Round-Up: Lawmakers consider child welfare system, I-70 Reopens, and more
Colorado lawmakers are considering increasing oversight of its child welfare system following the deaths of 35 children under its care over the past three years…the University of Colorado regents are considering whether to raise tuition by 9 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for new out-of-state students…the union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is going to court over plans to shift their work from Denver to Milwaukee…Interstate-70 through Glenwood Canyon is reopen after a rockslide closed the highway earlier this week. Loads over 14-ft. wide will still have to find an alternate route until repair crews can complete their work.
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After a heated debate, the state senate has cleared a bill that aims to crack down on insurance companies for giving financial incentives to employees for denying claims when someone is sick. It now heads to the house. Bente Birkeland reports from the state house.
Governor Bill Ritter signed one of his top legislative priorities into law yesterday, a measure that aims to make the state’s public pension fund solvent. Bente Birkeland reports from the statehouse.
The senate finance committee cleared a bill that would lower benefits and increase the retirement age for the public employee pension fund. Lawmakers say the bill is necessary or the fund will go broke in 21 years. Bente Birkeland reports from the statehouse in Denver.