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Proposal outlines $300M deal separating Pinnacol from Colorado state government
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Colorado lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would allow Pinnacol Assurance to sever its remaining ties to the state in exchange for a $300 million payment, a long‑debated shift that supporters say could stabilize the insurer’s future and help plug a looming budget shortfall. A draft of the bill obtained by Colorado Politics spells out…
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Split vote by Colorado Title Board stops ballot push to privatize Pinnacol Assurance
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The Colorado Title Board, a three-member panel that sets the language for ballot measures, recently reversed a prior decision and blocked a proposal to privatize Pinnacol Assurance from moving forward. The main issue decided by the title board is whether a ballot measure meets the state’s constitutionally mandated single-subject law and whether its content fits…
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Colorado title board OKs language of ballot measure to privatize Pinnacol Assurance
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The state’s title board on Wednesday unanimously voted to approve the wording of a ballot measure that would allow Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s workers’ compensation insurance provider of last resort, to privatize. Behind ballot measure No. 218 is Colorado Succeeds, a coalition of business leaders focused on education. The proposal would allow Pinnacol to become…
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Colorado business coalition moves Pinnacol privatization fight from Capitol to voters
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The future of Pinnacol Assurance is moving away from the governor’s office and the legislature, with a new ballot initiative aiming to privatize the insurer and use the proceeds to expand job training across Colorado. Colorado Succeeds, a coalition of business leaders focused on education, is pursuing a ballot measure to allow Pinnacol, the quasi-government…
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Common Sense Institute names Kelly Caufield as its new Colorado leader
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The Common Sense Institute tapped Kelly Caufield on Friday as executive director of the research organization’s Colorado branch. Denver-based Caufield will take the reins in Colorado as Kristin Strohm, the organization’s president and CEO, focuses on expanding the Common Sense Institute nationwide. Currently, the Common Sense Institute operates in Colorado and Arizona, with plans to…
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NOONAN | To Amendment 73’s foes, below average is good enough for our schools
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The Blank Check, Blatant Deception committee against Amendment 73, led by Luke Ragland of Ready Colorado, argues that this fall’s ballot initiative to increase public school funding will “devastate Colorado’s economy.” According to this theory, catastrophe will occur if Colorado’s voters decide to raise $1.6 billion annually for public schools that have been underfunded from…
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Colorado’s next governor must help bridge the skills gap — with better schools
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The skills gap. It’s a ubiquitous issue among Colorado employers. As a CEO myself, I have yet to meet one of my peers whose number one challenge isn’t workforce development and the talent pipeline. In a state with around 3 percent unemployment, it can seem nearly impossible to recruit and retain employees. These challenges are…
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Gov. candidates talk education plans at Denver Chamber forum
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What would Colorado be like if its public schools were the best in the nation? That’s a question posed in a new survey from Colorado Succeeds and the Common Sense Policy Roundtable, with results unveiled Tuesday in a forum at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. That question, and how they would move Colorado in…
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Colorado business groups to tell candidates the economic value of education
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Candidates for governor are expected to hear the results of a new economic study Tuesday at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. The name of the report lays out the stakes: “What if Colorado Schools Were #1? A Business Guide for Colorado’s Next Governor.” The learning experience is the work of Colorado Succeeds, the Common…
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State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger awarded fellowship to boost STEM education programs
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A multistate organization that advocates for STEM education programs in public schools has chosen state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, as a policy fellow for 2018. Zenzinger, a substitute teacher when she isn’t legislating, is one of six officials selected from among the 21 states that participate in the STEMx network, which aims to “transform education”…