Round-Up: Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site Won't Expand, and Romanoff stays senate candidate

By On January 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Ft. Carson, Kirk Siegler, KRCC News, Military, Miranda Hickox, Politics, RMCR, Round-Up, Student Reporter

The Army decides to stop pursuing an expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, for now…and, Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff says he’s still running for the US Senate race, and has no plans to drop out or run for governor.

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