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Colorado lawmakers ponder restoring property tax break for seniors
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Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Colorado revenue gains enough to afford seniors' property tax break
The biggest partisan fight of the Colorado legislative session may have been avoided with Monday's revelation that there now appears to be enough state revenue to fund a senior property-tax break and partially restore cuts to education. Editor's note: The resources available to support public services remain far below pre-recession levels, as the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute explained in an issue brief released yesterday.
Also: Education News Colorado: Budget cuts may not be needed
Also: The Durango Herald: Property-tax break returns for seniors after three years
Family economic security
Denver Post editorial: Making a poor idea even worse
We were pleased to see that a bill requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug testing - which we oppose - was amended last week to require statewide elected officials to take the same test. It's a ridiculous amendment, but it helps illustrate how confused the thinking on this issue has become.
KUSA-TV: Report analyzes status of Colorado children
An annual comprehensive report on the state of child well-being in Colorado will be released Tuesday, covering everything from health to education to economic status.
Miscellaneous
The Denver Post: Colorado lawmakers nix foreclosure bill, calling it overkill
Legislators who killed a bill requiring that lenders prove they have the right to foreclose on a home say they did so because they tired of laws reforming Colorado's foreclosure process.
Health care
The Denver Post: Colorado AG Suthers sees problems stemming from Obama health law
Monday's 90 minutes of testimony on the Anti-Injunction Act evaluated whether the mandate that every U.S. citizen purchase health care is a tax or a penalty.
Also: KCFR-radio: Colorado and the Health Law at the Supreme Court
Colorado News Agency: Lawmakers take action against elder abuse
Senate Bill 78, sponsored by Sen.Evie Hudak, D-Arvada, would require professionals such as doctors, nurses and first-responders to report cases of abuse against adults who are considered to be at risk, defined as someone over 18 who may be susceptible to abuse. The proposal also creates an elder-abuse task force.
Jobs and economic security
The Durango Herald: Young, educated and unemployed?
College seniors often approach graduation with a mix of excitement and apprehension, but this year's class at Fort Lewis College has a tough job market to add the anxiety.
The national scene
Health Policy Solutions: Supreme Court hearings on Affordable Care Act begin
Links to coverage of Supreme Court hearings from reporters inside the chambers. |
