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		<title>Round-Up: Legislative session halfway through, muffling the sound of a power plant, and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado lawmakers say they&#8217;re making progress on bills as they near the halfway point of their 120-day session, but large issues like the state budget still loom&#8230;The Colorado Senate has approved an amendment to a bill that would strip Division of Real Estate Director Erin Toll of her authority to regulate mortgage lenders and give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-legislative-session-halfway-through-muffling-the-sound-of-a-power-plant-and-more/2010/03/12/8087</link>
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		<title>Debating Wilderness Lands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Democrat Diana Degette has spent more than a decade crafting a bill to protect Colorado wilderness. She finally got a congressional hearing this week. Her approach has some critics, one of whom is a fellow Colorado Democrat. Sara Sciammacco reports from Washington.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/debating-wilderness-lands/2010/03/12/8083</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Lawmakers consider child welfare system, I-70 Reopens, and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado lawmakers are considering increasing oversight of its child welfare system following the deaths of 35 children under its care over the past three years&#8230;the University of Colorado regents are considering whether to raise tuition by 9 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for new out-of-state students&#8230;the union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-lawmakers-consider-child-welfare-system-i-70-reopens-and-more/2010/03/11/8080</link>
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		<title>Thursday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, police officers are expected to begin enforcing a camping ban in the city (Gazette, KRDO), PETA has offered to put trash cans in city parks (Gazette), and the D-11 school board makes $6.7 million in budget cuts (Gazette, KKTV, KRDO). Habitat for Humanity in El Paso County breaks ground on its 100th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Makes First Appearance After Accident</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s still in a lot of pain. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/governor-makes-first-appearance-after-accident/2010/03/11/8075</link>
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		<title>Fighting Childhood Obesity with Happy Meals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The state health department announced a plan this week to fight childhood obesity on a new front, one that might be a little bit surprising. As KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney explains, it involves&#8230;Happy Meals.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/fighting-childhood-obesity-with-happy-meals/2010/03/10/8068</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Colorado&#8217;s Unemployment Rate Rises, and Rep. Salazar Takes on Medicare Drug Prices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado&#8217;s unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent, while the Gazette is reporting unemployment in the Colorado Springs area rose .4 percentage points in January&#8230;and, Colorado Democrat John Salazar wants to give the federal government more power to negotiate Medicare drug prices.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-colorados-unemployment-rate-rises-and-rep-salazar-takes-on-medicare-drug-prices/2010/03/10/8072</link>
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		<title>Wednesday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, D-11 considers methods of cutting their budget, including having fewer assistant principals (Gazette, KKTV). The Gazette reports on a busy city hall yesterday, with topics including a proposed hearing today on a troubled nightclub in the city and a request from the convention and visitor&#8217;s bureau to help fight what&#8217;s called negative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/wednesday-index-6/2010/03/10/8065</link>
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		<title>Insurance Bill Clears State Senate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a heated debate, the state senate has cleared a bill that aims to crack down on insurance companies for giving financial incentives to employees for denying claims when someone is sick. It now heads to the house. Bente Birkeland reports from the state house.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/insurance-bill-clears-state-senate/2010/03/10/8062</link>
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		<title>Fighting the &#8220;Amphibian Armageddon&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists are calling it an &#8220;amphibian Armageddon.&#8221; In the last 30 years, more than 100 species of frogs and toads have been wiped out by habitat loss and amphibian chytrid, a fungus that attacks their skin. No one knows why this common fungus is suddenly proving fatal. Some think climate change is making frogs more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/fighting-the-amphibian-armageddon/2010/03/09/8048</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: CO Senate Aims to Help Auto Dealers, Archbishop of Denver Defends Decision in Catholic School, and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Senate has unanimously approved a bill to help auto dealers who are dropped by carmakers&#8230;The archbishop of Denver is defending a decision by a Catholic school in Colorado not to allow two children to continue as students because their parents are a lesbian couple&#8230;and, workers hiked up the side a canyon today to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-co-senate-aims-to-help-auto-dealers-archbishop-of-denver-defends-decision-in-catholic-school-and-more/2010/03/09/8059</link>
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		<title>Tuesday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, the Gazette reports prosecutor Dan May has asked the city to slow down on regulating medical marijuana. KRDO reports the city is still looking into medical marijuana. KKTV reports the city is repairing more potholes.
The LaJunta Tribune-Democrat reports on the Lower Arkansas Watershed Plan.
