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March 16, 2010 | NPR· In women's college basketball, Connecticut begins the journey for its sixth perfect season in NCAA history. The undefeated Huskies earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament Monday night, and will open against Southern at Norfolk, Va. Tennessee, Stanford and Nebraska earned the other No. 1 seeds. USA Today columnist Christine Brennan talks to Linda Wertheimer about the tournament.
 
March 16, 2010 | NPR· Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd introduced a bill to overhaul financial industry regulations Monday. The move follows months of bipartisan negotiations that failed to produce agreement on such controversial issues as consumer protection and reining in practices that led to the financial collapse in 2008. The way forward looks murky, but Dodd plans to move the bill through his committee next week.
 
March 16, 2010 | NPR· Toyota has responded to the latest developments in last week's runaway Prius investigation in San Diego. Federal inspectors say they can't duplicate the acceleration problem the driver reported after his car raced down the freeway at more than 90 miles an hour. Toyota stopped short of calling it a hoax.
 
March 16, 2010 | NPR· Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has unveiled his second attempt at overhauling financial regulations. His first bill flopped. On Monday, he introduced a 1,336-page bill, which includes provisions negotiated with Republicans. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Linda Wertheimer about the chances of this measure succeeding.
 
March 16, 2010 | NPR· Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are headed toward a historic vote on health care at the end of this week. So far, it's a nail biter. The House needs 216 votes to approve the Senate bill, and analysts say Democratic leaders seem to have about 200. All Republicans are expected to vote against it.
 

Art & Life from NPR

March 16, 2010 | NPR· Linda Wertheimer hails a Dickensian novel of London in the boom days of 2007, before the banking bust. An encore by child detective Flavia de Luce (Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) is both creepy and laugh-out-loud funny. And So Much for That finds the hilarity in a relentless tale of runaway health care costs.
 
March 16, 2010 | NPR· There's so much more to St. Patrick's Day food than Irish soda bread and corned beef and cabbage. Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson shares some delectable recipes for a holiday feast you'll want to raise a glass to.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Michael Lewis, who wrote the best-seller Liar's Poker, is back with a new book examining those who profited from shorting subprime mortgages. In The Big Short, Lewis profiles extreme characters — outsiders — who are the sane people in an insane world.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· The New York Theatre Workshop's production of Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers examines the gray area between the rights of the press to publish and those of the government to protect its secrets.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· The Federal Communications Commission says the plan, set to be unveiled Tuesday, will help make Internet access faster, cheaper and more pervasive. But some critics are already calling it a missed opportunity.
 

December 30, 2008

Legislative Preview with Representative Don Marostica

Colorado’s economy will be front and center during the state’s legislative session that starts in January. As part of our series previewing the session, Statehouse reporter Bente Birkeland talked to a northern Colorado lawmaker who sits on the powerful joint budget committee. He says 2009 is going to be a tough year when it comes to money.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Economy — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:45 pm

December 29, 2008

Reducing Health Care Costs

The high cost of health care in America is a real drain on businesses. Every year the cost of insuring employees rises by double digits, that’s far faster than the general rate of inflation. So now, some of the country’s biggest businesses are trying something new – paying doctors more. It may not sound like a logical way to reduce costs, but it’s getting a big buy-in in Colorado. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has more.

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Filed under: Eric Whitney, Health — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:35 am

December 26, 2008

Denver’s Foreclosure Picture

Like many other cities around the country, Denver is trying to deal with rising numbers of residential foreclosures. And while the latest figures indicate a decrease in the number of overall foreclosures in Colorado this past quarter, certain neighborhoods are seeing rising numbers of homeowners not able to pay their mortgages. As part of a statewide economic series from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KGNU’s Maeve Conran reports.

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Filed under: Denver, Economy, Maeve Conran, RMCR series — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 10:51 am

CO Lawmakers Face Economic Uncertainty

State government officials are bracing for a legislative session fraught with financial uncertainty in the midst of a national recession. Lawmakers say it’s still not clear just how bad things will get for Colorado, or how quickly the state’s economy may recover. As part of a regional series on the economy from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Economy, Politics, RMCR series — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 10:44 am

December 24, 2008

Skiing Through the Economy

Colorado resorts are hoping that skiers and snowboarders pay closer attention to the weather than the economy this winter. But bookings remain far behind last season’s numbers. While it’s doubtful that resorts will match last season’s record-setting number of skier days, there’s still reason for hope. In Telluride, Stephen Barrett reports for KOTO as part of a statewide economic series from Rocky Mountain Community Radio.

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Filed under: Business, Economy, Indoor/Outdoor Recreation, RMCR series, Sports, Stephen Barrett — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:35 pm

Voices of Denver Shoppers

As last minute shoppers hit the stories today, holiday retail sales are shaping up to be the weakest since the early 1990s. As part of a statewide economic series from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KGNU has this montage of Denver voices talking about approaching the holidays during the economic downturn.  

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Filed under: Economy, Holiday, RMCR series — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:50 am

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