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Timeline of road ahead for marijuana industry Play Video
November 12, 2012 7:13 PM
There have been lots of questions as to when people will be able to buy marijuana at stores, after passing Amendment 64. "I was really worried; I came down here, I was like, 'what's going to happen,'" says Keith Powell, a medical marijuana patient He says no matter what... more » -
Gov. Hickenlooper and AG Suthers talk with Fed about marijuana legalization
November 10, 2012 12:33 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials have talked to the U.S. attorney general about the state's recent marijuana vote, but no decision was announced about how the federal government would respond. A spokesman for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says the governor and state Attorney General John Suthers spoke to Attorney General... more » -
Worst unemployment report of the year released
August 19, 2010 9:29 AM
New applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November, a sign that employers are likely cutting jobs again as the economy slows. The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 12,000 last week to 500,000, the... more » -
Settlement proposed over Pueblo jet crash lawsuit
August 17, 2010 4:00 PM
The families of two pilots killed in the Colorado crash of a jet owned by Circuit City have reached a proposed settlement with the federal government. The lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration alleged that an air traffic controller was partly to blame for the crash near Pueblo in... more » -
Intel, FTC settle antitrust case
August 4, 2010 9:16 AM
Intel has agreed to change some of its practices to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging a decade of abuse. Intel is calling a truce in one of its last major antitrust battles over its behavior in the market for computer chips. Among the provisions in the tentative settlement,... more » -
President Obama extends benefits to gay and lesbian partners
June 2, 2010 7:31 PM
President Obama sent a memo Wednesday to departments in the executive branch of government extending benefits to same sex partners of government employees as much as is possible under existing laws. The ruling includes children of same-sex domestic partners. This would cover child care subsidies and child care services.... more » -
Judge puts brakes on Colorado oil shale lawsuits
May 19, 2010 8:36 AM
A federal judge has grudgingly granted the federal government a ninth delay in responding to lawsuits challenging a plan to open nearly 2 million acres of public land in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado to oil shale development. U.S. District Court Judge John Kane granted the request last week, extending... more » -
Job of the Day: Defense Information Systems Agency
May 6, 2010 12:22 PM
The Defense Information Systems Agancy is seeking an IT Specialist at Peterson Air Force Base. This person will serve as a senior specialist with responsibility for coordinating a variety of complex and unusual information security issues. The posting is quick--it closes Friday. But it's worth the effort--starting pay... more » -
Fed boss: Trim deficit or US economy will be hurt
April 27, 2010 10:29 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says failing to curb federal budget deficits would do "great damage" to the U.S. economy in the long run. Bernanke once again urges the White House and Congress to come up with a credible plan to reduce the nation's red ink, which hit a record... more » -
El Paso County gets extra money for food distribution
April 16, 2010 5:05 PM
El Paso County will receive $350,000 in federal funds to address the growing strain on existing resources related to administering the Food Assistance Program. The funds will be used to pay for temporary staff and overtime to insure the El Paso County Department of Human Services is processing Food Assistance... more » -
Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
February 21, 2010 10:03 AM
The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes after more than a century of environmental damage. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the document, which Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will release at a news conference Sunday in Washington. It pledges... more » -
Feds: Prairie dogs not endangered
December 2, 2009 2:01 PM
Black-tailed prairie dogs have been denied protection under the Endangered Species Act after federal officials said the once-ubiquitous ground squirrels show signs of rebounding from decades of habitat loss, casual shootings and other pressures. WildEarth Guardians, a New Mexico-based environmental activist group, had petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... more » -
Katrina negligence ruling could cost taxpayers
November 19, 2009 8:44 AM
A $720,000 award to seven plaintiffs in a suit over Hurricane Katrina damage could open the federal government--and taxpayers-- to billions of dollars in claims. A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding... more » -
Millions may have to repay part of tax credit
November 16, 2009 10:49 AM
More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration issued a report Monday saying that taxpayers are at risk... more » -
EPA: Limit plane deicing chemical runoff
September 30, 2009 2:39 PM
Every winter, airports across the country spray millions of gallons of deicing chemicals onto airliners and allow the runoff to trickle away. When the chemicals end up in nearby waterways, the deicing fluid can turn streams bright orange and create dead zones for aquatic life. The practice is legal,... more »
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