The Colorado Springs Business Journal reports wines from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/tuesday-index-6/2010/03/09/8046</link>
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		<title>Amazon Fires Back at State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com is firing its affiliate marketers in Colorado just one week after a new law went into effect that aims to collect sales taxes from online purchases. Amazon calls the regulations burdensome and unconstitutional and says it will no longer advertise within the state. The Governor says the move is completely unjustified. Bente Birkeland reports [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/amazon-fires-back-at-state/2010/03/09/8044</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Amazon cuts CO affiliates, I-70 rockslide, and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The online retailer Amazon is cutting off affiliates that help it sell products in Colorado because of a new tax on online sales&#8230;Colorado Department of Transportation officials are on the scene of a rockslide along I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Dotsero&#8230;and, crews from Ft. Carson and El Paso County fire departments are fighting a wind-driven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-amazon-cuts-co-affiliates-i-70-rockslide-and-more/2010/03/08/8039</link>
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		<title>Lawmakers Debate Marijuana Dispensaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medical marijuana advocates packed a state capitol hearing on Thursday, blasting a bill that would regulate dispensaries. Many say any regulation of the drug is bad and would hurt patients. Lawmakers on the house judiciary committee also had concerns with the 48-page measure, which they delayed voting on. Bente Birkeland has more from the state [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/lawmakers-debate-marijuana-dispensaries/2010/03/08/8031</link>
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		<title>Monday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, Senator Michael Bennet (D) stopped in the city yesterday (KOAA). Controversy surrounds a sculpture that depicts a slave ship, which is now in front of the courthouse (Gazette). And, in case you missed it, the Gazette reports the homeless are moving out of homeless camps.
In Pueblo, the Chieftain reports on a number [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/monday-index-7/2010/03/08/8037</link>
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		<title>Capitol Conversation: Raising the Energy Standard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The legislature recently passed a bill requiring large electric utilities to get 30% of their energy from renewable sources by the year 2020, after hours of debate. It now awaits the Governor&#8217;s signature. As part of our Capitol Conversation series, Bente Birkeland examines why the issue has caused such partisan fighting this year.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/capitol-conversation-raising-the-energy-standard/2010/03/08/8035</link>
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		<title>Mise en Place: Lamb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Mise en Place, a journey of culinary delight where anything can happen. Based on the Colorado Department of Agriculture&#8217;s list of food by month, KRCC takes a look at farmers, chefs, and fodder, all with a Centennial State bent.
Each month, the state&#8217;s agriculture department highlights a commodity and provides a recipe using that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/mise-en-place-lamb/2010/03/05/7968</link>
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		<title>Friday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, the Gazette reports Penrose-St. Francis Health Services plans to close the doors to its historic St. Francis Health Center. The Business Journal looks at the Economic Development Corp. in light of a stalled relocation of a wind power company and incentives some home owners are using to sell their homes.
In Pueblo, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/friday-index-5/2010/03/05/8019</link>
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		<title>Recruiting Health Care Professionals to Areas with Shortages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The state health department announced today that it&#8217;s giving doctors, nurses and other health professionals ten times as much money as it did last year to help them pay off their student loans. In return, recipients have to serve in places with inadequate health care for at least two years. As KCFR health reporter Eric [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/recruiting-health-care-professionals-to-areas-with-shortages/2010/03/04/8013</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: CO named finalist in &#8220;Race to the Top,&#8221; and national monument concerns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado has made the first cut in the national competition to win millions of dollars for education reform&#8230;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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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-co-named-finalist-in-race-to-the-top-and-national-monument-concerns/2010/03/04/8016</link>
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		<title>Thursday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, Yellow Cab is teaming up with police to report crimes or other suspicious activity (Gazette). D-11 board members decided not to pass a preliminary budget, but look to continue examining needed cuts (Gazette, KKTV, KRDO, KOAA).
In Pueblo, CSU-Pueblo students support voting rights on the university system&#8217;s board (KRDO). The Chieftain updates the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/thursday-index-5/2010/03/04/8011</link>
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		<title>Republican Budget Bill Killed in Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/republican-budget-bill-killed-in-committee/2010/03/04/8009</link>
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		<title>Lifetime State Parks Pass for Seniors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers at the capitol are arguing over a bill that may affect many of them, or their parents. The senate cleared a measure yesterday to allow seniors to buy a lifetime state parks pass. It passed despite objections from some lawmakers who say it&#8217;s unfair for seniors to get a special break when no-one else [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/lifetime-state-parks-pass-for-seniors/2010/03/04/8007</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Debating punishment of people who kill a fetus, and an environmental assessment regarding the Pueblo Chemical Deopt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado lawmakers are debating a bill that would punish people who kill a fetus while committing another crime, but opponents say it&#8217;s an attempt to pave the way for a ban on abortion&#8230;and, the Army has released an environmental assessment of a new plan to accelerate the destruction of mustard agent at the Pueblo Chemical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-debating-punishment-of-people-who-kill-a-fetus-and-an-environmental-assessment-regarding-the-pueblo-chemical-deopt/2010/03/03/8003</link>
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		<title>Wednesday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, the D-11 is set to vote on budget reductions tonight (Gazette, KKTV). The Gazette also reports Ft. Carson troops facing an upcoming deployment will be supplying troops on the front lines. KKTV also reports on criticism over how the city has been portrayed in national media. KRDO reports the city is losing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/wednesday-index-5/2010/03/03/7992</link>
