Health care
The Denver Post: Hickenlooper vetoes bill raising premiums for some in Colorado health program
Gov. John Hickenlooper issued his first veto Tuesday, nixing a measure that would have required certain parents whose children are enrolled in a state health care plan to pay higher premiums.
Also: Denver Daily News: Hick vetoes bill to increase CHP+ premiums. Including comment from Colorado Center on Law and Policy Health Care Program Director Elisabeth Arenales.
Also: Pueblo Chieftain: Gov. vetoes health care premiums for poor Also: The Durango Herald: Gov. Hickenlooper vetoes first bill. Including comment from Arenales.
Also: KDVR-TV: Hickenlooper vetoes bill to raise child health care premiums
Also: Fort Collins Coloradoan editorial: Veto considers harmful impact on children
Associated Press via The Denver Post: Colorado latest state setting up health exchange
Colorado is becoming the latest state moving ahead with its own health insurance exchange-but some still question whether it's a good idea.
Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Metro State tuition could rise almost 23 percent
The Board of Trustees for Metropolitan State College of Denver will vote this morning on a proposal to raise tuition by 22.6 percent for the 2011-12 school year.
The Denver Post: Dems split on debt ceiling vote; Rs vote in unison to not support an increase without spending cuts
Democrat Rep. Jared Polis broke away from many of his colleagues Tuesday - including fellow Ds in Colorado - and voted against raising the debt ceiling because he said the GOP-led process on the vote was a "sham."
Also: The Colorado Independent: Congress votes against raising debt limit
Also: Denver Business Journal: Polis joins GOP in no vote on debt-ceiling increase
Jobs and economic security
Denver Business Journal: Colorado layoffs increased in May
Colorado employers announced plans to eliminate 155 jobs in May, slightly more than the job cuts for April, according to a report released Wednesday by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
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