On Monday Colorado lawmakers will hear a bill that would require the state to run a primarily all paper ballot election. That means most people would no longer be using electronic voting machines at the polls this fall. Colorado came up with this alternative after the state decertified thousands of electronic voting machines for failing to pass security tests. The bill has drawn criticism from county clerks who want to use an all mail ballot election instead. Bente Birkeland talks with reporters about the voting situation as part of our ongoing capitol conversation series.
The house judiciary committee is expected to vote on Wednesday (March 5th) on a bill that would give people who were sexually abused as children more time to sue their perpetrators. Lawmakers heard hours of testimony from nearly 40 survivors earlier this month (or last month) but the bill has been delayed for weeks. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Finding a good doctor isn’t always easy, and if you live in rural Colorado, it can be a challenge to find a doctor at all. About a third of the counties in this state can count the number of physicians practicing in them on one hand.
In Crowley County, there’s only one doctor, who’s in his 70s, and he only works there a day and a half a week. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has this story on efforts to help other health care providers in these medically underserved counties pick up the slack.
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Friday marks the end of black history month, and Colorado has had some historic firsts this year when it comes to African American politicians. Bente Birkeland sat down with Democratic Senate President Peter Groff to talk about some of them.
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The old adage about the check being in the mail is almost a reality with the recent passage of an economic stimulus package. The President and members of Congress moved quickly on the relief measure– but as KUNC’s Brian Larson reports– it’s anyone’s guess if the 168-billion dollar plan will have people spending the nation out of its current economic downturn…
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News headlines that tell us there are more than 11 million AIDS orphans in Africa are almost too much to comprehend. A few years ago Woodland Park resident Amy Gillespie saw one of those headlines and decided she had to do something, and not just write a check.
Six weeks later she’d quit her job, packed up her belongings and was on her way to Mozambique, one of the poorest countries on earth. Now, after several false starts, and lots of long hours and hard work, she’s on the cusp of making a real difference. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has her story.
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