Tag: Jobs
Perlmutter to Boehner: Time for a jobs package
Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter's office hosted a gathering of MoveOn.org enthusiasts and Perlmutter asked them to gather signatures for a petition to be presented to House Speaker John Boehner, asking for job creation legislation.
Sawmills let off hook on federal bark-beetle contracts, but financial issues...
The announcement late last week that three Colorado sawmills are being let out of pre-recession timber contracts with the U.S. Forest Service was met with relief from U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and skepticism among some in the conservation community who say the move will only have short-term impacts.
Xcel Energy praised nationally, blasted locally on solar energy front
Xcel Energy shines nationally when it comes to providing solar energy to its customers, according to a recent survey, but locally representatives of Colorado’s solar industry say the state’s largest utility has done much to undermine their energy sector since the beginning of the year.
New migration study offers Western nations tips on curbing the hiring...
A new report (PDF) by the Migration Policy Institute released today provides a set of guidelines to curb illegal immigration employment in the U.S. and the European Union.
FASTER feuding still festers as lawmakers search for short-term solutions to...
While the battle over controversial FASTER vehicle registration fees rages on in the state House, Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon – whose legislative predecessors made a priority of transportation funding – is pushing hard to find solutions for the growing gridlock along the Interstate 70 corridor.
GOP commish candidate attacks, then backs drilling regs
Republican Garfield County commissioner candidate Tom Jankovsky has consistently echoed the GOP party line this campaign season, blasting away at amended oil and gas drilling regulations that went into effect last year and blaming them for the natural gas bust many observers attribute to a global recession.
Frazier, Perlmutter still trading punches over stimulus jobs
Speaking on the KHOW’s Caplis and Silverman Show Wednesday, Republican candidate for the 7th Congressional District Ryan Frazier told host Craig Silverman that while...
Stimulus money flows into Colorado, putting some to work, angering others
To some, stimulus money has been a godsend. To others, it has been an overreaching waste of taxpayer money. One thing that is hard to argue, though, is that it has pumped billions of dollars into the Colorado economy.
Labor Dept. bad news: Colorado still bleeding jobs
The latest U.S. Labor Department figures provide no cheer for Coloradans. The news from Washington is that the state lost another 8,600 jobs in...
Newsweek: Soon Americans will be begging Mexico to send workers
Illegal immigration figures have been used to shock the nation in the debate over Arizona's new immigration laws and the figures are stunning. Some...