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Archive of Colorado on Thursday July 02, 2009
CO: Colorado casinos — and colleges — poised to profit from new gambling rules
BLACK HAWK, Colo. — Rolling dice, spinning roulette wheels and ringing $100 slot machines ushered in a new era in gambling in Colorado's high country early today. Read More
CO: Colorado crime rate declines
Colorado's overall crime rate dropped last year for the third time since 2005, and property crimes continued to fall in the state despite a persistent recession. Read More
Stimulus eases community college troubles
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system. Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes. Read More
CO: Colorado Governor's mansion grounds spruced up
Five little girls talked garden talk with first lady Jeannie Ritter on Wednesday afternoon. They discussed snails and lady bugs and worms, and helped fill flower pots on the front porch of the Governor's Residence. Read More
CO: 21 couples enroll under Colorado beneficiary law
On the first day that unmarried couples could enter into a legal contract that gives them many of the rights that used to be reserved for married couples, only 21 Denver and Boulder County couples enrolled. Read More
CO: New Colorado auto fees stir shock, anger
Yolanda Suazo's voice and hands shook as she pointed to papers indicating she had just paid $393.37 to register her 2007 Chevy Trailblazer — almost $100 more than she had expected. Read More
US: Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes
More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More
US: Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More
US: States, districts in delicate dance on stimulus
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is clear: States are on the hook for advancing education improvement goals spelled out in the law as a condition for receiving up to $100 million in economic-stimulus aid to education. Read More |
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