Governor Signs Final Bills
Governor Ritter signed the last handful of bills to come out of this year’s legislative session. One measure makes it easier for seasonal workers to come to Colorado. Another bill cracks down on fraudulent conservation easements aimed at preserving farm land. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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A new report from the non-partisan watchdog group the Campaign Finance Institute shows that Denver’s host committee for the Democratic National Convention is raising money for the event by using a loophole to bypass campaign finance laws. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
The entire graduating class of the medical school at the University of Colorado was in court recently. It wasn’t a real case, but an exercise to expose new doctors to what a malpractice trial is like. With an estimated 85,000 malpractice suits filed every year in the U.S., it’s likely that some of C.U.’s class of 2008 will one day find themselves in court for real. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has this story.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mit Romney’s keynote address over the weekend at the state Republican Convention capped quite a week on Colorado’s political scene… one that included visits from presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama. 
Amanda Udis-Kessler, Colorado College’s Director of Institutional Research and Planning, just published a new book titled Queer Inclusion in the United Methodist Church. Noel Black spoke with her about her about her approach to the subject and why she chose to write about it.