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State Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Tuesday August 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Board of Trustees for the University of Northern Colorado * * * The Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado is the governing body for the school. Powers and duties include the responsibility to adopt and enforce regulations and policies, and the option to enter into resource-sharing programs with other institutions of higher education to maximize the availability of educational  more

Governor Abbott Renews Hurricane Beryl Disaster Proclamation In August 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Aug. 5, 2024: WHEREAS, a disaster proclamation was issued on Friday, July 5, 2024, as amended later the same day and again on Saturday, July 6, 2024, certifying that Hurricane Beryl posed a threat of imminent disaster, including widespread and severe property damage, injury, and loss of life due to widespread flooding, life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind, and heavy rainfall in Anderson, Angelina, Ar  more

Montana Court Declares Bill 'To Provide a Common Definition for the Word Sex' Unconstitutional
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 6 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: On June 25, a Montana state district court declared Senate Bill 458 unconstitutional because the title violates the "clearly expressed" requirements of Article V of the 1972 Montana Constitution. The decision affirms the state's constitutional commitment to a transparent legislative process for its citizens and legislators and provides immediate relief to Montana citizens who would be significantly impacted by   more

State-Level, Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Do Not Substantially Increase Utilization, Study Finds
AURORA, Colorado, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder Anschutz Medical Campus issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Eligibility and out-of-pocket costs prior to cap implementation limit policy effectiveness * * * In a first-of-its-kind study, a cohort of researchers, led by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, evaluated the effects of state-level insulin out-of-pocket costs across states and payers and over time. The team found that state-l  more