Governor Bill Ritter said on Wednesday that transferring money from the quasi-governmental Pinnacol Assurance to fill the state's budget shortfall is no longer an option. This comes just days after Ritter pledged no new cuts to higher education to help balance the budget. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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