Health Care Preview
Health care reform takes center stage today at the Colorado Legislature, where a highly touted state panel is expected to propose that all Coloradans be required to carry health insurance. The so called individual mandate is part of a thirty proposal-deep package that will be presented later today by the 208 Commission on health care reform. Most comprehensive health care reform packages run with price tags in the low billions. That’s setting the stage for a fierce debate over health care reform under the dome, even as more and more Coloradans continue to fall through the cracks. KUNC’s Kirk Siegler reports.
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Presidential politics took center stage in Colorado Wednesday at the University of Denver. Democratic senator Barack Obama made his second campaign trip to Colorado, less than a week before the state’s February 5th caucus. And former president Bill Clinton also made a stop on behalf of his wife. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Colorado College Music Professor Stephen Scott’s widely acclaimed Bowed Piano Ensemble will be performing at Packard Hall on Thursday night. Art Reporter Noel Black visited Scott and his ensemble in their practice studio.
For the third time in recent years, a bill to stop insurance companies from using a person’s credit score to calculate insurance premiums failed in the house on Tuesday. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.
Governor Bill Ritter is touting a new bill aimed at making the state’s schools safer to prevent another Columbine tragedy from happening. The bill would set up a center to help schools respond faster to emergencies. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Republican Representative Douglas Bruce is making history at the Colorado statehouse, but not the kind he wants to be remembered for. On Thursday the legislature formally condemned him for kicking a photographer on the house floor earlier this month. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Five years have passed since 20 year old Lacy Miller was abducted and senselessly killed by a Ft. Collins man impersonating a police officer. Jason Clausen is serving life in prison for the crime. The incident shattered the lives of those involved but as KUNC’s Brian Larson shares it also set in motion a story of forgiveness…