Poncha Springs News

State and county fairgoers this summer may have to pay more for corn dogs, nachos and funnel cakes -- thanks to higher fuel prices.

It's time to put the 'mountain' in mountain biking. Spring was the season for heading to Moab, Utah, or Fruita -- hitting the desert before the temperatures hit triple digits.

It's time to put the 'mountain' in mountain biking. Spring was the season for heading to Moab, Utah, or Fruita -- hitting the desert before the temperatures hit triple digits.

A dry summer is taking its toll on the town of Poncha Springs in Chaffee County.

If you've been watching the skies this summer your not going to be surprised by this news: Drought conditions cover most of eastern Colorado.

A dry summer is taking its toll on the town of Poncha Springs in Chaffee County.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed into law a bill requiring insurance companies to develop low-cost health insurance plans and submit them to a state oversight body.

A family of six from Texas was pulled alive from the roiling Arkansas River in Chaffee County today, according to the county sheriff's office.

Denver Business Journal - by Bob Mook Denver Business Journal Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday vetoed a bill that was intended to provide some financial relief to pharmacists facing cuts in Medicaid ...

“It's a strong statement by the legislative branch that we're directing DHE to take a pretty in-depth, exhaustive review and analysis of student fees for higher education across the state, campus by campus.”

Those who think young people have no interest in state politics, or no chance of becoming directly involved in the State Legislature, can find local evidence to the contrary. via Colorado Daily

“If information is dangerous, then guilty as charged”

State legislators, rushing to finish their yearly session next week, on Friday passed several major bills they've been considering this year. via Durango Herald

“What better time to take a look at it?”

State lawmakers delayed a vote on a proposal Monday to study if a merger of the state's Department of Education and Department of Higher Education is feasible or desirable. via The Grand Junction Sentinel

“And it beats the alternative of doing nothing.”

Denver Business Journal - by Bob Mook Denver Busines Journal A plan to cover a substantial portion of Colorado's nearly 800,000 uninsured through a public-private partnership got final approval from the ... via The Denver Business Journal

As the Colorado legislature races toward a hoped-for May 2 adjournment, a quartet of bills affecting the insurance industry are just now getting their initial hearings. via Denver Post

“The alternative to this bill is to do nothing, and I do not find that acceptable”

Colorado took a small but crucial step toward the goal of providing health care to every citizen by 2010 on Wednesday as the state Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday gave 5-1 approval to ... via Denver Post

“We're trying to put more and more pieces in place, building blocks, that allow schools to be the safest places they can be”

Colorado lawmakers are "mapping" the future of school safety. A bill that passed in a House committee Friday would help put critical information about schools directly in the hands of first responders. via KMGH-TV Denver

“We just need to make sure that through some of the ways we work with the providers that we get the costs down to where it's affordable”

All Coloradans would be required to have health insurance under a plan unveiled by state lawmakers Thursday. via Pueblo Chieftain

“We have a million Coloradans who wake up every morning without access to medical care. I believe it is immoral to sit on our hands and do nothing”

Rep. Ellen Roberts of Durango and four other lawmakers shook up the debate about health-care reform Thursday by unveiling a plan to extend private insurance to every Coloradan. via Durango Herald

Twice as many communities will be using mail ballots over the next two months for local elections that begin next Tuesday, according to a survey by a group representing municipalities.

Sam Mamet, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League, which represents 264 communities across the state, said there will be 194 elections in April and May. Most are on April 1.

Four other cities are holding special elections, including Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, Golden, and Idaho Springs. Read more

“We'll take a look at it again”

No one was more stunned than Reps. Tom Massey and Cheri Jahn when a House committee unexpectedly killed their bill Tuesday to promote more movies filmed in the state. via Pueblo Chieftain