Citizen Report: The Ones that Got Away
Colorado Springs resident Jim Robinson spent a long time in Texas…and in today’s “Citizen Report,” Robinson shares this story about a true mother-son bonding experience, and the ones that got away.
(The “Citizen Report” is a collaboration between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC. More information is available at the YourHub link at ColoradoSprings.com.)
Filed under: Andrea Chalfin, Citizen Report, Commentary, Humor, Jim Robinson — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 8:55 am
Even veteran lawmakers say Congress is moving extremely fast this year. Bills and votes keep coming, and in the first six months, Colorado’s freshmen legislators are working hard to just keep up. Reporter Sara Sciammacco has this report card for KRCC.
The obesity epidemic in American children isn’t just a challenge for kids and their parents. Pediatricians are having to learn how to treat conditions that were once seen almost exclusively by adult doctors, things like heart disease and high blood pressure. A new study suggests that’s meant a big jump in the prescription of some previous adults-only drugs. The medical journal that published the study asked the chair of the pediatrics department at CU to put the study in context, 
Starting today, all new homes built in Colorado will be required to install carbon monoxide detectors. And a 50-year-old sales tax exemption for cigarettes will be suspended, increasing the price of a pack of cigarettes by a dime. These are just a few of the new laws taking effect on July 1st. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Union workers protest Governor Ritter’s appearance at the Ludlow Massacre site…and, Colorado Congressman John Salazar (D, CO-3) votes against the climate change bill.
A Denver District judge has put a campaign finance measure on hold, saying it’s discriminatory and violates free speech protections guaranteed under the first amendment. Colorado voters narrowly passed Amendment 54 last fall. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Colorado’s latest economic forecast shows a nearly 250 million dollar revenue shortfall before the end of the state’s fiscal year next week. The Governor says a one day transfer can temporarily fill the gap, but that means deeper cuts down the road. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Solar panels are expensive and increasingly in demand, and many communities are learning of their solar array’s value the hard way. In one Colorado town, thousands of dollars in panels recently disappeared from the roof of the Carbondale community rec center.