Poncha Springs NewsLocal news for Poncha Springs, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Vote delayed on study of education merger- April 24, 2008 "What better time to take a look at it" State lawmakers delayed a vote on a proposal Monday to study if a merger of the state's Department of Education and Department of Higher Education is feasible or desirable. via The Grand Junction Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/poncha-springs-co/2008/04/vote-delayed-on-study-of-education-mer... Senate approves Hagedorn's health plan- April 22, 2008 "And it beats the alternative of doing nothing." Denver Business Journal - by Bob Mook Denver Busines Journal A plan to cover a substantial portion of Colorado's nearly 800,000 uninsured through a public-private partnership got final approval from the ... via The Denver Business Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/poncha-springs-co/2008/04/senate-approves-hagedorns-health-plan?... Editorial: Wait until next year to address insurance laws- April 17, 2008 As the Colorado legislature races toward a hoped-for May 2 adjournment, a quartet of bills affecting the insurance industry are just now getting their initial hearings. via Denver Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/poncha-springs-co/2008/04/editorial-wait-until-next-year-to-addr... Editorial: Health care bill should be OK'd- April 10, 2008 "The alternative to this bill is to do nothing, and I do not find that acceptable" Colorado took a small but crucial step toward the goal of providing health care to every citizen by 2010 on Wednesday as the state Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday gave 5-1 approval to ... via Denver Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/poncha-springs-co/2008/04/editorial-health-care-bill-should-be-o... State Lawmakers 'Mapping' School Safety- April 5, 2008 "We're trying to put more and more pieces in place, building blocks, that allow schools to be the safest places they can be" Colorado lawmakers are "mapping" the future of school safety. A bill that passed in a House committee Friday would help put critical information about schools directly in the hands of first responders. via KMGH-TV Denverhttp://www.topix.net/city/poncha-springs-co/2008/04/state-lawmakers-mapping-school-safety?... |