Media Archives


Media Coverage Regarding Proposed Legislation:

2010

Pinnacol Assurance Reserve Cap, Dividend Rule Rejected — Denver Business Journal, April 6, 2010

Pinnacol Deal is Dead - For Now — The Denver Post, March 31, 2010

Pinnacol Offers State $130 Million More to Privatize — The Denver Post, March 19, 2010

Pinnacol Deal Starting to Look Better for Colorado — The Denver Post, March 10, 2010

Lawmakers Divided on Pinnacol Changes — The Pueblo Chieftan, March 9, 2010

Why Rush to End Pinnacol Deal? — The Denver Post, February 24, 2010

Pinnacol Details $200M Offer to State — Denver Business Journal, February 19, 2010


2009

House passes bill to audit Pinnacol — The Denver Business Journal, April 23, 2009

Statehouse Roundup: House Passes Bill to Audit Pinnacol — Denver Business Journal, April 23, 2009

Pinnacol Bill Barely Alive — Denver Post, April 23, 2009

Getting Creative on State Budget — Denver Post April 20, 2009

Tough Budget Choices Remain — Denver Post, April 16, 2009

Budget Puzzle Back at Square One — Denver Post, April 16, 2009

Lawmakers Scrap Plans to Tap Pinnacol Funds — Denver Post, April 15, 2009

Pinnacol is No AIG — Denver Post,  April 15, 2009

Pinnacol Digs in for Senate Fight — Denver Post, April 13, 2009

Rally Opposes Pinnacol Assets For Budget Balancing — CBS4 Denver, April 13, 2009

AG Says Pinnacol Assets Off Limits — Denver Post, April 11, 2009

Senate Closer to Pinnacol Asset Seizure — Denver Post, April 10, 2009

State’s Woes Put Aims on Red Alert — Greeley Tribune, Chris Casey, April 10, 2009

Bill Owens: Pinnacol Raid is Wrong — Denver Post, April 9, 2009

Budget Committee Sent Back to Drawing Board — Associated Press article as seen on 9News.com, April 9, 2009

Digging for Fixes to Cover Budget — Denver Post, April 8, 2009

Education Needs a Fix; Raiding Pinnacol is not the Easy Answer — Boulder Daily Camera, April 8, 2009

Higher Ed Cuts Not Acceptable — Denver Post, April 8, 2009

Plan to Raid Pinnacol Reserves Advances Despite Business Opposition — Denver Business Journal, Bob Mook, April 7, 2009

Budget Bridge Built on College Funds — Greeley Tribune, Chris Casey, April 7, 2009

Pinnacol Assurance Rallies Customers to Oppose Budget Plan — The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Gary Harmon, April 6, 2009

Colorado Budget Plan for Higher Education Wrong, Unrealistic, Shortsighted — Rocky Mountain Collegian, April 6, 2009

Stash Seen as Budget Fix — Denver Post, Tim Hoover, April 4, 2009

Lawmakers Eye $698M Pinnacol Surplus — Associated Press article as seen on 9News.com, April 3, 2009

Pinnacol Closes Wallet — Denver Post, Tim Hoover, April 3, 2009


Strong-Arm Tactics by Lawmakers Out of Line — Denver Post, April 3, 2009

Budget Plan Harms Colleges, Businesses — The Daily Sentinel, April 3, 2009


Sample Coverage Regarding Proposed Legislation:

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