Governor Bill Ritter is back to work at the capitol after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident last week. He talked to reporters in his office yesterday, looking relaxed but admitting he’s still in a lot of pain. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.
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Colorado has made the first cut in the national competition to win millions of dollars for education reform…and, two Colorado lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit the president from designating a national monument in the state without local input.
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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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In Colorado Springs, a second candidate enters the mayoral race (Business Journal, Gazette). KRDO reports Hanover Elementary School is set to close.
In Pueblo, the Chieftain takes a look at the city’s personnel expenses in light of the current economic climate.
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A Veteran Trauma Court is officially opening today in Colorado Springs to help veterans who may be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or other war injuries…Otero County officials have taken the first steps toward finding out if they can develop a renewable energy industry in the region…and, the House Finance Committee yesterday killed a bill that would have allowed Colorado convenience stores to sell full-strength beer.
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Several hundred people who’ve been living in Colorado Springs’ parks will soon have to find a new address. That’s after, as the Gazette reports, the city council officially passed an ordinance yesterday to ban camping on city property. The city’s charities and police department have worked for months to get ready for the change. KCFR’s Megan Verlee has this report on their efforts.
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