Colorado to get $30 million in federal money to clear beetle-killed forests

By Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post

Colorado will get a $30 million chunk of federal money to make 3 million acres of beetle-killed forest safer.
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Elimination of Colorado tax breaks gets initial approval in state Senate

By Tim Hoover, The Denver Post

The Colorado Senate gave initial approval to a package of bills removing tax breaks on candy, soda, software, junk mail and other items Monday night.
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Ritter moves forward with deal that would split Pinnacol from state control

By Tim Hoover, The Denver Post

Gov. Bill Ritter's office is moving forward with a deal that would cut Pinnacol Assurance free from almost all state control in exchange for a payment that could mean hundreds of millions of dollars to help balance the budget. Read More

Nearly one in three Colo. graduates needs remedial courses in college, study finds

By Jeremy P. Meyer, The Denver Post

About one in three first-year college students needs remedial help in at least one core subject, according to an annual report by the Colorado Commission for Higher Education. Read More

Gov. Bill Ritter(D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Denver
	State nickname: The Centennial State
	Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien (D)
	Secretary of State Bernie Buescher (D)
	Attorney General John Suthers (R)
	Senate President: Brandon Shaffer (D)
	House Speaker: Terrance Carroll (D)

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Colorado to get $30 million in federal money to clear beetle-killed forests

Elimination of Colorado tax breaks gets initial approval in state Senate