Capitol Watch
Proposal Would Abolish $5 Bet Limit in Colorado Casinos Last Updated: 3:02 PM 04/21/08 - A new proposal at the state capitol would ask voters to eliminate the $5 bet limit on poker, blackjack and slot machines at Colorado casinos. (Full Story)
	Lawmakers Launch Pilot Program To Help Abused Children Last Updated: 10:13 AM 04/09/08 - A coalition of state lawmakers is hoping to launch a pilot program aimed at finding and helping abused children and their families. (Full Story)
	Lawmakers to Ask Ethics Committee to Clarify Ban on Gifts Last Updated: 10:39 AM 04/07/08 - Lawmakers plan to ask a newly formed Ethics Committee to clarify a voter-approved law that bans state employees from taking many gifts. (Full Story)
	Democratic Leaders Plead With Bush On Iraq Last Updated: 3:14 PM 04/04/08 - Democrats are again trying to persuade President Bush to change course in Iraq and not to hand the war off to the next president. (Full Story)
	Senators Debate Budget Cuts To Set Up Rainy Day Fund Last Updated: 3:40 PM 04/02/08 - Senators are debating whether they should cut money from the state's $17.6 billion budget and put it in a rainy day fund. (Full Story)
	More Time Sought To Study Oil Shale Plan Last Updated: 2:47 PM 03/19/08 - State officials want more time to comment on a proposed oil shale development in western Colorado they fear will drain up to 15 percent of the region's water. (Full Story)
	House Panel Approves Bill to Help Farmers Hire Immigrant Labor Last Updated: 2:45 PM 03/19/08 - A house committee has approved a measure to help farmers hire temporary workers from Mexico. (Full Story)
	Colorado Lawmaker Resigns Last Updated: 2:48 PM 02/01/08 - Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff says Assistant Majority Leader and Democratic State Representative Michael Garcia of Aurora has resigned. (Full Story)
	Severance Tax Distribution Last Updated: 9:27 AM 03/19/07 - On our Capitol Watch segment we reviewed the current legislative proposals that deal with state severance taxes and federal mineral lease revenues. Now we bring you up to date on these proposals and discuss why these revenues are important to Western Slope communities. (Full Story)
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