Health care The Denver Post: Disabled adults, likely to outlive parents, face unclear future The prospect of disabled adults outliving aging parents is a "demographic time bomb," said a state official who asked not to be named. Boulder Daily Camera commentary: Don`t call it 'Obamacare' As a family physician in Colorado, I see the devastating effect of insufficient health care in the lives of countless families. America has a health insurance situation, but not a health care system. Jobs and economic security Colorado Springs Gazette: Springs area job outlook best in nearly three years It's quite a turnaround for the Springs, which just three months ago was ranked among the nation's worst job markets. Denver Business Journal: Foreclosure filings at 2-year low in Colorado urban areas Initial foreclosure filings and final foreclosure sales in Colorado's 12 biggest counties fell for the sixth consecutive month, the state Division of Housing reported Tuesday. Family economic security The Durango Herald: Pulled from poverty Some sad stories have happy endings. But six months ago, single father of four Butch Lawrence would never have guessed that his story would be one of them. Fiscal policy Sterling Journal-Advocate: Lodging tax on the agenda The City Council will consider a letter of engagement with Sherman Howard regarding a hotel/lodging tax and placing the hotel tax question on the ballot at their meeting on Tuesday evening. The tax has been a topic of discussion in the last three council meetings as proponents ask to allow voters to decide in November. Aspen Daily News: Extra school tax saves major cuts from school budget While the district's budget was largely buoyed by a voter-approved one-time property tax increase netting $1.3 million to local schools, cuts still had to be made. Greeley Tribune: Buck calls federal budget deficit a 'moral catastrophe' Former U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck called efforts to balance the nation's budget a moral struggle, and he said passing a federal balanced budget amendment is the most important step toward ending deficit spending. |