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		<title>Higher Ed Cuts and a Student Vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bill that aims to give students a vote on the board of Governors at Colorado State University initially cleared the House of Representatives yesterday. A similar measure failed to pass out of a committee last year when state lawmakers worried that students lacked the maturity and wisdom to make governing decisions. But as Bente [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/higher-ed-cuts-and-a-student-vote/2010/03/03/7990</link>
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		<title>Proposed Ban on Toxins in Personal Care Products Fails in House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A measure that would ban certain toxins and carcinogens from cosmetics and shampoos failed by a 7 &#8211; 4 vote in the house judiciary committee after lengthy debate. Colorado would&#8217;ve been the first state to have such a ban, but lawmakers say the science isn&#8217;t there to link the ingredients to cancer. Bente Birkeland reports [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/proposed-ban-on-toxins-in-personal-care-products-fails-in-house/2010/03/03/7983</link>
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		<title>Healthcare Overview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare legislation may be in limbo at the federal level after intense partisan fighting, but state lawmakers are taking a more muted approach in the hopes of making smaller strides. Capitol correspondent Bente Birkeland takes a look at the healthcare agenda this session.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/healthcare-overview/2010/03/02/7981</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Pueblo D-70 considers 4-day weeks, and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Officials with Pueblo County school district 70 are considering going to a four-day school week, which could save up to $1.1 million a year&#8230;A new study from an environmental advocacy group says a bill in the state legislature that aims to increase renewable energy standards will create new jobs if approved, while critics question the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-pueblo-d-70-considers-4-day-weeks-and-more/2010/03/02/7987</link>
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		<title>Tuesday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, there&#8217;s questions surrounding a wind energy company planning to move into the city (Gazette, Business Journal). KKTV looks into problems with potholes. KRDO reports on issues with unemployment checks, former D-2 teachers stating there&#8217;s unfair bonus payments, and the census. KXRM also reports on the census. KOAA reports some streetlights in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/tuesday-index-5/2010/03/02/7977</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ask Your Lawmaker&#8221; featuring Congressman Lamborn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado&#8217;s 5th Congressional District is comprised of counties in the central part of the state, including El Paso County, Fremont County, and Chaffee County. Republican Doug Lamborn currently holds the seat, and recently sat down with Melinda Wittstock from Capitol News Connection for their series &#8220;Ask Your Lawmaker.&#8221; It features questions from citizens around the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/ask-your-lawmaker-featuring-congressman-lamborn/2010/03/01/7970</link>
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		<title>Medical Marijuana Regulations One Step Closer to Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regulations aimed at eliminating fraud in the state&#8217;s booming medical marijuana industry are making their way through the legislature. The house initially cleared a bill today that would require doctors to give a valid reason for recommending the drug for a patient. Bente Birkeland reports from the state capitol.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/medical-marijuana-regulations-one-step-closer-to-law/2010/03/01/7973</link>
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		<title>Monday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Colorado Springs, the Business Journal reports on two committees formed to examine the city&#8217;s finances and leadership. KRDO reports El Paso County officials are planning to phase out magnesium chloride when treating slick roads. And, in case you missed it, the Gazette takes a look at medical marijuana in the city, and reports Mayor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/monday-index-6/2010/03/01/7966</link>
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		<title>Capitol Conversation: 1/3rd of the Way through the Session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State lawmakers are about a third of the way through the legislative session. Bente Birkeland takes a look at some big-ticket items still left on the agenda as part of our weekly capitol conversation series.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/capitol-conversation-13rd-of-the-way-through-the-session/2010/03/01/7963</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Regional Airports Receive Funds, and the Four Corners&#8217; New Monument</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regional airports are set to receive funding from the state to help facilitate maintenance and construction projects&#8230;and, a new Four Corners monument is under construction at the site where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-regional-airports-receive-funds-and-the-four-corners-new-monument/2010/02/26/7958</link>
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		<title>Friday Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s personnel expenses in light of the current economic climate.
Disclaimer: KRCC and KRCC News make no guarantees regarding the content within these reports, however consider [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/friday-index-4/2010/02/26/7957</link>
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		<title>Child Welfare Bill Introduced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers introduced a bill yesterday that aims to make it easier to file complaints against the state&#8217;s child welfare system, which cares for abused and neglected children. A task force studied the issue following the deaths of 13 children within the system in one year. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/child-welfare-bill-introuced/2010/02/26/7954</link>
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		<title>Repeat Bills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each legislative session has its new issues for state lawmakers to tackle, and some not so new ideas. Bente Birkeland takes a look at the history of some bills that keep coming back year after year.
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		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/repeat-bills/2010/02/25/7948</link>
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		<title>Round-Up: Veteran Trauma Court Opens, Otero County Seeks Grant for Meteorological Station, and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230;Otero County officials have taken the first steps toward finding out if they can develop a renewable energy industry in the region&#8230;and, the House Finance Committee yesterday killed a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://krccnews.org/rccnews/round-up-veteran-trauma-court-opens-otero-county-seeks-grant-for-meteorological-station-and-more/2010/02/25/7951</link>
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