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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
Proposal aims at a
college-to-jobs career path

Family economic security
Colorado News Agency: Proposal aims at a college-to-jobs career path
A panel of lawmakers gave preliminary approval today to a measure seeking to create a stronger nexus between higher ed and jobs in Colorado.


Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Tax fairness, clean energy show appeal among Denver-area swing voters
Both independent voters and even Republicans among the 50 people monitoring the speech in the Denver study group gave the president high marks when he invoked the "Buffett Rule," named after billionaire Warren Buffett, saying Americans who make $1 million or more should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes.


Jobs and economic security
Denver Business Journal: Bill to require union wages on Colorado public works contracts dies again
A Colorado House committee killed a bill Wednesday that would have required any company contracted to do a state public works project to pay union-level prevailing wages to its workers.

The Denver Post: Bankruptcy filings in Colorado end five years of upticks
Fewer Colorado consumers and businesses filed for bankruptcy protection last year, reversing a five-year run of annual increases.


The national scene
Kaiser Health News: Important New Understanding About Essential Benefits?
One consumer advocate thinks the new document HHS released today doesn't provide enough information to be helpful.


Think tanks
The Urban Institute: Improving the Efficiency of Primary Care in Safety Net Clinics: San Mateo County's System Redesign
San Mateo County is one of a small number of innovative local jurisdictions that is expanding coverage for uninsured adults and at the same time undertaking a reform of its safety net primary care system. We evaluated the impact of the systems redesign by comparing outcomes for a group of people served at the largest county safety net clinic prior to systems redesign (2006) to those served at the clinic after systems redesign (2009).

CLASP: Big Ideas for Job Creation
This paper discusses how targeted subsidies administered at the state level are a more effective way to encourage employers to hire disadvantaged workers and create jobs.