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CCLP statement on federal actions in Minnesota - CCLP Our mission requires us to speak up whenever government power is used in ways that violate constitutional protections and endanger communities.

Our mission requires us to speak up whenever government power is used in ways that violate constitutional protections and endanger communities.

We insist upon the preservation of the rights of every Coloradan, full stop.

Read our full statement here: copolicy.org/news/cclp-st...

Again, new work requirements for Medicaid highlight the profits to be made from adding complexity to the safety net. Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people. As the other 55 states and territories are now forced to join Georgia and implement new work requirements, millions will lose their healthcare and Deloitte will cash in.

Read the highlighted sentence a few times, jfc

From @lukeferrell.bsky.social's "THE MEANS-TESTING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX"

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Heads Up January 2026 Email from Colorado Center on Law and Policy 2026 Legislative preview recordings, our 2026 legislative priority platform, recommendations regarding work requirements, and more!   January 2026 issue in

The fight for justice feels daunting and heavy, and it is. We see it in our work at CCLP, in the news, and in our own lives. Our hearts are hurting for our neighbors and communities, near and far. Read more in CCLP's Heads Up January 2026 newsletter: myemail.constantcontact.com/Heads-Up-Jan...

Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.

ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest, 404 Media reports. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.

Colorado child care centers, counties scramble as feds say they are freezing funds for poorest families State officials received notice Tuesday night that the feds were freezing funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and other programs

This is cruel, absurd, and illegal. Don't let deception tempt you to think otherwise. coloradosun.com/2026/01/07/c...

Opinion: TABOR is the real drag on Colorado’s budget woes, not Medicaid Medicaid is not a burden. To address Colorado’s budget crisis, we must shift our focus to the real culprit behind our budget issues.

Medicaid is a commitment we’ve made to one another, not a burden. To address Colorado’s budget crisis, we must shift our focus to the real culprit behind our budget issues. coloradosun.com/2025/12/18/o...

Colorado should be where families can afford rent, food, and healthcare. And where workers can hope to retire in dignity.

We're reintroducing legislation so workers can form strong unions and make it possible.

Join us for the launch.

Jan 8th at 12PM
Colorado State Capitol

When is the best time to remove a leader who is prone to conspiracy theories and racial scapegoating and who has toppled one country and is threatening to invade others? If only history were clearer

The happiest top execs this holiday season? Maybe our retail giant CEOs. A Trump tax cut extension this past summer may have saved these execs $35 million off their taxes. Worker 2024 paychecks at these retailers averaged $32,000. @4taxfairness.bsky.social americansfortaxfairness.org/retailer-exe...

Protesters holding a sign that reads 'Tax the Super-Rich, End extreme poverty' during a demonstration. News article title Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

The richest 0.001% own 3X more wealth than half of humanity.

That’s 56,000 people holding more than $4 billion combined.

The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.

The bottom 50%? Just 2%.

This isn’t inequality — it’s engineered injustice. We must, and we can, TAX THE RICH.

How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes

“As the cost of living soars across America, the customers bearing the burden are those who can least afford it – customers who often don’t even notice they’re overpaying.”

Thousands of Coloradans could lose supportive housing in 2026, major nonprofits warn President Donald Trump has ordered cuts and changes to the national program for permanent supportive housing.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless estimates that it could lose funding for some 800 households in permanent supportive housing.

Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.

Colorado Champions Awards 2025 Photos from our event at SKYLIGHT.

On November 20th, CCLP spent an evening in community with friends and partners to honor our Colorado Champions! Photos of the event are available now! flic.kr/s/aHBqjCCpUN

Coloradans address OBBBA’s attack on public programs - CCLP A summary of the list of recommendations on the implementation of the OBBBA in Colorado regarding public benefits systems and work requirements.

CCLP's latest blog includes a summary of the list of recommendations advocates identified on the implementation of the OBBBA regarding public benefits systems and work requirements. Learn more about the work requirements recommendations and read our blog here: copolicy.org/news/colorad...

Colorado watchdog files ethics complaints against 12 Democratic lawmakers over Vail retreat Colorado Common Cause filed complaints Wednesday with the state ethics commission against 12 Democratic state lawmakers, alleging they accepted funding from the “dark money” group One Main Street Colo...

A dozen Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado are now facing ethics complaints, tied to a 3-day retreat at the Sonnenalp in Vail that was paid for by a group that funds electioneering communications that backed the lawmakers last year. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...

Hey, Colorado voters! Ballots are in the mail starting TODAY. Check out our 2025 Ballot Guide for facts, analysis, and context about Props LL and MM, the two statewide measures on the ballot this year. #copolitics bellpolicy.org/2025-ballot-...

Well this is ridiculous….

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...

Some 4M people could lose housing aid under new Trump administration rules. As CBPP's Will Fischer warns, “It’s going to cause people to become homeless, kids to be pulled out of their schools, people to lose their jobs.” #GreatRead via @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments - KFF Health News A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians, and researchers questioning Trump administration promises to ...

Artificial intelligence in the private insurance industry isn’t new. But a Medicare pilot that will use AI to make prior authorization decisions is raising some concerns.

Story by Lauren Sausser and @dariustahir.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...

NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.

A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.

By @savmargaret.bsky.social

Donald Trump stands in front of a live television crowd and points upward at a sign that reads, "Applause or Else."

A cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

Grocery prices rise at the fastest pace since 2022 as Trump tariffs bite On the campaign trail, Trump promised lower grocery prices.

Trump spent his 2024 campaign promising Americans he'd lower grocery prices.

Virtually all major grocery categories are now more expensive than they were a year ago, however, some substantially so.

Polls show Americans think Trump’s #BBB is ugly!
WSJ poll shows:
52% oppose it
70% think the bill helps the wealthy
50% said it would hurt the poor, working-class, #SocialSecurity, the #Economy, and our #FederalDeficit

The latest data out from #Census today show median earnings and median household incomes kept pace with inflation in 2024. Men's earnings rose 3.7% increasing the gender wage gap back to 2019 levels. Income grew at the top, but not the middle or bottom, reversing recent trends.
#EconSky #NumbersDay

Worse than that. Lutnick shut down all the external advisory committees there to help with improving stats. bsky.app/profile/dean... Stats agencies lost staff, DOGE contract hassles, etc. this year.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Coloradans launch 2026 ballot push for graduated state income tax - CCLP New ballot measure proposals would cut taxes for 98 percent of Coloradans, raise revenue to address budget crisis.

Today, the Protect Colorado’s Future coalition announced plans to put a graduated income tax on the 2026 ballot. This proposal would lower taxes for 98% of Coloradans, while raising taxes on those making more than $500,000 a year. Read our press release here: copolicy.org/news/colorad...

NEW: From 1948-1979, productivity was ↑122% & worker pay ↑95%.

From 1979-2025, productivity ↑86% & worker pay ↑32%.

Trump's extreme anti-labor policies will make it much more difficult for most workers to share in any gains from productivity increases that result from AI. https://bit.ly/3URjUPM

This special session, corporate Dems won big for corporations and big tech by delaying the implementation of a AI protection law. We will never stop fighting against AI discrimination and overreach in housing, employment and education ✊