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Oct. 12, 2010
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Proposition 102 won't enhance safety, Post editorial says
General
The Denver Post: Prop. 102 would force defendents to pay to remain free before trial
Colorado voters will decide this November whether to pass a proposal into law that would result in more criminal defendants having to put up cash to secure their pretrial release from jail.
Also: Denver Post editorial: Passing Prop. 102 would be a crime

Fiscal policy
Colorado News Agency: Even the legislature wants to end this tax
When it costs more to collect a tax than the money collected, it may be time to eliminate that tax, says Amendment R, a measure referred to the November statewide ballot by the legislature.

Steamboat Today: Steamboat lays off 7 city employees
Cuts primarily to administrative positions effective today amid tight 2011 budget.

Greeley Tribune: Council to consider deep cuts in the event statewide ballot measures pass
Together, the statewide ballot measures significantly reduce property and income taxes as well as, in the case of Amendment 61, restrict government's ability to borrow money. For Greeley, the passage of the three would leave the city with a $5.7 million shortfall for 2011.


Health care
Northern Colorado Business Report: Clinica receives $3.7 million grant
Clinica Family Health Services based in Lafayette will add 11 exam rooms to its clinic in Thornton with a $3.7 million federal grant.
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