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Colorado news roundup
The weekday Colorado news roundup is a collection of links to news reports and other resources of interest to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. Listing does not imply endorsement of the content. 

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Other news summaries

Grasscatcher, from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Today's Health News, from The Colorado Trust

Colorado daily news roundup, from Stateline

Daily Health Policy Report, from Kaiser Health News
  Full speed ahead for Colorado health insurance expansion
Health Care

The state will redouble efforts to prepare for 2014's growth in Medicaid enrollment, and a consumer "exchange" where other individuals should find affordable, uniform benefits, proponents said.

Pagosa Springs Daily News: (Opinion) Court Decision Insures Colorado Health Care Availability

The U.S. Supreme Court today ensured all Coloradans will have access to quality, affordable health care. In a five-four opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts the court upheld the Affordable Care Act. The individual mandate was found constitutional - as a tax.

See Also: 9 News: Local lawmakers react to health care ruling

Fox 31 Denver: Suthers: Romney can't repeal Obamacare

Featuring CCLP's Health Program Director Elisabeth Arenales

  

Boulder Daily Camera: Providers to low-income Boulder County residents praise Supreme Court decision

Providers of health care to poor and uninsured Boulder County residents praised the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, though Colorado following through on Medicaid expansion will be key to fulfilling the act's promise, they said.

See Also: Pueblo Chieftain: Local providers laud law's passage

 

Jobs and the Economy
Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in June to the lowest level this year as Americans grew more pessimistic about prospects for the economy.

 

The area's unemployment rate rose to a seasonally adjusted 9.4 percent in May, up from 9.2 percent in both April of this year and May of last year, according to figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
 
Fiscal Policy
The bankruptcy of Abound Solar, the solar panel maker with facilities in Longmont, Loveland and Fort Collins, will cost taxpayers $40 million to $60 million, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.