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Poverty-impact statements nixed in legislative committee
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Family economic security
Colorado News Agency: Poverty-impact statements nixed in legislative committee
Lawmakers in a House committee rejected a proposal Wednesday to begin identifying links between legislation and poverty in Colorado; the measure would have set up a pilot program attaching a poverty-impact statement to a limited number of bills.
Our Colorado News: Retirement on hold for many area residents
As more older Americans rely on Social Security to get by, their dreams of retiring in comfort have been vanquished by the Great Recession. According to a report by the AARP Public Policy Institute, Social Security is the principal source of family income for nearly half of older Americans over 65.
Health care
The Denver Post: Colorado hospitals warn legislators that push for pricing transparency would ruin care
Consumer advocates and patients buried by towering medical bills called for transparency in hospital costs and limits on charges to those lacking insurance at a Colorado Senate hearing Thursday. Editor's note: The story concerns Senate Bill 12-134, a measure endorsed by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. For the latest updates and details on how to get involved, visit the Hospital Payment Assistance Program action center.
Also: Denver Business Journal: Aguilar delays her charity-care proposal
Fiscal policy
Pueblo Chieftain: Bennet decries wind tax credit failure
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., used photographs of Pueblo's Vestas Wind Towers manufacturing plant to scold Senate colleagues Thursday - warning them that failing to extend a federal wind power credit this year could cost 450 jobs in Pueblo and 1,600 jobs across the state.
Also: Pueblo Chieftain editorial: The wind credit
The national scene
Kaiser Health News: SCOTUS Preview Part 2: Analyzing The Likely High Court Arguments On The Health Law
In part two of analysis of the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on the health law, Stuart Taylor talks with Jackie Judd about the arguments each side is likely to make defending or against the individual mandate and the Medicaid expansion.
The Christian Science Monitor: Unemployment benefits 101: When will your state cut off extended benefits?
Congress is nearing a deal to extend long-term unemployment benefits to the end of the year. But many states plan to cut off the benefits well before Dec. 31.
Think tanks
The Urban Institute: Frequent Users of Jail and Shelter Systems in the District of Columbia: An Overview of the Potential for Supportive Housing
Using available data describing 196 frequent users identified by the District of Columbia Frequent Users Service Enhancement Pilot Program, this brief provides an overview of the characteristics, needs, and jail and shelter use costs of frequent users in the District of Columbia (DC). UI estimates that, on average, each frequent user costs the DC government approximately $8,607 a year through their jail and shelter use alone. To inform future policies and practices, this brief presents the potential cost savings to the DC government of reducing jail and shelter use through supportive housing, based on the success of a supportive housing program based in another large city.
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