Coloradans have donated or pledged more than $2 million through the Community First Foundation to the victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting. Already about $200,0000 has been distributed from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund, a partnership started by Governor Hickenlooper and the Community First Foundation following the July 20 shootings in an Aurora movie [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado State Fair says it has turned a profit, after receiving money from the state agriculture department. Finances released Wednesday show the fair posted a $128,000 profit. Revenues rose and expenses fell, but it also received $375,000 from the state Department of Agriculture, which it had requested after it projected a [...]
Continue reading …McDonald’s is rolling out a new low-calorie menu in Colorado. The fast food chain will introduce its “Favorites under 400 calories” in Colorado locations and drive-thrus. The menu is planned for a national rollout, but will begin in Colorado, according to a release from McDonald’s. The menu features regular McDonald’s meals that are fewer than [...]
Continue reading …A dispute over mailing ballots to inactive voters in Colorado is headed for a public hearing Monday. Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler is considering a new rule to ban election clerks from automatically sending mail-in ballots to inactive voters. He says sending ballots to inactive voters invites fraud. Democrats say voters [...]
Continue reading …Some theaters and police around the U.S. stepped up security at daytime showings of the new Batman movie Friday after the massacre in Colorado, and while many fans were undeterred by the tragedy, others were nervous about going to see the film. Two police officers were stationed outside the AMC theater in New York’s [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Court of Appeals has affirmed that Colorado state law does not require certified registered nurse anesthetists to be supervised by a physician. In a ruling yester, the court said that former Gov. Bill Ritter acted within his rights by opting out of the federal requirement for advance-practice registered nurses. “We are [...]
Continue reading …BP America Inc. has paid a $5 million civil penalty for submitting false, inaccurate, or misleading reports for energy production on Southern Ute Indian Tribal lands in southwestern Colorado. The U.S. Department of the Interior says BP America initially requested a hearing on the civil penalty, but decided to pay up instead. [...]
Continue reading …Centura Health unveiled a new jobs and careers site to enhance the systems’ recruitment efforts. Centura, which is the parent organization for Penrose-St. Francis Health Center, revamped its Web site to streamline the way job applicants search for hundreds of employment opportunities, while keeping tabs on the latest openings across the Centura Health network. [...]
Continue reading …Colorado consumers with health insurance will benefit from $27.5 million in rebates from insurance companies this summer, because of the Affordable Care Act’s 80/20 rule. The rebates will go to 208,000 people and will average $227 for each Colorado family. The health care law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of premium [...]
Continue reading …Ranchers in western Colorado are selling off cattle to avoid losing them to a severe drought. Livestock auctioneer Bill Martin of Loma says his auction barn usually sees between 200 and 400 cows a week, but this year the numbers have sometimes nearly quadrupled. Martin says the spike in animal sales is [...]
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