FTS on 600 KCOL: Vehicle registration fees & budget woes

Face The State visits with 600 KCOL morning show hosts Keith and Gail to talk about state politics and preview the FTS Weekend Edition. County clerks are busy fielding complaints about increased vehicle registration fees, but there's little they can do to help ease the pain. Gov. Bill Ritter has said he'll push for late fee relief, but that won't happen until 2010. In the meantime, lawmakers are working to plot the future of Colorado's budget, but consensus is unlikely.

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E-mail: Ritter Administration Intervenes in Nov. 4 Election

A Face the State Staff Report

November 10, 2008

A Nov. 4 e-mail obtained by Face The State (PDF) shows that despite having no elections oversight authority, Gov. Bill Ritter's office contacted officials in Weld County alleging that commonly used election day security procedures constituted a possible effort to "intimidate" voters.

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