CSBJ Daily

Denver voters recently passed half a billion dollars worth of bond initiatives, including $70 million to pay for reconstruction of Boettcher Concert hall.
So why does Colorado Springs have to moan and groan over even the slightest tax increase?
Everyone around here knows that one of the biggest hurdles to getting any tax increase passed is Doug […]

More Colorado teens talk on cell phones and send text message while driving than teens from other states.
About 66 percent of Colorado teens admitted to talking on the phone while driving compared to a national average of 51 percent, according to results of a AAA Colorado study released today.
Nearly 51 percent of the teens admitted […]

The income gap between black and white families has grown as pay for black men has decreased while pay for white women has increased, according to results of three studies released today.
The studies are part of the Economic Mobility Project and compared racial pay differences as well as whether children are typically make more money […]

The $471 billion Defense Appropriations Act that outlines the budget for 2008 Pentagon programs was given final approval by Congress and is headed to President Bush’s desk for signature.
As much as $224 million is earmarked for military programs in Colorado.
The Pikes Peak region will see a $3.2 million upgrade to the Cheyenne Mountain U.S. […]

Colorado Springs’ own Kathy Loo is one of nine individuals and organizations that will be honored at the 2007 National Philanthropy Day in Colorado
luncheon in Denver on Friday.
Selected as this year’s Outstanding Philanthropist, one of Loo’s many contributions has been her service as co-chair of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center capital campaign, which has […]