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Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter appears on the latest episode of ‘Zappolo’s People.’ Topics include Colorado’s budget.
STATE BILL COLORADO
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter appears on the latest episode of ‘Zappolo’s People.’ Topics include Colorado’s budget.
9News’ ‘Your Show’ featured Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tom Wiens live in the studio to answer viewer questions. The former state senator from Douglas County announced his campaign this past week.
Among other things, Wiens complained that special-interest lobbyists are “so committed to system right now that independent people can’t be elected.” He also said that Washington has it completely backwards, thinking that the people at the top should get bailouts and everybody else should get the bill.
Isgar now works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Source: Rocky Mountain PBS
How have women in elected office and other leadership positions been affected by the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin?
Joining host Cynthia Hessin:
* Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent, “NOW on PBS”
* Dottie Lamm, former Colorado first lady, former candidate for Congress
* Elbra Wedgeworth, former president, Denver City Council, and head of the DNC’08 organizing committee
* Kelly Brough, president, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and former chief of staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
This week, Independent Thinking takes a look at sentencing reform and the work of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. State Senator John Morse and Attorney General John Suthers, both commission members, join host Jon Caldara to talk about crime, punishment and the prospects for sentencing reform in the next legislative session. This episode is presented in three parts below.
Calonge addressed the concerns many people have with not being able to get the vaccine, the state’s estimation that it should have three times the amount of vaccine it currently has, whether Colorado is getting its fair share, how the state distributes it, who should get the vaccine, whether the administration is to blame for the lack of supply and if someone already has the flu, what they should do.
Guest host Patty Calhoun is joined by political consultant Eric Sondermann, the Independence Institute’s David Kopel, community activist Dani Newsum and Denver Business Journal legislative reporter Ed Sealover.
Health insurance mandates in Massachusetts and health care rationing in Oregon. And then there’s the national public option alternative. The Independence Institutes Health Care Policy Center Director Linda Gorman and former Colorado State Sen. Ken Gordon join host Caldara to talk about the state of the health care debate.
Because of a law passed earlier this year, Colorado vehicle owners are paying mounting fees for annual registration, under the FASTER program (Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery). Rocky Mountain PBS explores: What are we getting for the money?
Joining host Cynthia Hessin this week:
* Rep. Buffie McFadyen (D- Pueblo), chair of the Colorado House transportation & energy committee
* Rep. Frank McNulty (R- Highlands Ranch), member of the House transportation & energy committee
* Carla Perez – Senior Transportation Policy Advisor to Governor Bill Ritter
* Tony Milo, executive director of the Colorado Contractors Association
Eric Lander discusses the science of mapping and understanding the human genome with host Aaron Harber.
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