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March 12, 2010 | NPR· Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of health insurance: one with financial rewards to use proven treatments and disincentives to use less-effective surgeries and diagnostic tests.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is on a search-and-destroy mission for anything that comes from the Democrats. This especially applies to health care, where he has decided that opposition boils down to one word: No. Is this a winning strategy? McConnell and his GOP colleagues are betting on it.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· House Democrats say they're closing in on a final vote on a health overhaul. But a few big issues remain to be ironed out before they can muster the votes needed to get the bill over the finish line. The biggest fight of all remains abortion.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· The White House announced Friday that President Obama and his family travel won't travel to Guam, Indonesia and Australia as planned next week. Instead, the president will travel alone, beginning Sunday on an abbreviated trip. The reason: health care.
 

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June 29, 2009

Round-Up

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.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Business/Labor, Capitol News Connection, Energy, Environment, Memorial, Round-Up — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:34 pm

June 26, 2009

Round-Up

The Army’s chief psychiatrist visits Ft. Carson…two fire departments consider consolidating…Governor Bill Ritter talks state budget, and more.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Bente Birkeland, Business, Capitol Coverage, Colorado, Eric Whitney, Ft. Carson, Health, Military, Round-Up, Salida — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 8:06 am

June 25, 2009

Breaking Ground on Raton’s Planned Racino

A new racino is coming to Raton, and Wednesday New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson joined state and local officials in breaking ground for the combination horse track and casino. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin spoke with Trinidad Chronicle-News reporter Marty Mayfield about the industry in Raton, and the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photos courtesy Marty Mayfield.)

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Here’s the full conversation (20 minutes):

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Filed under: Andrea Chalfin, Arts & Culture, Business/Labor, Entertainment, Interview, New Mexico, Sports — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:45 pm

Round-Up

Congressman Doug Lamborn on health care…and, Safeway employees reject the latest contract bid.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Business/Labor, Capitol News Connection, Health, Round-Up — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:34 pm

Citizen Report: Finding Life in Historical Impersonations

Resident Diane Hartshorne directs the Evergreen Cemetery Benevolent Society, and in today’s “Citizen Report,” Hartshorne explains how she’s breathed new life into old history.

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(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, Arts & Culture, Citizen Report, Commentary, Diane Hartshorne, History — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 8:50 am

Amendment 54 Ruling

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.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Elections, Legal Affairs, Politics — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 8:06 am

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