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A resource for news reporters
The Colorado Center on Law and Policy is an excellent resource for news reporters covering health care policy, the state budget, poverty and related issues. To arrange an interview with one of our experts, or to begin receiving our news releases by e-mail, contact Communications Director Perry Swanson by e-mail or call his desk at 303-573-5669 ext. 306.
Follow Colorado news coverage of health and fiscal policies
News outlets across Colorado regularly cover issues of interest to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. For a roundup of the stories with links each weekday, visit the Policy Matters blog.
The Colorado Center on Law and Policy in the media
Here are links to recent news reports that mention the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and its project, the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute.
Recent news releases |
NEWS RELEASE: New projections show more cuts to public services are likely, threatening the state\'s most vulnerable
June 21, 2010
Colorado\'s legislative and executive branches offered independent projections for state finances today that, in general terms, revealed the same two challenges facing Colorado -- continuing unease about the stability of the budget that begins next month and even greater concerns about a likely revenue shortfall in the following year.
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NEWS RELEASE: Congress\' lack of action threatens Colorado\'s economic security
June 01, 2010
The U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday chose not to extend a key provision of the Recovery Act, a decision that could force Colorado to cut another $190 million from vital public services.
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NEWS RELEASE: New studies finds broad tax benefits for Colorado from the federal Recovery Act
April 14, 2010
Federal legislation designed to jumpstart the nation\'s economy has yielded huge benefits for Colorado, particularly for low- and middle-income taxpayers, according to new research by the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute.
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NEWS RELEASE: New provider fee will benefit low-income Coloradans and hospitals across the state
April 02, 2010
A new fee charged at most hospitals across Colorado will pay for a massive expansion of health insurance for people with low incomes.
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NEWS RELEASE: The Colorado Center on Law and Policy responds to the passage of national health reform
March 23, 2010
\"This is a defining moment in our nation\'s history,\" said Elisabeth Arenales, CCLP\'s health care program director. \"Ten, 20, 50 years from now, this health care plan will be as sacrosanct to Americans as Medicare is today.\"
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NEWS RELEASE: False Claims Act would give Colorado an essential tool to combat fraud
March 18, 2010
Colorado has a chance to crack down on contractors who try to defraud the public, and increase the state\'s benefit from federal fraud prosecutions, if lawmakers approve House Bill 10-1357.
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NEWS RELEASE: Amazon.com needlessly fires affiliates in tantrum over tax law
March 08, 2010
Amazon.com informed its Colorado affiliates today that their contracts were being terminated in response to House Bill 10-1193, a sales tax clarification just passed by the Colorado Legislature.
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