Keep all that snow away from your gas meter and all will be well. Excel Energy says the snow around a meter could cause a gas leak. Excel recommends keeping the snow and ice away from the meter also, as a covered meter can cause pipes inside your house to freeze and you could lose gas service. Excel recommends having your meter checked out regularly.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Obama Signs Law Helping Ski Areas Expand Summer Activities
(Washington, DC) -- A new law signed by President Obama will help ski areas on national forestland expand their summer activities. The president signed a measure yesterday that will allow the Forest Service to issue permits to ski areas for activities like mountain biking and concerts. Colorado Senator Mark Udall sponsored the bill.
Four Arrests In Colorado-To-Chicago Marijuana-Smuggling Ring
(Chicago, IL) -- Authorities are saying they've busted four people in a Colorado-to-Chicago marijuana trafficking operation. Daniel Haggerty, Matthew M. Tunzi, Anthony M. Munizzi and Mary E. Miller were arrested Friday in Chicago. At the same time, investigators seized 140 pounds of refined marijuana and 26 plants at a remote 100-acre property in Elbert County, Colorado. An undercover investigation had linked the two locations last week.
Four Arrests In Colorado-To-Chicago Marijuana-Smuggling Ring
(Chicago, IL) -- Authorities are saying they've busted four people in a Colorado-to-Chicago marijuana trafficking operation. Daniel Haggerty, Matthew M. Tunzi, Anthony M. Munizzi and Mary E. Miller were arrested Friday in Chicago. At the same time, investigators seized 140 pounds of refined marijuana and 26 plants at a remote 100-acre property in Elbert County, Colorado. An undercover investigation had linked the two locations last week.
BLM approves Christo project; still needs local OK
DENVER (AP) — The artist Christo says he is "elated" that federal land managers have announced a final decision approving his proposal to suspend 5.9 miles worth of silvery, translucent fabric over a stretch of the Arkansas River.
Christo's team still needs permits from two counties, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the State Patrol for the $50 million Over the River project, but construction is expected to start next year. It would be displayed for two weeks in August 2014 before being dismantled.
The Bureau of Land Management had said in July its preferred alternative for the project stuck close to what Christo and his late wife, Jeanne-Claude, formally proposed.
It's believed to be the first artwork to receive the agency's approval through the drafting of an environmental impact statement.
Christo's team still needs permits from two counties, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the State Patrol for the $50 million Over the River project, but construction is expected to start next year. It would be displayed for two weeks in August 2014 before being dismantled.
The Bureau of Land Management had said in July its preferred alternative for the project stuck close to what Christo and his late wife, Jeanne-Claude, formally proposed.
It's believed to be the first artwork to receive the agency's approval through the drafting of an environmental impact statement.
Woman survives sledgehammer through windshield
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A Loveland woman managed to safely stop her car after getting hit in the face with a two-pound sledgehammer that fell off a truck and smashed through her car's windshield.
The (Loveland) Reporter-Herald reported Monday that 60-old Jennifer Coll managed to signal, pull over and turn on the flashers after the incident Friday morning that left her with a broken nose and a bloodied and bruised face. The paper says police told Coll that the driver of the light-colored utility vehicle that had the unsecured sledgehammer probably didn't know what happened.
Coll says her face probably looked like a Halloween character after she stopped and tried to flag down passing motorists before Adrian Mosmess of Loveland stopped to help.
Coll says she simply wants to send the message that tools on work trucks need to be secured.
The (Loveland) Reporter-Herald reported Monday that 60-old Jennifer Coll managed to signal, pull over and turn on the flashers after the incident Friday morning that left her with a broken nose and a bloodied and bruised face. The paper says police told Coll that the driver of the light-colored utility vehicle that had the unsecured sledgehammer probably didn't know what happened.
Coll says her face probably looked like a Halloween character after she stopped and tried to flag down passing motorists before Adrian Mosmess of Loveland stopped to help.
Coll says she simply wants to send the message that tools on work trucks need to be secured.
State Supreme Court upholds Wal-Mart ruling
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a nearly $10 million award to a truck driver who said she slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Walmart in Greeley.
Wal-Mart had appealed the award for 41-year-old Holly Averyt of Cheyenne that was awarded by a jury last year and the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling granting Wal-Mart a new trial. The jury awarded her $15 million, but the amount was reduced because of a state cap on non-economic damages.
Attorneys for Averyt presented city documents showing that some grease from the store's deli didn't get trapped in a device designed to keep it from getting into the sewer.
Wal-Mart had appealed the award for 41-year-old Holly Averyt of Cheyenne that was awarded by a jury last year and the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling granting Wal-Mart a new trial. The jury awarded her $15 million, but the amount was reduced because of a state cap on non-economic damages.
