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Archive of Colorado on Monday June 29, 2009
CO: It's now legal to catch a raindrop in Colorado
DURANGO, Colo. -- For the first time since territorial days, rain will be free for the catching here, as more and more thirsty states part ways with one of the most entrenched codes of the West. Read More
CO: Colorado state budget saves cash on per diem
As the state budget crisis worsened this year, Sen. Paula Sandoval made a decision that saved taxpayers several thousand dollars: She quit taking per diem. Read More
Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Read More
CO: Colo. crisis worst since Depression
Colorado lawmakers who have already balanced a budget shortfall of $1.4 billion now must come up with an additional $384 million in cuts, marking this as the worst downturn for state government since at least the Great Depression. Read More
CO: More than 100,000 people turn out for Denver's annual PrideFest
James Steed surveyed the crowd celebrating PrideFest and remembered the years when Denver's gay community lived in the shadows. Police would harass customers at gay bars, and few were willing to risk losing a job by revealing their sexual orientation, the retired public school teacher said. Read More
CO: Rep. Salazar takes green heat for bucking climate change bill
Colorado environmental groups were quick to criticize Democratic Congressman John Salazar Saturday after he joined the two Republican members of the state delegation in voting against the American Clean Energy and Security Act Friday. Read More
US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work. Read More |
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