CSBJ Daily

A bill that would increase automobile insurance rates to lower unpaid trauma costs died in committee this week.
House Bill 1009 would have required insurers to provide a $10,000 medical coverage policy to Colorado motorists without health insurance.
Representatives from two insurance groups testified against the bill in the House Business Affairs […]

U.S. consumer confidence fell in April to a 26-year low.
The Reuters/University of Michigan sentiment index decreased to 62.6, from 69.5 the previous month. The measure was down from a preliminary estimate of 63.2 issued on April 11.
The index of consumer expectations for six months from now, which more closely projects the direction […]

Nearly 500 free reserved-seat tickets for the Air Force Academy’s 2008 graduation ceremony will be available through the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce.
President George W. Bush is scheduled to be this year’s commencement speaker. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. May 28 at Falcon Stadium.
Free tickets can […]

The city wants to know where all the potholes are.
Road crews are asking drivers to alert them to where the city’s worst potholes are so they can be filled during pothole week, April 28 to May 2.
During the week, the city will tackle the pothole problem with five fulltime, three-person crews.
Potholes […]