President Barack Obama has nominated Gov. Bill Ritter’s deputy chief of staff to be the top federal prosecutor in Colorado, the Associated Press reports.
President Barack Obama has nominated Gov. Bill Ritter’s deputy chief of staff to be the top federal prosecutor in Colorado, the Associated Press reports.
An Iowa woman accused of embezzling $5.9 million from her employer gave, along with her spouse, more than $30,000 to Northern Colorado Democratic congressional candidates in the past four years, The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports.
Phyllis Stevens of Des Moines was arrested by FBI agents in Las Vegas on Friday on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges. Her former employer also has filed a lawsuit against Stevens and her spouse, Marla, seeking to recover money she allegedly stole.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says western states must work together on water issues if the region is to continue to grow, the Associated Press reports.
State auditors say Colorado’s college loan forgiveness and scholarship plans are falling short of their goals, the Associated Press reports.
Monday Topics: CollegeInvest, 10A; Legislation, 1130A; Colorado Integrated Tax Architecture Project, 130P; Division of Gaming, 230P; Colorado Lottery, 3P; Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, 330P.
From The Denver Business Journal: More than half of the readers who responded to the DBJ’s latest Business Pulse question said Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s largest workers’-compensation insurer, should be left as it is. The poll is unscientific.
From The Denver Post: Homeownership has fallen along the Front Range. Incomes have risen steadily except in Aurora. More than one in 10 residents in Doug las County now work at home. And seniors are returning to the workforce in growing numbers.
