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Nov. 9, 2011

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Budget cuts make reform difficult, school officials tell governor

Fiscal policy
Sterling Journal-Advocate: Districts to governor: Budget cuts make reform difficult
School district superintendents told state officials Friday that they do not know if they can perform educational reforms given continuing budget cuts.

The Denver Post: Colorado governor, others ponder how to improve enterprise zones
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said he's "ambivalent" about Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program, a state economic development program that some legislators say has become too expensive and needs reforms.
Also: Pueblo Chieftain editorial: Gravy train

Associated Press via Aurora Sentinel: GOP blasts proposed tax changes for Colo. casinos
Colorado Republicans criticized a recommendation Tuesday to make casinos pay taxes under a single license so the state can collect millions more dollars from the businesses each year.

Steamboat Today editorial: Home on the range
As county assessors across Colorado prepare this month to re-value farms and ranches with houses and farm buildings for property tax purposes, it appears that House Bill 1146 is a positive step toward improving balance and fairness to the system.


Jobs and economic security
The Denver Post: State making progress on its unemployment system
We wish state officials well as they deal with a system that was ill-prepared to handle the demands created by a bad economy.

Longmont Times-Call: Boulder County foreclosures down 28 percent YTD
In the third quarter, 732 homes were foreclosed on, a 28 percent decrease from the third quarter of 2010.


Health care
Denver Business Journal: Colorado hospitals have $18.8 billion impact on state economy, study says
Colorado hospitals contributed $18.8 billion in economic output in 2010 -- including $9.8 billion in direct jobs and spending -- according to a study released Wednesday that is designed to help buffer hospitals against potential cuts in federal and state health care funding.

KCFR-radio: Cost of Health Insurance Still Rising, But It's Not All Bad
The cost of health insurance for employers in Colorado went up by 9 percent this year.  That might sound like bad news, but typically increases in premiums here are in the double digits.


Family economic security
Vail Daily: New Eagle County tuition scale offered at child care
Eagle Valley Child Care Association has partnered with the Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation to offer a new Sliding Scale Tuition Program. The Sliding Scale Program was developed to help keep early childhood education services affordable for local families.
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