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Jan. 27, 2011
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Senate committee rejects voter  

proof-of-citizenship bill 

Justice
The Denver Post: Voter proof-of-citizenship bill killed
A Democrat-controlled Senate committee killed a measure that would have required proof of citizenship to register to vote, but the goal to weed out nonresidents isn't dead yet.
Also: Denver Daily News: Voter ID measure killed
Also: Colorado News Agency: Bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote dies in committee
Also: Colorado Independent: Harvey promises to fight on with voter registration bill   Including comments from Ed Kahn, special counsel for the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.


Health care
Denver Post editorial: Shine light on the true costs of Medicare fraud
We hope The Wall Street Journal succeeds in forcing the government to disclose amounts paid to individual doctors.

Colorado Springs Independent: Code blue
Monday's news that it would cost Memorial Health System $246 million to leave the Public Employees' Retirement Association left everyone with a coronary, and raised questions about why that number wasn't known months ago. As it was, the figure doomed a possible April 5 ballot measure to convert the city-owned system into a nonprofit, and might doom any such conversion, period.

Health Policy Solutions commentary: Colorado's Health Care 'Affordability Act' should be repealed
Tax funds remaining after hospital reimbursement must be used to expand Medicaid and children's health insurance eligibility further into the middle class. This will likely cause even more people to drop private insurance and enroll in tax-funded programs.


Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Democrat Morse to Republican McNulty: Show me the budget cuts
"Both sides will claim the other side is grandstanding - duh," said Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray. "But given these shaky economic times, isn't it smart to plan for the worst and hope for the best?

Associated Press via Huffington Post Denver: Colorado Online Retailer Law Blocked By Judge
A federal judge has granted a request to block a Colorado law affecting larger out-of-state, online retailers.


Family economic security
Colorado Springs Independent: 'Ride it out'
Michelle Thomasik is engaged in an increasingly common battle: Despite a serious disability and a complete lack of income, she can't get food stamps.
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