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December 10, 2023
Our next meeting is Monday, December 11, 2023. Our meeting is from 9:30AM to 11:00AM and this will be the last meeting of 2023. Our first meeting in 2024 is on Monday, January 8, 2024. The 2024 legislative session starts on Wednesday, January 10th. Starting on Jan 8th we will be meeting every Monday while the legislature is in session except for Federal holidays.
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At our meeting we will review updates from the last two weeks ... | |
- Reports on the JBC staff briefing on Dec. 4th about the AAA funding needs.
- A report on the AARP/Colorado Politics Legislative Breakfast on Dec. 8th.
- An update on affordable housing discussions.
- As time allows we will do a preview of the 2024 session - What we're hearing about bills that may be introduced, plans for Senior Day (or Week) at the Capitol.
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Don't forget to register for our
Advocacy Training at the Capitol on Dec 13th
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December 13, 2023 - Wednesday - 10:00AM - Noon
Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) Advocacy Training at the Capitol
Location: Colorado State Capitol
Address: 200 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80203
Sharpen your advocacy skills and gain new skillsets,
as we move into the 2024 legislative session.
Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) Advocacy Training gives you the tools you need to advocate on legislative issues at the Capitol. We are about to embark on the 2024 Legislative Session and this training will help you to be well equipped to advocate with Colorado legislators.
Buy your ticket today - CLICK HERE
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Questions about CCA - Contact Jeanette or Rich
Jeanette Hensley - email - 303-249-5598
Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee
Rich Mauro - email - Direct: 303-480-6778
Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee and Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
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Zoom Link for Monday's Meeting
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America Is Aging Into a Housing Crisis for Older Adults
"Since 2021, Wilson has welcomed young people for short-term stays through a home-sharing program run by St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, a 55-year-old Baltimore-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing and services for low-income residents. Many of St. Ambrose’s clients are older people who have rented or owned their homes for decades. Some need accessibility upgrades like grab bars or lifts as they age; others, like Wilson, are struggling to keep up with their housing costs on a fixed income ..."
- READ MORE
Website https://www.bloomberg.com
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This article may be behind a paywall but Rich Mauro
will discuss the article at Monday's meeting.
Republican, Democratic leaders highlight efforts to rein in
destructive discourse at state Capitol
"Colorado's top Republican and Democratic legislative leaders offered a unified front against what they described as the rising tide of destructive discourse that's been creeping up at the state Capitol during a forum on Friday. The legislative breakfast at the Warwick Hotel was sponsored by Colorado Politics, the Denver Gazette and AARP of Colorado. All four leaders - House Speaker Julie McCluskie, House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, Senate President Steve Fenberg and Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen - vowed to address the problem head on, both in their capacity as party leaders and as individual legislators ..." - READ MORE
Website https://www.coloradopolitics.com
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Roadmap to Colorado’s Future: 2026
"On December 7, Governor Polis released the Roadmap to a Future Colorado 2026, detailing practical steps to create more housing that Coloradans can afford, expand transit options, protect Colorado’s precious resources like water and public land and improve air quality ..." - READ MORE
Source https://www.colorado.gov/
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Colorado blames Biden team and drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports
"Colorado officials say their plan to import cheaper medicines from Canada has been stymied by opposition from drugmakers and inaction by the Biden administration, according to a state report obtained by KFF Health News ..." - READ MORE
Website https://coloradosun.com
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With the special session done, Colorado’s next tax debate is already starting
"Colorado’s special legislative session took four days to finish and affected hundreds of millions of dollars of taxes — but only for next year. That means the next debate is already beginning on what to do next. Democrats are hoping that a new group of 19 lawmakers and officials from across the state will come up with a solution that could set tax policy for years to come ..." - READ MORE
Website https://www.cpr.org
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New proposal would take Wall Street out of housing market
"Democrats in Congress have introduced a bill in both houses of Congress on Tuesday to ban hedge funds from buying and owning single-family homes in the United States. The bill would require hedge funds, defined as corporations, partnerships or real estate investment trusts that manage funds pooled from investors, to sell off all the single-family homes they own over a 10-year period and eventually prohibit such companies from owning any single-family homes at all. During the decade long phaseout period, the bill would impose stiff tax penalties, with the proceeds reserved for down-payment assistance for individuals looking to buy homes from corporate owners ..."
- READ MORE
Website https://www.denverpost.com/
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A year after Colorado voters approved Proposition 123, demand for its affordable housing funds outweighs supply
"Earlier this month, the first deadline came and went for cities, counties and Native American reservation leaders to apply for the first round of affordable housing funds through Proposition 123, the Colorado ballot measure voters approved last year that requires participating local governments to pledge to build 3% more affordable housing every year for the next three years ..." - READ MORE
Website https://coloradosun.com
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Colorado workers can apply for paid family and medical leave
through new online portal
"Most Colorado workers will be eligible for paid family leave starting Jan. 1, 2024. The Family & Medical Leave Insurance program, approved by voters in 2020, will partially replace workers’ wages while they go on leave for childbirth, adoption, serious health conditions, and more. It was the first time that voters in any state have been asked to decide on a paid leave law. The measure is funded by premiums equal to about 0.9 percent of a worker’s wages, although that could rise to 1.2 percent. Workers and employers are generally expected to split the cost. The program started collecting fees this year and the benefits start in the new year ..." - READ MORE
Website https://www.cpr.org
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