Archives » June 3rd, 2008

Further rate cuts unlikely

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled strongly today that further interest rate cuts are unlikely because of concerns about inflation.
High oil prices are a double-edged sword that can both put a damper on already weak growth and spread inflation, he said.
In remarks delivered via satellite to an […]

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New law expands Medicaid, CHP+ coverage

More children from low-income families will be eligible for health care coverage under Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus because of a bill that Gov. Bill Ritter signed this morning.
Ritter signed SB 160 to increase the income level for eligibility for CHP + from 205 percent of the federal […]

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Sprint to end broadband direct service

In a letter to its customers in the Pikes Peak region, Sprint announced that its broadband direct service will be discontinued July 31.
Sprint has offered the service in the Springs for about eight years, but the letter said that recent Federal Communications Commission decisions have limited the access needed to […]

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Free concert series starts tomorrow

The free Gettin’ Down Downtown Summer Concert Series will kickoff tomorrow at America the Beautiful Park
This will be the series’ seventh season, and performances will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesdays during June, July and August.
America the Beautiful Park is at 126 Cimino Drive, east of […]

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