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• Guns in schools bill defeated in Senate committee

  January 29, 2013 12:47 AM

  A Senate committee in Denver says 'no' to a proposal to arm teachers and administrators in our schools. The republican sponsored bill was defeated by the democratic controlled committee by a 3 to 2 vote along party lines. The vote came hours after more than a hundred gun... more »

• Head of Libyan Olympic Committee kidnapped

  July 16, 2012 6:31 AM

  TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Gunmen in the Libyan capital have abducted the head of the country's Olympic committee. Salah al-Alam says assailants snatched his brother, Libyan Olympic Committee chief Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam on Sunday near the organization's offices in central Tripoli. He says there has been no contact with... more »

• Super Committee has yet to make a deal

  November 14, 2011 7:11 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite prodding from President Barack Obama, members of Congress' supercommittee concede no deal is in sight to meet their goal of $1.2 trillion or more in deficit savings over the next decade. With only 10 days remaining before their deadline, the panel remains sharply divided. Despite... more »

• Senate to look at sports concussions and marketing

  October 12, 2011 3:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee plans a hearing next week on "questionable marketing" of sports equipment that's promoted as helping reduce the risk of concussions. Football helmet manufacturers such as Riddell have been criticized for claiming their helmets reduce concussions. One senator, New Mexico Democrat Tom Udall,... more »

• House chairman says he won't seek re-election

  July 24, 2011 2:34 PM

  MEAD, Colo. (AP) - The chairman of the Colorado House Transportation Committee says he won't seek a fourth term next year. Republican Rep. Glenn Vaad of Weld County tells the Longmont Times-Call he may run for state Senate in 2012 instead. A state reapportionment commission has given preliminary... more »

• House committee seeks government records

  January 27, 2011 6:57 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The new Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is demanding details of every request for federal records made by citizens, journalists, companies and others during the last five years under the Freedom of Information Act. It's part of a broad congressional inquiry into... more »

• Organ donation change appears unlikely in Colo.

  January 22, 2011 11:00 AM

  DENVER (AP) - An idea to boost organ donations in Colorado by classifying all applicants for driver's licenses as donors unless they opt out appears unlikely to become law this year. Democratic Sen. Lucia Guzman tells Denver's KUSA-TV that she's dropping her suggestion that Colorado change to a "presumed... more »

• Steele behind in voting for GOP leadership

  January 14, 2011 3:23 PM

  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - GOP Chairman Michael Steele is losing even more ground after the third round of balloting for the leadership of the Republican National Committee. Top challenger, Reince Priebus lengthened his lead by two; the Wisconsin Republican Party chairman got 54 votes. Steele lost four votes,... more »

• New committee formed to insure medical marijuana production safety

  November 26, 2010 3:43 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado has set up a committee under a new state law to come up with regulations for medical marijuana production. Colorado hopes to have in place by early next year some sort of labeling and inspection standard for marijuana sold commercially. Committee members say pot consumers deserve... more »

• CU Regents restore athletics oversight board

  November 20, 2010 2:58 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is restoring an athletics oversight committee that was abolished in 2006. CU regents voted Friday in Colorado Springs to reinstate the board to monitor compliance with NCAA rules. The board also reviews academic performance of athletes and new construction plans... more »

• Sports commentary: The USOC and Colorado Springs after 3 decades

  September 23, 2010 4:32 PM

  It has taken over three decades for Colorado Springs to fully understand the value and the impact for its quality of life, national and local reputation and image that being the hometown of America's Olympic movement and the USOC has created..........now, perhaps our good citizens and leaders will truly embrace... more »

• Funding for Colorado VA hospital clears committee

  July 20, 2010 3:36 PM

  A bill that includes more than $451 million toward a new Veterans Affairs hospital in Denver has been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Colorado Democratic Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet said Tuesday the bill has a total of $800 million for VA and military construction in the... more »

• Congress looks at untaxed airline fees

  July 14, 2010 8:35 AM

  All those extra fees that consumers are paying to fly add up to billions of dollars for the nation's airlines and a House panel is taking a closer look. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says airlines collected $7.8 billion last year in ancillary fees -- more than a third... more »

