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 Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Listing does not imply endorsement of the content.
FISCAL POLICY
Denver Post editorial: Schools wise to spread stimulus
The Obama administration wants schools to speed up stimulus spending, but Colo. districts need to save some for the future.
Denver Post editorial: City should ax pot tax hike
A City Council member should drop his idea of funding teen programs with an additional levy on medical marijuana.
The Denver Post: Colorado must overhaul unemployment-insurance program, audit says
After becoming insolvent in January, the Colorado Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has borrowed federal funds to pay benefits to workers during their first 26 weeks of unemployment.
Also: Denver Business Journal: Audit sees business rates as key to Colorado unemployment fund’s health
Denver Daily News: Union issue addressed in spending bill
Thirty-nine Republican state lawmakers have sent a letter to the state’s Congressional delegation asking them to reject a federal proposal that would provide law enforcement officers with collective bargaining rights.
Colorado Independent: Higher ed cuts would hit community colleges, minority students hardest
A potential 50 percent cut to higher education funding next year could jeopardize a system that is tasked with helping underprivileged and minority students make their way into four-year institutions, as well as with providing a trained workforce for Colorado businesses.
Grand Junction Sentinel: Drilling slowdown cuts assessed value of property by 7 percent
The assessed value of oil and gas development in Mesa County plummeted 70 percent this year compared to last year, a drop that likely will slice into the county’s 2011 budget.
Steamboat Today: Steamboat Chamber opposes anti-tax measures
Board takes position against Proposition 101, Amendments 60, 61
KUSA: Truth Test: Congress is considering $80 billion in new energy taxes
Throughout the election season, 9News will hold those entities that make political statements on its networks accountable for what they say.
ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Colorado Springs Business Journal: County opposes state ‘takeover’ of human services
The El Paso Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Friday opposing a plan to relinquish control of its human services program to the state.
Longmont Times-Call: $6.8M goes to senior housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a $6.8 million grant to the Longmont Housing Development Corp. for a 50-bedroom facility for very low-income seniors.
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