A new policy will go into effect March 15 that will help older adults and people with disabilities access additional benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP). In Colorado, households that include a person with a disability or an older...
Jack Regenbogen, Esq.
Jack Regenbogen, Esq.
Jack Regenbogen previously served as Senior Attorney at Colorado Center on Law and Policy.
Articles by Jack Regenbogen, Esq.
Bill could help renters avoid eviction
Imagine if you only had three days to settle an issue with your landlord or you would lose your home. Would that seem like a reasonable timeframe? We don’t think so, but under current Colorado law, a landlord is only required to give tenants three days’ notice to cure...
Raise cash assistance for needy Colorado families
Roughly 17,000 Colorado families enrolled in Colorado’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program could soon get a little more cash to help meet their basic needs. Since the last increase in cash assistance occurred almost a decade ago, Colorado has become...
Too many Denverites face eviction alone
Amid Colorado’s growing affordable-housing crisis, there are roughly 850 evictions filed with courts every week across the state. According to one news report, there were at least 44,000 evictions filed in Colorado in 2016. Evictions can lead to unnecessary...
Health care problem warrants proper notice
When a Medicaid client receives an unexpected letter from the State of Colorado, it often marks the beginning of a trying and potentially life-altering ordeal. These letters, sometimes referred to as Notices of Action (NOAs), are mailed to clients when health care...