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(The Center Square) – The Colorado Senate began a debate on the “Long Bill” that details the state’s $46.8 billion budget for the next fiscal year before the whole chamber on Wednesday afternoon. The Long Bill, House Bill 26-1410, was passed by the House over the weekend. Lawmakers are grappling with cuts to programs funded by the general fund as the state faces a $1.5 billion shortfall. The Senate majority Democratic caucus met on Tuesday, while the minority Republican caucus met on Wednesday morning to discuss their strategy and amendments. Sen. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, a member of the Joint Budget Committee, told the majority caucus on Tuesday that the decisions on Medicaid spending cuts were “extremely hard and difficult.” Among the cuts the JBC decided on were 2% to health care provider reimbursement rates, the Colorado Sun reported. “We took the people who are using the services the most, because they are the most medically fragile, and then we cut benefits for them,” Amabile said. “I would really like for us to take another look at Medicaid through a slightly different lens and figure out if there is a way for us to do some cost sharing, if there is a way for us to do some utilization management for the people who actually are the healthiest, and who maybe could withstand some cut to what they’re receiving.” Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Weld County, a JBC member, told her caucus Wednesday that she believes she was able to get the best deal she could being in the chamber’s minority. “I know folks don’t think the Long Bill goes far enough in getting cuts,” she said. “I will tell you it was the best deal that I could get coming from the minority working with Rep. [Rick] Taggert and with our colleagues across the aisle. There’s a lot of give-and-take that takes place. There’s a lot of give-and-take in this budget.” Among some amendments Republicans are seeking are one to transfer over $700 million from the state’s film office to the Veterans Assistance Grant Program. Another amendment by Sen. Marc Catlin, R-Montrose, sought to express that general funds should only be used for wolf management, not introducing more wolves. Catlin said he is pulling his amendment and joining Sen. Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, on a similar one. The Common Sense Institute, a free-enterprise research group, has documented the Colorado government’s recent spending growth. The state’s per person spending has gone from $5,580 in fiscal year 2006 to $7,308 in fiscal year 2026. Since 2015, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which oversees Medicaid in the state, has increased spending by 101%. Another recent report by the Independence Institute found that the general fund has grown 44% since fiscal year 1993-94.

Las palabras de figuras como John Neumeier no solo apelan a la sensibilidad ética, sino que advierten del peligro de normalizar un lenguaje que, lejos de ser retórico, puede erosionar los principios fundamentales sobre los que se sostiene la convivencia entre naciones y la dignidad humana.

The war in Iran is risking what could be a catastrophic spike in the price of fuel in the rural villages and hub communities across Alaska’s coast — and distributors are also warning of possible supply shortages. Even before the war, fuel prices in the state’s off-road system communities were eye-wateringly high: Unleaded gas was […]

Două universităţi de renume - Universitatea Sorbonne Nouvelle din Paris şi Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara – semnează joi la ora 14h00, în capitala Franţei, un acord academic major. Cristina Teacă a stat de vorbă, cu rectorul Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara,  Marilen-Gabriel Pirtea care se află la Paris pentru a semna acest parteneriat cu Universitatea Sorbonne Nouvelle din Paris.

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The Iowa House approved a bill Wednesday that would give nuclear energy facilities an exemption on sales and use taxes. House File 2757, which passed in a 94-1 vote, comes as work is being done to restart a decommissioned nuclear facility in the state — Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo. The company NextEra Energy […]

Trabajan en este sector más de 2.500 personas que significan un 4 por ciento del total de los que lo hacen en nuestro país.

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As U-M’s president-elect steps aside for health reasons, the university has options for finding a new leader who will face numerous challenges.

La tarde de este miércoles, el Senado aprobó el proyecto de ley para erigir frente a La Moneda un monumento...

The Dominican Center is providing gift cards to Amani residents to help with small repairs like floors, faucets, sinks and other needs. The post Dominican Center expands program to assist Amani residents with small home repairs appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

Austin workers say city repayment demands felt rushed and unclear after $1.4M payroll error affecting hundreds. The post First the city overpaid its employees. Then it threatened to sue them. appeared first on Austin Current.

Stockton will soon have its first health facility designed specifically for teenagers and young adults, officials say. Community Medical Centers shows off future health center in downtown for Stockton teens, young adults is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.

The Alaska Legislature will hold a public hearing Thursday afternoon on election-related ballot initiatives. The Division of Elections certified three ballot initiatives that will be on Alaskan’s ballots in November.  State law requires the legislature to hold at least two public hearings on each certified ballot measure. The sponsors of all three ballot measures and […]

The guided-missile destroyer is part of the Navy fleet in the Gulf of Oman enforcing the blockade of ships attempting to enter or leave Iranian ports.

La celebración del Foro La Toja en la capital portuguesa no solo refuerza los lazos entre Galicia y Portugal, sino que proyecta una visión compartida basada en el diálogo, la cooperación y una identidad común que trasciende fronteras.

In Kapuas Hulu district in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, a pilot program is attempting to change how people living in Borneo perceive and engage with wildlife and wildlife conservation. KehatiKu, a play on the Indonesian words for “my heart” or “biodiversity,” was the brainchild of , a scientific consultancy company, says biologist Erik Meijaard, the […]

South Sudan’s justice minister said on Wednesday that the trial of suspended First Vice President The post Justice minister acknowledges delays in Machar case appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.