In the wake of passing an unprecedented Wall Street rescue package, Congress is taking a closer look at what went wrong and what needs to change. A representative for Colorado public employees was in Washington Monday to say pension holders deserve a louder voice in the process. Elizabeth Wynne
Johnson reports from Capitol Hill.
Republican presidential nominee John McCain and the Colorado River Compact…Coloradans for Equal Opportunity disputes a ruling keeping their ballot initiative from the general election…and, Congress passes the Wall Street Bail-Out bill.
Colorado lawmakers cast votes on the Wall Street bailout plan plus a look at what the failure of the vote could mean…Colorado receives a grant to help some veterans entering the criminal justice system…and Gov. Ritter expresses opposition to Amendment 46.
Senator Allard’s objections to the proposed Wall Street bailout….Looking into possible voter registration fraud in El Paso County…The latest Colorado poll numbers…and pine beetles.
Denver Democrat Diana Degette says this week’s scandal at the Interior Department won’t hurt the state’s reputation, but she says is telling. Matt Laslo reports from Washington.
Last night’s acceptance speech from Republican John McCain set the stage for the presidential campaign over the next 60 days. At their convention in Denver, Democrats repeated the refrain that the road to the White House goes through the west. As Todd Zwillich reports from St. Paul, for one Colorado Republican, that’s exactly right.
Colorado’s delegates to the Republican National Convention convened in Minneapolis Monday. Their gathering has been truncated by Hurricane Gustav in the Gulf of Mexico. Todd Zwillich is in the twin cities.
It’s been a hundred years since Democrats last met in the Mountain West for their convention. Tonight, by nominating their Presidential candidate in Denver, they are hoping to chip away the Republicans’ Rocky Mountain stronghold. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports from Denver.
The Democratic Convention is coming to a close in Denver tonight. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson sends this first-person profile of one Colorado Springs delegate who’s been getting a unique education in Convention 101.
The Democratic Convention got an early start with the party’s first-ever interfaith gathering. As Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports from Denver, Democrats are staking a claim at the intersection of faith and politics.
Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R) seeks vote on oil drilling, despite the Congressional recess. Plus, another Ft. Carson soldier has died in Iraq, and Colorado State Fair organizers look into becoming more energy efficient.
Colorado Democrat Diana Degette is trying to win more support for food safety legislation. Her plea comes after state health officials say a jalapeno pepper purchased in Southwest Colorado was linked to a multi-state outbreak of salmonella. Sara Sciammacco reports from Washington.
The ACLU makes its free speech case in Denver, and the Senate has blocked federal tax cuts for renewable energy production. Plus, Roan Plateau protests and cleanup, and Senator John McCain raises funds in Denver.
More cuts for the Denver airport’s top two airlines…Senator Salazar co-sponsors new legislation, Governor Ritter returns from the Arctic, and the “spam king” escapes from prison camp.