Animal Cruelty Reports Up Sharply In El Paso County
El Paso county saw a 75 percent jump in animal cruelty cases last year. That according to Sheriff Terry Maketa.
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El Paso county saw a 75 percent jump in animal cruelty cases last year. That according to Sheriff Terry Maketa.
Lawmakers this week are considering a number of proposals aimed at mitigating the impacts of widespread oil and gas development in Colorado. The House Finance Committee unanimously passed a proposal that would use industry taxes to fund energy efficiency programs in public schools. It???s part of a plan to make sure Colorado gets its fair share of money from the state???s energy boom. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver
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A new bill aims to make sure the state???s booming energy industry doesn???t harm wildlife. Currently Colorado can issue oil and gas drilling permits without consulting wildlife experts, but a bill from a rookie lawmaker would change that. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Supermax is safe and security is getting better. That???s the message from U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who visited the federal lockup in Fremont County Wednesday, Feb. 21. But a guard???s union says fixes are just masking a bigger nationwide problem.
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WHITNEY: U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales will visit the Supermax prison in Florence tomorrow. Supermax came under fire last fall when federal investigations found that convicted terrorists and gang leaders were able to communicate with associates outside the bars, and even run criminal operations from inside the facility.
Part of the reason for the security breaches was understaffing. So said the union that represents correctional officers at Supermax. And last fall a federal arbitrator agreed. The result has been 30 new staffers being added to Supermax. Union representative Mike Schnobrich, who works at the facility, says thats a good start.
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WHITNEY: Seven months ago Colorado passed one of the toughest sets of anti-immigration laws in the country. Now, heads of state agencies report that illegal immigrants really didn???t use state services, and that the new laws cost more to implement than they save. We have this story by Jeff Brady, which originally aired on the NPR news program ???Day to Day.???
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KRCC NEWS DIRECTOR ERIC WHITNEY: The Department of Defense has given Ft. Carson the go-ahead to pursue expansion of it???s Pinon Canyon maneuver site located between Trinidad and La Junta.
