March 19, 2002
From
The Governor's Office...
Colorado
Governor Bill Owens' e-Newsletter
Education
Chief Praises Owens
President Bush's Education
Secretary, Rod Paige, told Colorado educators and school board members last Wednesday that Governor Owens' testing and
school accountability program was "the envy of states across the
nation." Full text.
Governor's
Panel Invites Airlines
The
Governor's Economic Development Commission joined with the City and County
of Denver last week to announce an economic incentive to the first airline
to offer regular non-stop service from Mexico City to Denver. It
paid off quickly. Full
text.
Year
of Colorado Trails
Any way
you look at it, Colorado is just a great place to be.
Governor Owens has declared 2002 the “Year of Trails,”
celebrating Colorado’s great outdoors.
“Outdoor recreation activities are a key part of this quality of
life that Coloradans have come to enjoy,” he said. Full text.
Owens
Urges Suspension of Radioactive Shipment
Governor
Owens, in a letter last Wednesday, urged the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment (CDPHE) to act to suspend any shipment of New
Jersey radioactive materials to the Cotter Corporation Uranium Mill site
near Canon City until the matter can be investigated and additional
information obtained. Full
text.
Employees'
Retirement Fund Safe
It was
sensational news – the Governor “raiding state pension funds” in
order to balance the budget. Only,
it wasn’t true. The facts
show that not only isn’t Owens responsible for the proposal, but he
couldn’t take this action at all without the approval of a system of
checks and balances. Full text.
Unemployment
Benefits Extended
With passage
a week ago of legislation that will provide eligible
individuals with up to 13 weeks of additional unemployment benefits, the
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is prepared to expedite those
claims. Full text.
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