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Ritter on budget: 'Everyone must share sacrifice'

Ritter on budget: 'Everyone must share sacrifice'

DENVER - Facing an expected $1 billion shortfall in next year's budget, Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing that education spending be cut by $260 million and that the state bring in another $132 million by charging sales tax on candy and soda as well as online sales.

Fmr. Colo. Republican Party official improperly downloaded national e-mail list

Fmr. Colo. Republican Party official improperly downloaded national e-mail list

KUSA -The former executive director of the Colorado Republican Party authorized the downloading of a massive e-mail list from the Republican National Committee in direct violation of a contract signed between the two entities. [ more... ]

Library users 'heart broken' after tax increase fails

Library users 'heart broken' after tax increase fails

AURORA - The results aren't final yet, but it appears library users in Aurora are facing a tough chapter in their futures.
- Breckenridge passes pot initiative, Denver rejects impound measure [ more... ]

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24-year-old city councilor-elect set to make history

24-year-old city councilor-elect set to make history

COMMERCE CITY - It looks like Commerce City will have its youngest city councilor in its history. [ more... ]

Colo. panel backs relaxing higher ed reporting

DENVER (AP) - A Colorado legislative committee studying long-term fiscal reform has approved a bill giving colleges and universities more flexibility, and a study of the state's complicated state and local tax structure to be delivered in 2011. [ more... ]

Breckenridge passes pot initiative, Denver rejects impound measure

Breckenridge passes pot initiative, Denver rejects impound measure

DENVER - Breckenridge made pot legal, Denver rejected a get-tough proposal on unlicensed drivers, and tax hikes were turned back around the state Tuesday in municipal elections that appeared to show a public in an anti-government mood.
- Measure to keep Aurora libraries open fails 
- Breckenridge legalizes pot
- Majority of voters skip election [ more... ]

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