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Colorado Springs-area home sales sputter in June despite listings that reach nine-year high
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The supply of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale swelled to a nearly nine-year high last month, an increase possibly driven, in part, by investors who are dumping properties on the market because of tighter government regulations on the rental industry, one local housing official says. At the end of June, 2,974 single-family homes were for…
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Polis, legislators push $700 million in property tax relief that taps into TABOR refund
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Rising property values in Colorado are expected to cost Coloradans about $1.3 billion more in property taxes over the next two years. Lawmakers, business representatives and the governor’s office have been negotiating on a solution, and on Monday, the governor and some of those involved in the talks rolled out legislation to offer relief to…
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Could laws like one in Colo. reduce medical costs? A US Senate committee aims to find out
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WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate committee held a hearing Tuesday to decide whether laws like a new one in Colorado that requires health care price transparency could bring down medical costs. Proposals the Senate is considering would require doctors and hospitals to post their prices for common procedures on the internet. As health insurance prices…
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Sen. Bennet seeks transparency in drug pricing at hearing
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WASHINGTON – A top Trump administration official explained a proposed prescription drug price policy during a congressional hearing Tuesday that drew a caution from Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. “There is a complete lack of transparency in this industry, and it’s not just in drugs, it’s everything in health care,” Bennet said. Until consumers can…
