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.)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a 787 billion dollar stimulus bill that combines tax credits with new federal spending. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin recently sat down with Colorado College economics professor Dan Johnson to try and lend perspective to the bill and the status of the recovery effort. Their conversation begins with the two of them talking about the timetable for financial disbursement, which will take place over the course of several years.
Here’s their full conversation, which took place at the end of May (41 minutes):
A 1.4 billion dollar budget shortfall, selling full strength beer in grocery stores, and a universal health care proposal…these are just some of the issues lawmakers had to grapple with during this year’s legislative session. Bente Birkeland discusses the highs and lows as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
The state’s annual legislative session is scheduled to wrap up tomorrow, and lawmakers still have some big issues to grapple with. In the final days the senate will debate one of the most controversial bills of the entire session. Bente Birkeland has more as part of the capitol conversation series.
The state legislature has less than two weeks left before it adjourns, but there’s still a lot of bills that are making their way through the house and senate chambers. Bente Birkeland talks about what’s left to do as part of our Capitol Conversation series.
Senate Democrats have selected Majority Leader Brandon Shaffer of Longmont to be the next Senate President. Three other lawmakers were originally interested in the job, but on Friday the members unanimously backed Shaffer. Current senate president Peter Groff will leave at the end of the legislative session to take a job in the Obama administration. Bente Birkeland discusses the leadership change in the Capitol Conversation series.
Lawmakers are in the middle of budget negotiations. It’s often a contentious and long process, but this year something kind of unusual happened. Lawmakers had a showdown against the 6-member joint budget committee that writes the budget. Bente Birkeland discusses what happened as part of our Capitol Conversation series.
Higher education could be facing a drastic budget cut if state lawmakers can’t come up with an alternative to fill a now 300 million dollar budget shortfall. Bente Birkeland talks about one of the proposals being discussed as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
In the coming days state lawmakers must cut hundreds of millions of dollars from next year’s budget. Bente Birkeland talks to state house reporters about what options are being considered as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 2 is essentially the northern area of Colorado Springs. Incumbent Darryl Glenn is running unopposed. I met with him at City Hall to talk about council and why he’s seeking reelection. Here’s part of the conversation.
Here’s the full conversation (17 minutes):
All ballots must be in to the city clerk’s office by 7 PM on Tuesday, April 7th.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 4 is essentially the eastern and southeastern area of Colorado Springs. The race features residents Tony Carpenter and Bernie Herpin. Both stopped by the KRCC studios for an interview. Yesterday we heard from Herpin. Here’s part of the conversation with candidate Tony Carpenter.
The State Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a property tax freeze that was backed by Governor Bill Ritter. Republicans argue that the freeze violates the state constitution and the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, known as TABOR. Bente Birkeland talks with reporters about the broader implications of the decision as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 4 is essentially the eastern and southeastern area of Colorado Springs. The race features residents Tony Carpenter and Bernie Herpin. Both stopped by the KRCC studios for an interview. Tomorrow we’ll hear from Carpenter. Here’s part of the conversation with candidate Bernie Herpin.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 1 is essentially the northwestern area of Colorado Springs. Incumbent Scott Hente is running unopposed. Though a touch under the weather, Hente agreed to meet me at City Hall to talk about council, and why he’s seeking reelection. Here’s part of the conversation.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 3 is essentially the southwestern area of Colorado Springs. Incumbent Jerry Heimlicher faces challenger Dave Gardner. Yesterday we aired portions of my interview with Heimlicher. Today, it’s Gardner’s turn. He stopped by the KRCC studios last week. Here’s part of the conversation.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a 787 billion dollar stimulus bill that combines tax credits with new federal spending. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin recently sat down with Colorado College economics professor Dan Johnson to try and lend perspective to the bill and the status of the recovery effort. Their conversation begins with the two of them talking about the timetable for financial disbursement, which will take place over the course of several years.
A 1.4 billion dollar budget shortfall, selling full strength beer in grocery stores, and a universal health care proposal…these are just some of the issues lawmakers had to grapple with during this year’s legislative session. Bente Birkeland discusses the highs and lows as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
The state legislature has less than two weeks left before it adjourns, but there’s still a lot of bills that are making their way through the house and senate chambers. Bente Birkeland talks about what’s left to do as part of our Capitol Conversation series.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.