A new law banning texting while driving takes effect tomorrow…An Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency office opens in Colorado Springs…and, the head of Colorado’s Republican Party is asking Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman to explain alleged threats to Governor Bill Ritter during his 2006 campaign.
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Colorado’s booming medical marijuana industry is doing more than just benefiting dispensaries that sell the drug for a profit. Some media outlets hit hard by the recession are cashing in on the so-called gold rush, finding a new source of advertising. Others are taking a wait and see approach to the somewhat controversial revenue stream. Bente Birkeland reports from the state capitol.
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Today’s “Citizen Report,” brings an encore from resident Joe Uveges, who suggests the idea of “reaching across the isle” is not confined to Capitol Hill.
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(The “Citizen Report” is a collaboration between KRCC and the Colorado Springs Gazette. More citizen journalism is available at Fresh Ink.)
H1N1 or “swine” flu continues to decline in Colorado, and is now at the lowest level since stepped-up monitoring for the virus began in September. The state’s chief medical officer says the health care community here responded “very well” to the two-month surge in flu this fall. Dr. Ned Calonge spoke with KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney.
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Colorado’s ski industry is gearing up for the season and this year some of the biggest resorts are upping their efforts to promote the use of helmets. Vail Resorts is requiring all employees to wear helmets, and Intrawest, which operates Winter Park and Steamboat, is requiring helmet use by children in ski school. The increased focus follows the high profile death of actress Natasha Richardson at an Intrawest resort in Canada last year. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Bark beetles continue to be a problem in Colorado and the Western US. The bug kills trees by introducing a fungus and eating away at the living portion of the trees. The beetle is native to the region, but years of warmer than average winters have allowed its numbers to soar. That, coupled with the uniform age of the state’s lodge pole pines has created a potential tinderbox. On Monday, Senator Mark Udall announced legislation that he hopes will slow the bark beetle epidemic. KDNK‘s Conrad Wilson reports.
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A grain elevator operator in southeastern Colorado is fined for safety violations…Alamosa officials say a new water treatment plant was in construction during last year’s Salmonella outbreak…and, Republican gubanatorial candidates say they’d look into or repeal new oil and gas rules.
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Both of Colorado’s Senators helped move a health care reform bill one step closer to final passage, but now the amendment process begins…and, Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group seeks to use a 290-acre estate to help veterans make a transition to home life.
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Colorado’s unemployment rate continues to decline…Pueblo County Commissioners postpone new construction on a judicial building, the Pueblo Chieftain reports…a Colorado Springs teenager dies while skiing…and, Boulder County is considered one of the thinnest in the nation.
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Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet looks for improving the newest version of the health care reform bill…Colorado Springs is set to get its first Immigration and Customs Enforcement office…and, Jeanne-Claude, half of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude artistic team planning to suspend fabric over the Arkansas River, has died.
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