The New Poor
Across Colorado, charitable organizations that serve the poor say they’re experiencing an alarming increase in demand from those who’ve never needed help before. The resulting strain on non-profits has many worried about the future – and how they’ll keep up as the economy worsens. As part of a statewide economic series from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KUNC‘s Kirk Siegler visits an emergency shelter for women in Denver.
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Filed under: Denver,Economy,KRCC News,Kirk Siegler,RMCR series — Andrea Chalfin News Dir. @ 11:14 am
As part of a series talking to lawmakers to preview the upcoming legislative session, statehouse reporter Bente Birkeland sat down with the new chair of the House Judiciary Committee. The previous chair vacated the post to become the new Speaker of the House. She says the new job will be exciting–but made more difficult by tough economic times.
A task force seeking common threads among Fort Carson soldiers linked to violent crime has come up mostly empty. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin reports.
In a time when instant digital communication has become the norm, the dominant form of record keeping in doctors’ offices is still pen and paper. It’s incredibly inefficient. Every year, thousands of medical tests are performed multiple times–needlessly–because one doctor can’t easily access another doctor’s paper records. But one of the state’s largest insurers just marked 10 years of using electronic records, 
The top Republican leader in the statehouse announced on Tuesday that he’s now delaying his resignation. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Colorado Senator Ken Salazar for a Cabinet post. But not all environmentalists and scientists are happy. Sara Sciammacco has more from Washington.
Legislative leaders and the Governor talked jobs and transportation at the Colorado Press Association’s annual legislative preview on Monday. But top leaders offered few specifics on how to fix the state’s problems. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
Regulatory officials formally adopted Colorado’s new oil and gas rules on Thursday. The rules require the state consider public health and environmental concerns before issuing oil and gas drilling permits. Bente Birkeland Birkeland reports from Denver.