State parks turn to oil and gas
drilling
as other revenue sources evaporate
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Fiscal
policy
The Denver Post: Udall says he'll support total ban on
earmarks
Senate Republicans are expected to
call today for a moratorium on the funding.
The Denver Post: Cash-strapped Colo. state parks may open up to more
oil, gas drilling
The State Parks Board is studying
selling oil and gas mineral leases as part of a five-year plan to
cut costs and keep the parks running. State Parks has already
dumped 12 full-time jobs, trimmed salaries and raised fees for
camping, reservations and boat registration.
Boulder Daily Camera: Boulder County's proposed 2011 budget shrinks from
2010
Commissioners wary of decreasing
property tax revenue.
General
Denver Post editorial: To-do list for short
session
Among the top issues for the
lame-duck Congress are the Bush tax cuts, AMT and Medicare
adjustments, and the DREAM Act.
Colorado News Agency: State revenue officials keep
watchful eye on tax checkoffs
For years, the tax checkoff options
on the Colorado tax return have provided dozens of charities with a
constant flow of dollars. But recent emails from inside the
Department of Revenue suggested that part of the system was open to
manipulation concerning which charities stay on the tax
form.
Colorado Pols commentary: Fixing our broken system
Ok, the election is over, now it's
time to start thinking about governing instead of
campaigning.
Jobs and economic
security
Colorado Springs Business
Journal: Seasonal hiring to top
600,000
This year's seasonal employment is
expected to exceed 600,000 for the first time since 2007, according
to outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas.
Vail Daily: Vail's sales tax mostly flat in
September
Lodging in Vail Village took a big
jump - 36 percent - while collections from Lionshead dropped 14
percent.
Economic
self-sufficiency
Fort Collins Coloradoan: Effort to survey area homeless
kicking off
Fort Collins Homeward 2020 and the
100,000 Homes Campaign are teaming up to register as many local
homeless people as possible by taking down names and photos. The
100 volunteers will canvass Fort Collins' streets, parks, the banks
of Poudre River, shelters, jails and local establishments giving
surveys.
Health
care
Fort Collins Coloradoan: Health-care gathering draws about
75 people
It took Congress more than a year to
pass the new federal health-care reform law, but input from
concerned citizens is going to be most influential during the next
three years as the new law is implemented in Colorado, a top state
health-care official said Monday night.
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