Congresswoman Betsy Markey (CO-4) has asked credit card companies to waive fees on donations bound for relief efforts in Haiti…the Colorado State University System has released a draft of a proposed ban on guns on its Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses…and, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa announces he will not seek re-election.

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The Colorado Department of Revenue mistakenly sends back-tax notices to residents with contested conservation easements…the Air Force Academy says religious tolerance at the school has improved…and, AAA predicts about one-third of the population in the mountain west will travel more than 50 miles for the holidays.

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Democratic U.S. senate candidate Andrew Romanoff met with medical school students and faculty at the Anschutz Medical Campus to talk healthcare reform Wednesday. The former speaker of the state house is challenging U.S. senator Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary race. This was his first campaign event announced to the media. Bente Birkeland reports from the state capitol.

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The unofficial results are in for the November 2009 election.

Here’s the breakdown:

Colorado Springs

Issue 2C
YES: 36.71%
NO: 63.29%

Issue 300
YES: 54.55%
NO: 45.45%

Manitou Springs Mayoral Race:

Nancy Sage Barnes: 4.99%
Marc A. Snyder: 49.64%
Rick Barry: 45.37%

For the complete results in El Paso County, click here.

Pueblo

Issue 300

YES: 31.66%
NO: 68.34%

Issue 2A

YES: 20.15%
NO: 79.85%

For the complete results from Pueblo County, click here.

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Voters in Pueblo this election cycle are considering whether or not to implement a strong-mayor style of city government.KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin recently spoke with Pueblo Chieftain city government and politics reporter Peter Roper about issue 300. Here’s part of their conversation.

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Here’s the full conversation, including comments about the origins of the ballot issue and about weak-mayor issue 2A (27 min):

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Ballots for the November election are arriving in voters’ mailboxes beginning this week, and in Colorado Springs, one of the issues on the ballot is 2C, a property tax mill levy increase. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin recently sat down with a supporter and an opponent of the proposal. Yesterday we heard from 2C author Jan Martin. Here’s part of the conversation with an opponent of the proposal, Andy McElhany.

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Here’s the full audio (17 minutes):

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Hear from 2C author, Jan Martin.

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