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To readers, it wasn't just a newspaper

February 27, 2009

For many subscribers, the Rocky Mountain News is more than the daily dose of news - it's an old friend they've turned to for decades.

Committee asked to amend zero-tolerance school gun law

February 25, 2009

The Senate judiciary committee this afternoon is being asked to change the zero-tolerance law that led to the brief expulsion of a student drill team leader who had prop rifles in the trunk of her car.

Lonely lady wolf looks for love in all the wrong places

February 25, 2009

A female wolf has wandered more than 1,000 miles through five states in search of a mate and is now in Colorado's Eagle County, wildlife officials in Colorado and Montana said Wednesday.

Tuition hikes of up to 9% under review

February 24, 2009

Members of the legislature's Joint Budget Committee are considering tuition increases for state schools that top out at 9 percent at the University of Colorado and other research institutions.

Nonresident applications drop 19.5 percent at CU

Nonresident applications drop 19.5 percent at CU

February 24, 2009

Out-of-state student applications to the University of Colorado's Boulder campus are down sharply, a victim of the recession, school officials say.

Drilling bill voted down

February 21, 2009

The House agriculture committee Friday killed a proposal to limit the involvement of the Division of Wildlife in issuing oil and gas drilling permits.

Colorado Constitutional rewrite considered

February 21, 2009

The Colorado Constitution needs major surgery - in the form of a constitutional convention - to untangle conflicting provisions added over the years, some lawmakers say.

Colorado Senate committee backs mandate for PE, recess breaks

February 20, 2009

Elementary school students will have to be provided with 21/2 hours of physical activity a week under a bill approved Thursday in the Senate Education Committee.

School expenditure bill passes Senate

February 19, 2009

A bill requiring school districts to post their expenditures on their Web site passed easily today in the Senate.

Wildlife's role in drilling at issue

February 17, 2009

A bill before the House agriculture committee would remove the State Division of Wildlife from the process of issuing drilling permits for oil and gas wells.