family leave
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Justices weigh whether Colorado’s paid family, medical leave program violates TABOR
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The survival of Colorado’s paid family and medical leave program, which nearly 58% of voters supported two years ago at the ballot box, may come down to a single sentence in the most controversial part of the state’s constitution: the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court considered the arguments of a…
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FEEDBACK | Dems for life push back; animal-rights groups draw flak
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Democrats for Life speaks for the voiceless In recent political advertisements and a letter to the editor from Ashlin Cross (“Being a Democrat means being pro-choice,” July 25), we are told that ensuring access to abortion is “progressive” and that to be a Democrat means being “pro-choice.” I beg to differ. There is nothing progressive…
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THE PODIUM | A vote for paid family leave is a vote for real family values
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So much for family values. As the legislative session came to a close, in what appeared to be a partisan and political vote, state Senate Republican lawmakers defeated the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act – or FAMLI Act – which would have established paid family leave in our state. It was a pro-family and…
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Strike 4 for Colorado paid family leave measure
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Over the last five years, Colorado lawmakers have tried four times to pass a bill creating a system for providing paid leave for workers taking time off to tend to family needs. And now, for the fourth time, they have failed in the attempt. The Denver Business Journal’s Ed Sealover reports that House Bill 1001…
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? Ruggiero and Griffin: Working families deserve concrete solutions, not just campaign soundbites
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Finally, some good news about working families in this country: in 2015, lower and middle income workers saw real income gains, and the median income gain was 5.2 percent. It confirms what most of us know: working families are what is leading us out of the recession. They are the bedrock of the recovery. When…
