Good morning. Here's a look at news reports from around the state on issues of interest to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy for Monday, April 5, 2010.
GENERAL
Denver Post commentary: Non-profits need to pool resources
It's no secret. The past 18 months have been difficult. Families have struggled. Businesses have struggled. The government has struggled. And, sadly, non-profit organizations - the very groups families, businesses, and governments turn to for help when times get tough-have also struggled.
SELF SUFFICIENCY
Denver Daily News: Targeting rent control
Ballot proposal would make rent control unconstitutional.
FISAL POLICY
Pueblo Chieftain editorial: Colorado flunks
Colorado lost a golden opportunity for a giant financial shot in the arm for public education.
Grand Junction Sentinel: Colorado plans to employ 500 new workers
Despite the poor economy and nearly $2 billion in program cuts over the past two years, virtually every part of state government plans to expand the number of jobs next year.
HEALTH POLICY
Colorado Springs Independent: Hospital fee approved
A new fee charged to Colorado hospitals will help create a "massive expansion of health insurance for people with low incomes," the Colorado Center on Law and Policy/Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute says in a press release.
Durango Herald editorial: Health reform
At least in the short run, how the recently enacted health-care reform law will play politically will depend on two things. Will voters stick with the Republican narrative of high costs, expanding deficits and inevitable tax increases? Or, as Democrats clearly hope, will they find that some of the changes to take effect first are good for them, and approve?
Grand Junction Sentinel commentary: Improved business efficiencies can help rein in health costs
Can you believe the extent of the effort that went into finding the politically correct route to creating a more effective U.S. health care system? Still we are uncertain about whether coverage will become more affordable. It depends on how well the new law — and market factors — prompt reductions in the costs of administering and delivering care.
Aurora Sentinel: Health act shines tax light on wide range of businesses
The massive health care legislation lawmakers in Washington, D.C. passed last month includes a few items that have some business owners howling.
Also: Aurora Sentinel: Health care reform hits home in Aurora
Aurora Sentinel commentary: Facts speak for themselves on Obamacare
You don’t need to listen to the right-wing spin to discover what a disaster Obamanomics is shaping up to be.
Vail Daily commentary: Obama's new math
Vis-à-vis Obamacare, perhaps new math is alive and well and we've just been unaware of it.
ECONOMY
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent: Glenwood Springs sales tax drops for 21st straight month
This is bad, m'kay. Glenwood Springs sales tax revenues are still taking a beating through the first two months of 2010. The city has posted declines in sales tax revenues for the past 21 months. The last time the city saw an increase in sales tax revenues was June 2008.
Steamboat Today: New tool forecasts unemployment
Analysts use year-over-year data to predict rates in Routt, Moffat.
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Ross in Glenwood would like to leave a comment on the decreases in sales tax for the 21st straight month in Glenwood Springs.
"It is not just the sales tax decreasing that is hurting us in Glenwood, it is also the steadily dropping tourism accommodations revenues. Down over 30% and climbing over the past 2 years. In addition to that, we have a major controversy over alleged misappropriation of those tourism revenues within the marketing contract awarded to the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association. This is a controversy that has had suspicions in the past and also employee whistleblowers. And here it is again. This time finally showing up more clearly because the Tourism Fund has now run dry. There are many events that we usually have in town over the summer season that will not be funded this year.
Speculation among locals is that there will be even more of a drop in all sales generated revenues once the political season heats up as this is a very hot topic.
It's a real burden for taxpayers to carry these kinds of loads during this recession.
It's really mind blowing when we have to deal with something like this as well.
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