Regional airports are set to receive funding from the state to help facilitate maintenance and construction projects…and, a new Four Corners monument is under construction at the site where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet.
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In Colorado Springs, a second candidate enters the mayoral race (Business Journal, Gazette). KRDO reports Hanover Elementary School is set to close.
In Pueblo, the Chieftain takes a look at the city’s personnel expenses in light of the current economic climate.
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Lawmakers introduced a bill yesterday that aims to make it easier to file complaints against the state’s child welfare system, which cares for abused and neglected children. A task force studied the issue following the deaths of 13 children within the system in one year. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Each legislative session has its new issues for state lawmakers to tackle, and some not so new ideas. Bente Birkeland takes a look at the history of some bills that keep coming back year after year.
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A Veteran Trauma Court is officially opening today in Colorado Springs to help veterans who may be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or other war injuries…Otero County officials have taken the first steps toward finding out if they can develop a renewable energy industry in the region…and, the House Finance Committee yesterday killed a bill that would have allowed Colorado convenience stores to sell full-strength beer.
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In Colorado Springs, KKTV reports on what happens now after the city council officially passed a camping ban. KOAA is reporting on reaction to a plan to turn a former campground into a campground for the homeless, and has comments from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on the medical marijuana debate.
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The House of Representatives is changing how it handles ethics complaints filed against lawmakers. Legislative leaders from both parties say the change will help them better determine whether a complaint should go forward. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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The state legislature’s only unaffiliated representative is mounting an effort to make it easier for other independent candidates to get on the ballot by sponsoring a bill to change the filing requirement. The measure recently cleared a house committee unanimously and is expected to be debated on the full floor later this week. Bente Birkeland has more from the state house.
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In Colorado Springs, city council had a number of issues on which to vote, including issue 300 (Gazette, KOAA) which passed, a proposed medical marijuana ordinance, which failed (Gazette ,KRDO, KXRM), and a no-camping ordinance, which passed (Gazette, KRDO). KRDO also reports that D-11 has decided to join with other school districts in suing the state.
In Pueblo, the Chieftain reports on the new weapons ban on Colorado State University campuses.
The Canon City Daily Record reports on the area’s school district meeting, and their approval of a ‘retirement incentive plan.’
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Several hundred people who’ve been living in Colorado Springs’ parks will soon have to find a new address. That’s after, as the Gazette reports, the city council officially passed an ordinance yesterday to ban camping on city property. The city’s charities and police department have worked for months to get ready for the change. KCFR‘s Megan Verlee has this report on their efforts.
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