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Legislative budgeters to higher ed:
Let's talk turkey
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Fiscal policy
Colorado News Agency: Legislative budgeters to higher ed: Let's talk turkey
Lawmakers on the powerful Joint Budget Committee, meeting at the Capitol today, didn't mince words when it came to higher-education funding.
Pueblo Chieftain: Audit seeks casinos to lose tax shelter
State auditors recommended Tuesday that the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission consider ending a tax shelter for casino owners that is costing the state millions of dollars in revenue.
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent: Sheriff eyes $800,000 in cuts to 2012 budget
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario has offered to trim more than $800,000 from his proposed 2012 budget, which currently stands at nearly $19.2 million.
Health care
Durango Herald editorial: Wal-Mart and health care
Primary care in Southwest Colorado is in short supply, as demand outstrips the number of doctors and medical professionals available to meet it. Adding an option that offers patients access to doctors or midlevel professionals who can diagnose and treat nonemergent or urgent conditions can help alleviate pressure on emergency rooms where those without primary care often turn for treatment of low-level maladies - at a much higher cost than primary care would elicit.
The Denver Post: Colorado hospitals bring a healthy $18.8 billion in economic activity to state, report says
The study, conducted by Colorado State University, found that hospitals in the state employed nearly 72,000 people last year and that spending by the facilities and their workforce created another 61,400 jobs.
Colorado Springs Gazette: Banner Health not making Memorial bid
A city task force sent out requests for proposals to lease Memorial to several large hospital companies in mid-October. Proposals are due Nov. 14. The task force members will score the proposals individually by Dec. 1, then make the bids public and invite bidders to answer questions from the public about their offers. The task force will recommend a winning bid by the end of the year and voters will approve or reject the offer sometime in 2012.
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