the Capitol’s golden dome. Ryan Warner talks with CPR’s Megan Verlee about some of the session’s hot […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Monument Concerned About Bike Race
Professional cycling returns to Colorado this summer with the firstannual Quiznos Pro Challenge race. Cities are already lining up to hostnext year’s stages, but there’s a growing controversy over one […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Park Status for CO Monument?
The Colorado National Monument is celebrating it’s 100th birthday thisyear.
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By Megan Verlee
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Gov. Introduces ‘Bitter Choices’ in Budget
Tuesday governor John Hickenlooper introduced his proposed budget for next year to the state legislature and it’s a doozy. Half a billion dollars in cuts to education, to prisons, to […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Legislature Starting to Heat Up
We’re a month into Colorado’s legislative session and the parties are drawing lines in the sand.
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By Megan Verlee
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Budget Breakdown: Trying to Raise Taxes
Most of the talk about the state’s budget focuses on next year’s looming shortfall. Beyond that, the picture is even grimmer. Many experts believe there’s a fundamental imbalance between how […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Budget Breakdown – Following the Money
This is the first in an ongoing series from Colorado Public Radio News — Budget Breakdown. As state lawmakers spend the next few months debating how to close the budget […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Lawmakers Divided Over School Meal Funds
Colorado is facing budget shortfalls in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the first big fiscal fight this session comes down to a much smaller number. Republicans and Democrats […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Hickenlooper Gives State of the State
It sometimes seems like there isn’t a single situation in government that doesn’t remind Governor Hickenlooper of some experience in his business life. Thursday’s State of the State was no […]
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By Megan Verlee
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CO Lawmakers Get Back to Work
The state legislature started its four-month session Wednesday with the usual pomp and circumstance — swearing in new legislators and electing new leadership. Lawmakers have a lot on their plates […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Hickenlooper Inaugurated
Colorado swore in its 42nd governor Tuesday. Democrat John Hickenlooper took the oath of office in a chilly ceremony outside the state capitol.
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By Megan Verlee
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‘Secure Communities’ Brings Controversy
Outgoing governor Bill Ritter has created a small furor with the announcement Tuesday that Colorado will join what’s called the Secure Communities initiative. It’s a federal program that allows local […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Craft Distilling Rising Trend
Coloradans can to load their plates with local food and their pints with local beer. Now something else is going local too — their cocktails. CPR’s Megan Verlee reports on […]
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By Megan Verlee
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Residents Fight Over Solar Projects
The San Luis Valley is one of Colorado’s best areas for solar power – lots of sun and clear atmosphere.
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