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The Comcast Corp. will produce simultaneous, online streaming coverage of the Convention in Spanish and make a broad range of convention content available through its On Demand service.
The streaming video will be available at DemConvention.com Aug. 25-28.
This marks the first time a national political Convention has been completely simulcast in Spanish and […]

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 […]

The Colorado Springs Police Department is one of 30 law enforcement agencies in the state that has been asked to provide security services during the Democratic National Convention, set to take place this August in Denver. An estimated 5,000 extra city, county and federal security officers will be required.
But they […]

Gov. Bill Ritter’s campaign committee has taken out a $200,000 loan to repair violations of state campaign laws during his gubernatorial campaign in 2006 and 2007.
Apparently, payments for direct campaign expenses were taken out of an account meant solely for Ritter’s inauguration. The discrepancy was discovered in February as the […]

The Democratic National Convention Committee will host a community forum in Colorado Springs on April 29 that will offer tips to business owners about how they can benefit from the upcoming convention.
The forum is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Antlers Hilton, 4 S. Cascade Ave.
DNCC CEO Leah D. Daughtry will be […]

BIDLACK
Retired Lt. Col. Hal Bidlack will announce his candidacy for the House of Representatives 5th Congressional District at noon tomorrow at the Penrose Library downtown.
Bidlack has spent more than 25 years with the Air Force as a nuclear weapons systems instructor and professor at the Air Force Academy. He is […]

The Associated Press
Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace this morning after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: “I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.”
Spitzer made the announcement without having finalized a plea deal with federal prosecutors, though a […]

Congress.org released its annual Congressional “power rankings” today, and it wasn’t particularly good news for the Colorado delegation.
Colorado Democrats, with the exception of Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver), were judged to be at best mediocre, while Colorado Republicans were at or near the bottom of the list.
Criteria used in compiling the list […]

When the Democratic National Convention comes to Denver in August, there could be something in it for Springs’ small businesses. With more than 1,500 events scheduled – and only a handful hosted by the DNC – many events need planners, entertainers and caterers. To make it easier for out-of-town guests, the local host committee […]

Experience Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak is hosting a free seminar for businesses and individuals interested in being vendors or volunteers at the Democratic State Convention and the Democratic National Convention.
The seminar is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Pikes Peak Center, Studio […]