Round-Up: Abused/neglected kids on the rise; Optional donations for film incentives gets preliminary thumbs up; and more

By On February 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Arts & Culture, Budget, Children & Youth, Education, KRCC News, Round-Up

The number of Colorado children abused or neglected has been growing…The Colorado House gave preliminary approval today to a bill that would allow the Colorado Film Commission to collect donations from moviegoers…and, A Colorado Democrat who says recent proposed cuts to education funding made him “sick” wants to ask voters this fall to raise state income and sales tax rates to prevent a $332 million cut for schools next year.

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