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Oct. 7, 2010
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State's colleges seek tuition
hikes of 9 to 21 percent
Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Steep hikes may come to tuition for higher ed in Colorado
Colorado colleges and universities are proposing possible tuition increases for next year ranging from 9 percent to 21 percent - all made necessary by deep cuts to the state's contribution to higher education.
Also: Pueblo Chieftain: Community colleges tuition to escalate
Also: Durango Herald: FLC plans for large tuition hike
Also: Sterling Journal-Advocate: Problems growing for higher ed

Denver Post commentary: The good, the bad, the Ugly 3
Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 are the spawn of Douglas Bruce. We all like lower taxes, but this is nutty.
Also: Colorado Springs Independent editorial: Election endorsements
Also: Colorado Springs Independent: No rest for the 'No' crowd
Also: Denver Business Journal: 30 mayors say how ballot measures 60, 61 and 101 would hurt Colorado cities
Also: Sterling Journal-Advocate: Rural fire district joins opposition to tax initiatives
Also: Aurora Sentinel editorial: No on 101 - Recipe for disaster
Also: Summit Daily News: Amendment 60 would be a game changer for Summit County governments


Economic self-sufficiency
The Denver Post: HUD program has $41.3 million for struggling Colorado homeowners
The program authorizes HUD to administer $1 billion to provide assistance for up to two years to homeowners who have experienced a substantial reduction in income because of involuntary unemployment, underemployment or a medical condition and are at risk of foreclosure.


General
Boulder Daily Camera: Boulder County law enforcement opposes bail proposition
If a statewide proposition to amend the criteria for setting bail passes, Boulder County law enforcement leaders fear the jail would become overcrowded, their costs would increase and the success rate for inmates would decline.


Health care
Denver Daily News: Options for child-only plans
The Division of Insurance is assisting families with working around health insurance providers that have stopped offering new policies to children in response to federal health reform legislation.
Also: Colorado Springs Business Journal: Division of Insurance: two companies to continue child-only policies


Jobs and economic security
Pueblo Chieftain: More loan help on the way
The nation's economic recovery hinges on small business and more government aid is on the way, the Colorado director of the U.S. Small Business Administration said Wednesday in a visit to Pueblo.
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