In the aftermath of the 2023 November election and the failure of Proposition HH, Colorado Governor Jared Polis called a special session of the Colorado General Assembly, held from November 17 to November 20. Over the course of a fast-paced and grueling weekend of...
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Systemic failure in Colorado’s PHE Unwind
During this post-COVID year of Medicaid renewals, known as the Public Health Emergency (PHE) Unwind, Colorado is terminating members at rates that are among the highest in the country, many for procedural reasons.
CCLP awarded 2023 Spring Intercultural Champion by Spring Institute
Colorado Center on Law and Policy was awarded 2023 Spring Intercultural Champion by the Spring Institute. Chaer Robert, CCLP’s Legislative Director, accepted the award on the organization’s behalf with her acceptance speech provided below.Â
Your CCLP guide to Proposition HH
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Legislative Update: Feb. 26, 2016
Bill to Watch: HB 1045
Young children can give their parents much joy and love, but they are also expensive. Between the cost of food, clothing, shelter and childcare, kids put a serious crimp in finances wherever you are on the socio-economic spectrum. According to CCLP’s Self-Sufficiency Standard for 2015, an adult and preschooler in Adams County would need to earn $50,719 a year to cover basic needs without assistance. By contrast, a single adult residing in the same county would need just $25,831 a year to meet the self-sufficiency standard.
Triggering Colorado’s child tax credit would do much to relieve the financial stress that low- to middle-income households in Colorado experience. In fact, the aforementioned two-person family would have an additional $83 a month or $996 a year in their household budget if the child tax credit were available. For a family living on a tight budget, the child tax credit could make a difference between making ends meet or not.
House Bill 1045, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont and Sen. Mike Merrifield, D- Colorado Springs, would remove a requirement imposed by previous state legislation that payment of Colorado’s Child Tax Credit to low- and moderate-income families with children under six is contingent on Congress passing legislation to tax Internet sales.
The legislation, which CCLP supports, will be considered by the House Finance Committee next Wednesday, March 2, and may face some concerns about budgetary implications. However, a recent court decision on the so-called Amazon tax law and Amazon’s decision to begin collecting taxes from Colorado shoppers could neutralize such concerns.
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HB 1274Â lifts certain restrictions for obtaining a driver’s license or ID for people who are not legal U.S. residents. CCLP supports the bill.
HB 1148Â would provide the Legislative Oversight Committee with additional information about Connect For Health Colorado’s operations. The bill, which is an attempt to increase transparency and enhance public participation in Connect’s decision-making processes, was approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday.
CCLP’s Elisabeth Arenales worked with the sponsors to narrow the scope of the legislation so that it so that it would accomplish its original goals without adversely complicating Connect’s operations. CCLP supports the legislation in its amended form.
-By Bob Mook
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Recap: Special Legislative Session 2023
In the aftermath of the 2023 November election and the failure of Proposition HH, Colorado Governor Jared Polis called a special session of the Colorado General Assembly, held from November 17 to November 20. Over the course of a fast-paced and grueling weekend of...