Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Colo. Senators Vote Down Bill Requiring Medical Payments Coverage
Apr 10 2007 // The The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee voted to indefinitely postpone a bill that insurance associations say would have forced drivers to pay for mandated medical payments coverage. Senate Bill 193, sponsored by...
Forecasters Warn of Very Active Hurricane Season Ahead in 2007
Apr 3 2007 // Atmospheric science experts at Colorado State University have increased their forecast for the 2007 hurricane season, largely due to the rapid dissipation of El Niño conditions. The Colorado team is now calling for a very...
Tornadoes Kill 2 people in Oklahoma, 1 in Colo.
Mar 30 2007 // An early spring storm swept across the central U.S. early on March 29, spinning off tornadoes that killed an Oklahoma couple in a home that was blown to pieces and a Colorado woman whose small town was nearly destroyed. A...
Colo. House Approves Bill Expanding Workers Comp Choices
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would require companies to allow injured workers to choose between two doctors for workers compensation care. It also would allow workers to change doctors if...
Workers’ compensation bills head to House floor in Colorado
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters. House Bill 1176 would...
Workers’ compensation bills head to House floor in Colorado
Mar 26 2007 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has approved two workers’ compensation bills: one affecting employee’s choice of physician and another affecting firefighters. House Bill 1176 would...
Colo. Bill Would Raise Car Insurance Rates, Associations Say
Mar 21 2007 // The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to vote on Friday on a bill that insurance associations say would force drivers to pay for mandated coverage that most consumers now choose to reject. Senate Bill...
Colo. passes seat belt,motorcycle helmet bills
Mar 12 2007 // The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Passing on a 39-26 vote, House Bill 1117 would create penalties of $100 if the operator is under 18...
Editor’s Note: Hog heaven
Mar 12 2007 // Buckling up when you drive a car or wearing a helmet when you are on a motorcycle seems like it should be a “given” in 2007. But the reality is that even today, many motorcycle riders still don’t wear...
Blizzards Still Claiming Livestock on Colorado Ranches
Mar 6 2007 // It’s dark, cold and 4:30 in the morning. John Marroney is driving his pickup truck to see if any of his cows need help giving birth to their calves. At 8:30 a.m., Bob Watkins is balancing on the back of a lurching...
Colo. House Passes Motorcycle Helmet Bill for Minors
Mar 5 2007 // The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Passing on a 39-26 vote, House Bill 1117 would create penalities of $100 if the operator is under 18...
Contaminated Baby Food May Have Been Sold in Colorado
Feb 22 2007 // Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food, which has been recalled nationwide, should not be fed to babies because of the risk of contamination, state health officials said. Officials...
The Commissioners: David Rivera
Feb 12 2007 // Outgoing Colorado regulator comments on consumer choices, ethics In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
David Rivera, Colorado, State Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that position. This January, newly elected Gov. Bill Ritter announced he...
Colorado – David Rivera
Feb 11 2007 // When David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s state insurance commissioner two years ago, he was the youngest insurance person to serve in that position at age 34. While he is handing the reins over to Marcy...
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Auditors Say Colo. Computers Unprepared for Disaster
Feb 7 2007 // The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information and Technology failed to ensure that state agencies have recovery plans for systems on the state mainframe computer in the event of a disaster, potentially compromising...
Business Moves
Jan 28 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI Holdings Insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs and Co., in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion,...
Colo. Ranchers Still Struggling to Reach Cattle Stranded By Snow
Jan 26 2007 // A month after the first wave of devastating winter storms hit Colorado, some eastern Colorado ranchers still haven’t been able to get feed to their cattle, state Agriculture Commissioner John Stulp said. State...
