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5 hrs ago | KRDO

Colo governor, HHS chief discuss kids' health care

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is joining U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to announce new options for children's health care.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Bill Ritter , Colorado

Sun Jul 05, 2009

CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

Colo. fire official reportedly dies in small plane crashes in southern Calif.

One of two people killed in a small plane crash in southern California is reportedly a fire official from Colorado.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Colorado, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Hit and Run

Collecting Rainwater No Longer Illegal in Colorado

I wrote a short article for our October issue about how it was illegal - and had been for more than a century - for Coloradans to collect precipitation that falls on their property.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Weather

Fri Jul 03, 2009

KJCT

Colorado charter school network faces state audit

Colorado education officials have agreed to audit a Pueblo-based network of charter schools amid allegations of cheating on standardized tests and questions about salaries paid to top administrators.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Standardized Testing, Education

Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Woman accused of sex with "Furry" teenager

A 45-year-old Fort Collins mother is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy who also was part of a group that enjoys dressing up as animals.

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Related Topix: Colorado

MediLexicon

Colorado Medicaid Cuts Some Services For Developmentally Disabled

"Cuts to Medicaid benefits for hundreds of developmentally disabled people in Colorado take effect today, a move that will be devastating, caretakers and advocates say," The Gazette reports.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Louisiana, Louisiana Government, Health

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Vail Daily News

Colorado Sen. Bennet: Tough fight ahead for climate bill

ASPEN, Colorado - The energy-climate bill passed last week in the House will face an even tougher battle in the Senate, U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Salazar, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado, Aspen, CO

Colorado Statesman

Ritter asks state agencies to tighten belt

The state's budget problems continued to worsen this week. State economists told the Joint Budget Committee and the Governor's Office on Monday that Colorado is $249 million short for the 2008-'09 fiscal year, which ends on June 30, and is another $135 million behind in 2009-'10 fiscal year projections.

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Related Topix: Colorado, US Governors, Bill Ritter

The Cherry Creek News

Cdot Maintenance Crews to Repair Potholes Tonight

Tonight, weather permitting, Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews will repair potholes on northbound and southbound I-25 over the South Platte River near Invesco Field as well as on the ramp from US 36 to I-25. The repairs on southbound I-25 were originally scheduled to take place today, but crews were able to hold off until ...

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Related Topix: Colorado

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Colorado unemployment web site failure causes concerns for benefits claimants

LOUISVILLE - Steve Farrell is grateful for the job he has at technology company Rocky Mountain Ram, even though his hours were cut in half in April.

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Related Topix: Colorado

Denver Post

Two Coloradans take posts with the USDA

Jim Isgar will resign his Colorado Senate seat for the new job. Democrats will appoint a successor.

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Related Topix: Colorado, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

Colorado lawmakers return $1.5M to state

Legislative leaders are giving an estimated $1.5 million back to the state. The House, which has 65 members, will return about $900,000. The senate, which has 35, will give back about $627,000. The money wasn't spent during the fiscal year that ended June 30.

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Related Topix: Colorado

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Abortion opponents try again on Colo. amendment

Abortion opponents in Colorado want to try again to pass an amendment giving human rights to embryos.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Colorado

KMGH-TV Denver

US Transportation Chief Breaks Ground In Colo.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will be in Colorado Tuesday to help break ground on Colorado's latest highway stimulus project.

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Related Topix: Colorado

Grand Junction Free Press

Online glitches may slow Colo. unemployment claims

Colorado's online system for filing unemployment claims has been crashing lately, leaving thousands of people worried about receiving their benefits.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Mon Jun 29, 2009

KKTV

State Officials Give Explanation For Problems With Unemployment Line

KKTV has received several calls from viewers saying the state unemployment line is down and people are unable to get through.

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Related Topix: Colorado

Denver Post Economy/Real Estate

Colorado state budget saves cash on per diem

As the state budget crisis worsened this year, Sen. Paula Sandoval made a decision that saved taxpayers several thousand dollars: She quit taking per diem.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Denver Metro

Sun Jun 28, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Chilean found guilty in Colo. student's slaying

A jury on Friday convicted a Chilean national in the 1997 beating death of a University of Colorado student, a crime that was cold for about a decade until a DNA sample connected him to the murder.

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Related Topix: Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Times Leader

Litter of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists

The tuft-eared cats with big, padded feet were native to Colorado, but were wiped out by the early 1970s by logging, trapping, poisoning and development.

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Related Topix: Colorado

KMGH-TV Denver

Salazar Breaks Party Ranks On Climate Bill

Colorado's members of Congress voted along party lines in the House climate bill -- except for Democratic Rep.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, John Salazar, Democrat, US News, Colorado

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