CCLP logo       
July 13, 2011

Join us for breakfast Aug. 11 to learn about the Colorado Center on Law and Policy's work advancing justice and economic security for all Coloradans. It's free and definitely not a fundraiser. We'll spend an hour covering all of CCLP's programs, with a special focus on our work for responsible fiscal policy. Register to attend at the event website.

The weekday Colorado news roundup is a collection of links to news reports from around the state on issues of interest to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. Listing does not imply endorsement of the content.

To change the types of e-mail you receive, or to unsubscribe, click the link at the bottom of this message labeled "Update Profile/Email address."

If you appreciate the work of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, please consider a donationto help continue our efforts.   

Visit us on Twitter,
@cofiscalpolicy, on our Facebook page, and at the Policy Matters blog.

Drumbeat to reinvest in education grows across Colorado


Fiscal policy
The Aspen Times: Schwartz, Heath begin drumbeat for tax hike at Aspen stop
State senators Gail Schwartz and Rollie Heath were in Aspen on Tuesday stumping for Initiative 25, a statewide measure that would put $536 million a year into public education for the next five years. Including comment from Carol Hedges, director of the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, a project of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.
Also: KJCT-TV: Initiative 25: Increased Taxes For Funding Education
Also: KKCO-TV: State Leader Launches New Effort to Fund Education, Asking Voters for Support
Also: KREX-TV: Proposal Would Raise Taxes to Benefit Colorado Education

Denver Post editorial: Up against it on the debt ceiling
With the lingering failure to reach a deal on the budget, the U.S. is very much at risk of defaulting -- and in need of a solution.

Pueblo Chieftain: Ballot drive targets Urban Renewal
A city ballot issue could challenge how Tax Increment Financing, the major funding source for the Urban Renewal Authority of Pueblo, is applied to projects. "What we're asking for is representation," Pueblo City Schools President Stephanie Garcia told the authority's board Tuesday.

Aspen Daily News: Commissioners argue price tag of new tax
The Pitkin County commissioners agree that they need to ask voters to renew the Healthy Community Fund this fall. They agree they want the fund renewed through 2018. But the commissioners differ on how much, if at all, they want to ask voters to increase the dedicated property tax.

Vail Daily: Eagle County Schools tax hike would be shot down, survey shows
The school district is considering asking voters to increase their property taxes by $6.7 million districtwide. The request could go on the ballot this fall.


Jobs and economic security
The Denver Post: Supporters of paid sick time demonstrate at downtown Starbucks
Dressed in medical masks and offering warnings of germ-infested coffee, supporters of a measure requiring employers to grant paid sick time to all Denver employees gathered in front of a downtown Starbucks this morning.

The Denver Post: Employment rises in Colorado's largest counties
Employment rose in all nine large counties in Colorado from December 2009 to December 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
Also: Colorado Springs Gazette: Local job growth trails most other large counties in state
Also: The Colorado Independent: Colorado job numbers turning around at last
Also: Denver Business Journal: Five Colorado urban counties exceed U.S. job growth rate
Also: Colorado Springs Business Journal: Wages, employment up in Colorado counties


Health care
Health Policy Solutions: More calls for resignations of 'insider' from industry-heavy health board
A second large consumer group representing 500,000 Coloradans joined the call Tuesday for the resignation of a "health industry insider" from Colorado's new health exchange board. Including comment from Colorado Center on Law and Policy Health Care Program Director Elisabeth Arenales.
Also: KCFR-radio: Colorado's Health Exchange Board is Unbalanced?


Family economic security
Northern Colorado Business Report: Colorado elders need annual income of at least $17,664
A Colorado resident aged 65 or older, in good health without a home mortgage to pay, needs income of at least $17,664 per year to meet housing, food, transportation, health care and other living expenses, according to the statewide Elder Index released last week. The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Colorado was released by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and Wider Opportunities for Women.
Colorado Center on Law and Policy
789 Sherman St.
Suite 300
Denver, Colorado 80203