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Face The State Humor
April 10, 2009By Andrew Ripemoff
I find this whole idea of raiding Pinnacol Assurance very amusing. The one quasi-governmental agency that is NOT going broke is the one going to be cleaned out.
Some would say they deserve it for having a name like "Pinnacol," which is what happens when you want to name your company "Pinnacle" but discover that some two-bit plumbing contractor in Sterling already trademarked it.
State plans to close, sell Rifle prison - but who's buying?
A Face the State Staff Report
February 4, 2009
In response to Gov. Bill Ritter's request that all state departments and agencies propose 10 percent cuts to their budgets for the coming fiscal year, the Department of Corrections is proposing the closure and sale of a minimum security prison in Rifle.