8/20: Aspen no bastion of open government

The City of Aspen thinks it's too good for the Colorado Open Records Act.

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FTS on 1100 KNZZ: Instant runoff voting catching on?

FTS visits with 1100 KNZZ weekend host Rick Wagner for a look at state politics, including an ongoing review of results from this spring's municipal election in Aspen, where instant runoff voting was used to count ballots in a new way.

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The week's news: Aspen won't honor Armstrong; Mines rakes in the dough

Kate Melvin joins FTS managing editor Brad Jones to review the week in Colorado news. Aspen won't honor Lance Armstrong, who has lived there "all of five minutes," the Colorado School of Mines brings in the dough from private donors, and Aurora schools jump on the Twitter bandwagon.

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7/31: IRV makes sense for Aspen

Third-party candidates get a boost with a new voting system.

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Aspen: Ballots are exempt from state open records law

A Face the State Staff Report

Citizens seeking to conduct an independent review of Aspen's last municipal election have run into a road block at city hall, where officials are refusing to release key documents into the public domain.

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7/30: Curious timing for state furlough days

The state recently announced its next round of furloughs, though their timing is raising eyebrows.

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Segment 1 - The week's news: Co. Springs takes on homelessness, Aspen defends big spending

FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin recap the week that was in Colorado news. Among the topics discussed: The city of Colorado Springs is taking on homelessness, but details are few; Aspen's mayor defends lavish spending on meals for city workers.

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Segment 2 - Despite recession, local governments still spend big

Despite tough economic times, local governments around Colorado are spending big, oftentimes on lavish benefits for public employees. As the Aspen Times reports, city employees just can't resist dining out on the taxpayer's dime. And as FTS reported this week, RTD-Denver directors made frequent use of a $50,000+ travel budget in 2008.

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Segment 1 - The week's news: Barack Obama High School?

Face The State's Kate Melvin and Brad Jones examine stories from the week in Colorado news, including: an effort to rename Boulder High School after Pres. Barack Obama, the Aspen mayor is up for sale (kind of), and is tourism more important than feeding hungry seniors?

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Segment 1 - The week's news: Rent controls, red light cameras, 'endangered' places?

FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin review the week in Colorado news, with a focus on local stories you might have missed.

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