AM Round-Up: Gov’s Energy Office stripped of funds; Rep. Polis moves to decriminalize marijuana; Pueblo considers lease to Ft. Carson

By On February 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Energy, Ft. Carson, Katherine-Claire O'Connor, KRCC News, Legal, Legal Affairs, Military, Nathan Heffel, Pueblo, Round-Up, Uncategorized



Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

State senators took the unusual move of voting to take away a portion of state money from the Colorado Energy office for the rest of the fiscal year. As Bente Birkeland reports, the move follows a scathing audit, which showed the energy office mismanaged millions of dollars.

Democratic Congressman Jared Polis has introduced a bill in the House to end prohibition of marijuana at the federal level. The bill was introduced alongside another that if passed, would tax the drug nationally. Polis says recent votes in Colorado and Washington show the country is ready for the decimalization of marijuana.

“American’s have increasingly come to the conclusion that the drug war is a failed policy. While substance abuse is a real problem we need to address, we need to look at addressing it as increasingly as a public health issue more than a criminal issue.”

Polis says the bill will not affect states that currently outlaw the drug, but allow medical and recreational marijuana operations in states like Colorado where it’s legal to continue without fear of federal prosecution.

Pueblo’s City Council is considering a proposal that would allow Fort Carson’s HAMET program, or High Altitude Mountain Environment Training, to rent space at the Pueblo Memorial Airport.

 
Reddit Facebook Twitter Delicious Mixx StumbleUpon Digg

Leave a Reply

News

Jury Deadlocks On Jodi Arias Sentencing
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The jury that convicted her of first-degree murder earlier this month in the brutal killing of her ex-boyfriend were unable to decide whether to give the death penalty.
 

Associated Press
Evolution Saves Cockroaches From Taking The Bait
May 23, 2013 | NPR · A new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar transformation: sometime in the 1990s, the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting poisons.
 

Getty Images
Srinivasan’s Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The partisan war over judicial nominees has accelerated in recent years. It took nearly a year to win Senate confirmation for Sri Srinivasan to the important federal appeals court for the District of Columbia, though he had no formal opposition.
 

Arts & Life

Universal Pictures
‘Fast 6′: Silly, Speedy, And Certain To Cash In
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Fast 6 pits Dominic’s crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale — but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars.
 

Laemmle Zeller Films
‘Plimpton!’: A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters
May 23, 2013 | NPR · An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us.
 

Sony Pictures Classics
More Time Together, Though ‘Midnight’ Looms
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater’s loosely peerless Before series, and they’ve never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)
 

Music

Getty Images
Duke Ellington: Highlights Of His Twilight
May 23, 2013 | WFIU · The great composer and bandleader was distraught over the 1967 death of Billy Strayhorn, his songwriting and arranging partner of 28 years. But Ellington took Strayhorn’s passing as an impetus, born of necessity, to increase his own productivity. Here are five examples.
 

Courtesy of the artist
Boards Of Canada Share New Video, Song
May 23, 2013 | NPR · After weeks of anticipation and cryptic messages the Scottish electronic duo finally shares a new song, and an eerie video.
 

Getty Images
Georges Moustaki, Who Wrote Songs For Edith Piaf, Dies
May 23, 2013 | NPR · One of France’s most beloved songwriters, Moustaki died Thursday in Nice after a long illness. He was known for infusing French song with sounds from around the world.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Get the KRCC iPhone App

The Writer's Almanac

Radiolab