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Young Drivers' Fatalities in Colorado Dropped 34% in '07Denver Post: "The number of Colorado teens killed in car crashes has dropped by more than a third, but deaths could be even lower if more teenagers buckled up, authorities say."
Report: Colorado Government Gets C+
"The Pew Center on the States released the report Monday, ranking states based on how well they manage their budgets, staffs, infrastructure and information. Colorado received a "C+" overall. The center complemented the state for passing Referendum C, which helps provide more funding for higher education by allowing the state to keep tax surpluses for five years."
Colorado Ski Resort Dispute Starts Over
"WOLF CREEK PASS, Colorado — It’s now official. Environmental groups, including Colorado Wild, have dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service, which has agreed to take another stab at its environmental study of a road that would connect a real estate development to the base of the Wolf Creek Ski Area. But whether the Forest Service will draw any different conclusion is the key question. A press conference called by the U.S. Forest Service suggested it won’t."
Costs, Prison Population Going Up in Colorado
"A new report by the Pew Center on the States' Public Safety Performance Project finds that the prison population in this country has crossed a sobering threshold, including here in Colorado. The report shows more than 1 in 100 adults in America are behind bars–and details what that is costing state taxpayers. Last year Colorado taxpayers footed a bill of $599 million to incarcerate 23 thousand people..."
Medicaid Reduction Would Hit State Hard
"Colorado will lose $787 million in health care funds for low-income people during the next five years if proposed Bush administration cuts to Medicaid take effect, according to a new congressional report."
Report: Colorado Government Gets C+
"The Pew Center on the States released the report Monday, ranking states based on how well they manage their budgets, staffs, infrastructure and information. Colorado received a "C+" overall. The center complemented the state for passing Referendum C, which helps provide more funding for higher education by allowing the state to keep tax surpluses for five years."
Colorado Ski Resort Dispute Starts Over
"WOLF CREEK PASS, Colorado — It’s now official. Environmental groups, including Colorado Wild, have dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service, which has agreed to take another stab at its environmental study of a road that would connect a real estate development to the base of the Wolf Creek Ski Area. But whether the Forest Service will draw any different conclusion is the key question. A press conference called by the U.S. Forest Service suggested it won’t."
Costs, Prison Population Going Up in Colorado
"A new report by the Pew Center on the States' Public Safety Performance Project finds that the prison population in this country has crossed a sobering threshold, including here in Colorado. The report shows more than 1 in 100 adults in America are behind bars–and details what that is costing state taxpayers. Last year Colorado taxpayers footed a bill of $599 million to incarcerate 23 thousand people..."
Medicaid Reduction Would Hit State Hard
"Colorado will lose $787 million in health care funds for low-income people during the next five years if proposed Bush administration cuts to Medicaid take effect, according to a new congressional report."
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