Capitol Coverage

State lawmakers have taken up a bill that would provide more incentives for people to use solar panels and small windmills to generate electricity. A similar bill failed last year because rural electric associations weren’t on board. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Governor Bill Ritter signed an executive order on Monday creating a new Colorado homeland security office after a federal audit revealed the state mismanaged nearly 8 million dollars in previous grant money. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Bente BirkelandRepublican lawmakers and two Democrats told Governor Bill Ritter in a letter that new rules for issuing oil and gas drilling permits would cripple the energy industry in Colorado. The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s new mandate goes beyond promoting oil and gas development to include protecting wildlife and the environment. Bente Birkeland talks [...]

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Colorado lawmakers got their first look at a long awaited report from the state’s 208 healthcare commission. The commission was charged with finding ways to make health care more affordable and to get more people covered, but it’s now up to the legislature to take action on the thirty or more proposals. Bente Birkeland [...]

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