• Marijuana advisory committee members sought

  June 11, 2010 1:55 PM

  The Colorado Department of Public Health is accepting applications for members of a Medical Marijuana Registry Advisory Committee. The committee will advise the department's executive director regarding rulemaking required by two medical marijuana bills recently passed by the Colorado General Assembly. It is estimated there are 94,000 people who... more »

• Committee members needed in Colorado Springs

  April 8, 2010 6:57 PM

  The City of Colorado Springs is seeking citizen volunteers to fill several positions on the Public Safety Sales Tax Oversight Committee. The committee monitors the spending the Public Safety Sales Tax funds, making sure the items approved by voters at the November 6, 2001 election are spent properly. Meetings... more »

• Congress takes aim at unhealthy school lunches

  March 24, 2010 1:00 PM

  Greasy pizzas and high-calorie desserts may be less frequent lunchtime treats for schoolchildren under a wide-ranging nutrition bill approved by a Senate panel. The legislation approved Wednesday by the Senate Agriculture Committee would create uniform standards for all foods in schools, including vending machine items, to give students healthier... more »

• Bank bill set to pass committee on party line vote

  March 22, 2010 11:37 AM

  A bill rewriting regulations governing the financial industry is expected to to be approved by a Senate committee on a party line vote now that Republicans have decided to withdraw their amendments. The decision means Senate consideration could come as early as Monday. The measure aims to avoid a... more »

• Colorado lawmakers kill ban on officials' mugs

  March 11, 2010 8:25 AM

  A Senate committee has killed a bill that would have barred elected state officials and their employees from spending public money to promote themselves. The Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee rejected the measure, with members saying they saw no sign that the privileges were being abused. ... more »

• Colorado may ban promotions by elected officials

  March 9, 2010 4:43 PM

  Elected officials spend thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money promoting themselves on official brochures and ads, and a Colorado Springs Republican wants them to knock-it-off. Sen. Bill Cadman says the state will be forced to throw out thousands of brochures featuring photos and testimonials from Gov. Bill Ritter when... more »

• Committee passes bill to block Trinidad nursing home sale

  March 2, 2010 2:02 PM

  A bill to block the sale of a state-run nursing home in Trinidad got past its first hurdle this week. House Bill 12-17 would repeal the state's authority to sell the Trinidad State Nursing home. On Monday, a Health and Human Services committee in the Colorado House of Representatives passed... more »

• Vancouver Vantage Point: Blackmun's USOC start worthy of a medal

  February 16, 2010 3:00 PM

  Mike Moran was the chief spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee through thirteen Games, 1980-2002. He is now a media consultant. Moran is writing a blog, Vancouver Vantage Point, throughout the Olympics. "Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got,"... more »

• State tax increases advance in legislature

  February 4, 2010 9:46 AM

  A Senate committee has backed a proposal to start charging sales tax on soft drinks and candy. The tax supported by the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday is one of 13 tax credits and sales tax exemptions that Democrats want to roll back to balance the state's budget. Gov.... more »

• Colorado committee backs medical marijuana bill

  January 27, 2010 4:07 PM

  The first attempt to regulate Colorado's medical marijuana industry has passed its first test at the Capitol. The Senate Health & Human Services Committee voted 6-1 Wednesday to back a bill aimed at preventing doctors from issuing medical marijuana recommendations to recreational users. Doctors would have to give... more »

• Financial overhaul passes panel

  December 2, 2009 10:55 AM

  A House panel has approved legislation that slaps new restraints on big Wall Street institutions and demands greater openness from the nation's central bank. The bill is part of a sweeping regulatory overhaul that the House plans to vote on next week. The House Financial Services Committee voted 31-27 along... more »

• USOC hires search firm, names group to pick CEO

  October 29, 2009 3:08 PM

  The U.S. Olympic Committee has selected a search firm to identify candidates to replace acting CEO Stephanie Streeter. The USOC hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart on Thursday, hoping the firm will team with the USOC's search committee to hire Streeter's replacement by the end of the year. Earlier this... more »

• Nobel jury defends Obama decision

  October 13, 2009 10:48 AM

  Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president. Asked to comment on the uproar following Friday's announcement, four members of the... more »

• Debate continues over political semi-trailers

  September 15, 2009 7:43 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation is urging county leaders to enforce laws that ban political semi-trailers. The trailers pop up every political season around Pueblo. They're illegal in the county and state law doesn't allow them parked near state highways. But some argue the trailers are a freedom of speech,... more »