A Republican proposal calling for across the board budget cuts got its first and final hearing at the statehouse yesterday dying on a party line vote. Majority Democrats called the measure careless and unproductive. Bente Birkeland reports from the statehouse.
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Governor Bill Ritter announced his latest proposal to help fill an additional 300 million dollar budget shortfall yesterday. The plan comes as a controversial package of bills to eliminate another 150 million dollars in tax exemptions for businesses awaits his signature. Bente Birkeland reports from the state house.
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Gov. Bill Ritter is recommending that the state liquidate a scholarship trust fund, close a prison boot camp and go after delinquent taxpayers to balance Colorado’s budget…General Motors is launching ads tomorrow against a bill aimed at helping Colorado dealerships terminated by GM and Chrysler Group, LLC…and, the U.S. Northern Command, based at Peterson Air Force Base, is helping transport a Mexican army field kitchen to Haiti to help feed earthquake victims and relief workers.
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The state senate has cleared nine measures that would eliminate millions of dollars in business tax exemptions. They’re part of Governor Bill Ritter’s budget proposal to help fill a more than 1 billion dollar shortfall for the coming budget cycle. Bente Birkeland has more at the state house.
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The Colorado Springs City Administration Building was evacuated today after the police department received a bomb threat on the building…At least one potential buyer is bidding for one of two Colorado Springs police department helicopters grounded by budget cuts…The Colorado Supreme Court has granted Gov. Bill Ritter’s request to review campaign finance laws…and, several government offices will be closed tomorrow as thousands of state employees take another furlough day.
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The city of Colorado Springs has sold nine surplus buses from its FREX service for $1.44 million…Colorado Congresswoman Betsy Markey (D-4) is introducing a bill aimed at barring health insurance companies from fixing prices…and, U.S. Forest Service officials in Colorado are getting $30 million to help deal with the bark-beetle epidemic.
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