Attorneys for Averyt presented city documents showing that some grease from the store's deli didn't get trapped in a device designed to keep it from getting into the sewer.
Worker Verify
DENVER (AP) — A report found that nearly half of audited Colorado employers are not complying with a state law to verify the legal status of newly hired workers.
An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office released Monday found that 48 percent of 404 employers audited by the state Division of Labor in 2010 did not comply with state law.
State auditors emphasized that non-compliance does not mean an employer hired an illegal immigrant. The audit says lack of awareness about the law is a significant barrier to compliance.
The 2006 law requires employers to have paperwork showing they've reviewed a worker's legal status and are keeping copies of employment authorization forms and worker's identification.
That's in addition to having federal I-9 forms to document that workers are authorized to work in the U.S.
An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office released Monday found that 48 percent of 404 employers audited by the state Division of Labor in 2010 did not comply with state law.
State auditors emphasized that non-compliance does not mean an employer hired an illegal immigrant. The audit says lack of awareness about the law is a significant barrier to compliance.
The 2006 law requires employers to have paperwork showing they've reviewed a worker's legal status and are keeping copies of employment authorization forms and worker's identification.
That's in addition to having federal I-9 forms to document that workers are authorized to work in the U.S.
Audit: Colorado employers lax on verifying legal status
DENVER (AP) — A report found that nearly half of audited Colorado employers are not complying with a state law to verify the legal status of newly hired workers.
An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office released Monday found that 48 percent of 404 employers audited by the state Division of Labor in 2010 did not comply with state law.
State auditors emphasized that non-compliance does not mean an employer hired an illegal immigrant. The audit says lack of awareness about the law is a significant barrier to compliance.
The 2006 law requires employers to have paperwork showing they've reviewed a worker's legal status and are keeping copies of employment authorization forms and worker's identification.
That's in addition to having federal I-9 forms to document that workers are authorized to work in the U.S.
An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office released Monday found that 48 percent of 404 employers audited by the state Division of Labor in 2010 did not comply with state law.
State auditors emphasized that non-compliance does not mean an employer hired an illegal immigrant. The audit says lack of awareness about the law is a significant barrier to compliance.
The 2006 law requires employers to have paperwork showing they've reviewed a worker's legal status and are keeping copies of employment authorization forms and worker's identification.
That's in addition to having federal I-9 forms to document that workers are authorized to work in the U.S.
Audit finds issues with Colorado unemployment insurance
DENVER (AP) — An audit estimates that Colorado's Department of Labor paid $60 million in unemployment benefits last year to people whose legal status in the U.S. was not verified.
The audit from the Colorado Auditor's office released Monday comes weeks after the department disclosed it had overpaid $169 million to people who were ineligible to receive unemployment benefits in 2010. The audit says that almost half of the overpayments went to people who claimed they were searching for work.
The report also found that thousands of people were given benefits even though they provided driver's license or identification numbers that were clearly wrong, in some cases using all zeros.
Department Executive Director Ellen Golombek says officials realize there are "systemic problems" with the state's unemployment insurance program and they are committed to correcting them.
The audit from the Colorado Auditor's office released Monday comes weeks after the department disclosed it had overpaid $169 million to people who were ineligible to receive unemployment benefits in 2010. The audit says that almost half of the overpayments went to people who claimed they were searching for work.
The report also found that thousands of people were given benefits even though they provided driver's license or identification numbers that were clearly wrong, in some cases using all zeros.
Department Executive Director Ellen Golombek says officials realize there are "systemic problems" with the state's unemployment insurance program and they are committed to correcting them.
NBC can't pay for governor's travel, ethics panel say
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission says Gov. John Hickenlooper can't accept about $1,000 from NBC News to cover his travel expenses to New York to appear on a panel about education.
The governor's office sought the opinion, saying NBC News offered to pay travel expenses for Hickenlooper and a staff member. The Democratic governor appeared on the Sept. 26 Education Nation panel with Brian Williams and nine other governors.
Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown said that the governor explored every possible way to accept NBC's offer to reimburse states for the costs.
The three-member ethics commission said that because NBC News is a for-profit company, the governor's office may not accept the money.
Public officials are allowed to accept travel funds to appear on panels only if the panels are organized by nonprofits or other governments.
The governor's office sought the opinion, saying NBC News offered to pay travel expenses for Hickenlooper and a staff member. The Democratic governor appeared on the Sept. 26 Education Nation panel with Brian Williams and nine other governors.
Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown said that the governor explored every possible way to accept NBC's offer to reimburse states for the costs.
The three-member ethics commission said that because NBC News is a for-profit company, the governor's office may not accept the money.
Public officials are allowed to accept travel funds to appear on panels only if the panels are organized by nonprofits or other governments.
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