Storefront payday lenders criticize online rivals for affiliating with Indian tribes

By Michael Hudson

Online, storefront payday lenders divided as new consumer agency targets industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… February, Internet-based lenders have sparked legal fights in California, Colorado and elsewhere by claiming they’re immune from lawsuits and regulation be …"

ANALYSIS: Insurance exchanges tilted toward health insurers, not consumers

By Wendell Potter

Appointments to boards governing insurance exchanges raise doubts about just who's being protected

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… roups more dismayed by the Obama administration’s proposed rules than in Colorado, where lawmakers passed a bill that explicitly prohibits the state exchang …"

"… gislative committees that helped draft the bill say at a public forum that Colorado’s exchange should offer the state’s residents “bad choices as well a …"

"… reform and champions of consumer interests.What is especially dismaying to Colorado consumer advocates is that Hickenlooper seems to have bought—hook, line …"

"… and I suspect Hickenlooper knows it. It’s hard to believe that in all of Colorado, he couldn’t find qualified candidates who understand commercial health …"

IMPACT: House committee slaps OMB with subpoena over loan guarantee

By Ronnie Greene

IMPACT: House panel slams OMB with subpoena for detail on loan guarantee to Obama bundler
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FACT CHECK: Crossroads ad targets Dems for budget woes

By FactCheck.Org

Conservative group's hefty ad buy mixes opinion with a few misleading claims

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… and 30 second format, is running on national cable outlets and local TV in Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada and Virginia, according to a Cro …"

ANALYSIS: Connecticut's insurers are flexing their muscles at the statehouse

By Wendell Potter

Dan Malloy's health care promises have turned into disappointment

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… d a big PR event to announce it. Of course. …"

"… best friend.I wrote last week that at least two consumer organizations in Colorado are calling for the resignation of one of Gov. John Hickenlooper appointee …"

"… p for health insurance.Instead of ensuring that the governing board of the Colorado exchange be controlled by people without ties to the insurance industry, H …"

"… ate’s exchange promises to be much more consumer-focused than the one in Colorado. Connecticut lawmakers decided to go against the industry’s wishes and d …"

Politically-connected LightSquared pushes wireless Internet plan despite GPS concerns

By John Aloysius Farrell and Fred Schulte

New wireless Internet from politically connected LightSquared could jeopardize GPS

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… y. First lady Michelle Obama and the couple’s two daughters were away in Colorado on a ski trip, and a White House spokesman said the two men watched the NB …"

"… left government during the Bush years, and worked in private industry at a Colorado telecommunications firm known as Level 3 Communications. But he kept his h …"

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Borrower Nightmares: Small town teacher seeks help for big debt, ends up in bankruptcy

By Shirley Gao

Illinois, W.Virginia sue debt settlement companies for using loophole to charge high up-front fees

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… inst Morgan Drexen and similar businesses in at least 10 states, including Colorado, Virginia, Washington, New Jersey, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, New Hampshire, …"

Borrower Nightmares: Soldiers battle car dealers over inflated prices, loan terms

By Michael Hudson

Marines adviser says some car dealers near bases target service members with predatory financing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… rting to this story. …"

"… ook a wrong turn, according to a lawsuit Mendoza filed in federal court in Colorado.The dealership, she claimed, boosted the cost of the transaction from the …"

"… nts as “ammo” against the dealership.Wyn Taylor, an attorney for South Colorado Springs Nissan, said the BMW was eventually returned to Mendoza and her mo …"

Anatomy of misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

There's much to learn when a trial goes terribly wrong

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… e basis for believing is true."Al M. Dominguez, the elected prosecutor for Colorado's 19th District, based in Greeley, admonishes colleagues to stay away from …"

A short history of exposing misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

An unlikely cast of characters has shone a spotlight on bad prosecutors, and on occasion, sparked reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… y, and Radelet, who consults with other researchers from the University of Colorado campus, continue to write and publish.In Cook County, Ill., Rob Warden sta …"

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