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Media Hit | Health Care

Colorado health insurance exchange seeks another $125 million to implement Obamacare

Of the $125 million more wanted by staff of the exchange, which is called Connect for Health Colorado, $14 million would be earmarked for outreach. The organization estimates that 90 percent of Coloradans don’t know about the exchange, what it does or how to use it.

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Media Hit | Transportation

Group pushes for details on high speed rail from Colorado Springs to Denver

Imagine a 35-minute trip to downtown Denver from downtown Colorado Springs on a train that hits a top speed of 250 mph. The landscape blurs by. The coffee is piping. And gas prices are not a bother. It's an image that - at least conceptually - Colorado Springs residents like.

Colorado Public Interest Research Group wants to take that message to the Colorado Department of Transportation and Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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Media Hit | Transportation

CoPIRG Study Shows Coloradans Driving Less

According to a new study released by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, the number of miles being driven by Americans is on the decline for the eighth year in a row.

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Media Hit | Transportation

Younger generation shifts away from automobile transportation

The youngest generation of drivers is pulling Americans away from cars and into a different future of transportation, according to a recent nationwide study.

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Media Hit | Transportation

Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving

For six decades, Americans have tended to drive more every year. But in the middle of the last decade, the number of miles driven — both over all and per capita — began to drop, notes a report to be published on Tuesday by U.S. Pirg, a nonprofit advocacy organization.

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Media Hit | Health Care

Colorado health insurance exchange seeks another $125 million to implement Obamacare

Of the $125 million more wanted by staff of the exchange, which is called Connect for Health Colorado, $14 million would be earmarked for outreach. The organization estimates that 90 percent of Coloradans don’t know about the exchange, what it does or how to use it.

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Media Hit | Transportation

Group pushes for details on high speed rail from Colorado Springs to Denver

Imagine a 35-minute trip to downtown Denver from downtown Colorado Springs on a train that hits a top speed of 250 mph. The landscape blurs by. The coffee is piping. And gas prices are not a bother. It's an image that - at least conceptually - Colorado Springs residents like.

Colorado Public Interest Research Group wants to take that message to the Colorado Department of Transportation and Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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Media Hit | Transportation

CoPIRG Study Shows Coloradans Driving Less

According to a new study released by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, the number of miles being driven by Americans is on the decline for the eighth year in a row.

> Keep Reading
Media Hit | Transportation

Younger generation shifts away from automobile transportation

The youngest generation of drivers is pulling Americans away from cars and into a different future of transportation, according to a recent nationwide study.

> Keep Reading
Media Hit | Transportation

Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving

For six decades, Americans have tended to drive more every year. But in the middle of the last decade, the number of miles driven — both over all and per capita — began to drop, notes a report to be published on Tuesday by U.S. Pirg, a nonprofit advocacy organization.

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Result

Energy Savings: 5 Years Later, Efficiency Policy Saves 800 Million Kwh

5 years after the landmark CoPIRG-backed energy efficiency bill passed the General Assembly, Coloradans have seen 800 million kwh of energy saved per year.

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Result | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Result | Health Care

656 Participate in Forums about CO Health Benefit Exchange

656 Coloradans participated in CoPIRG-oragnized forums designed to raise the voice of Coloradans around the design and implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. 

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Result | Public Health

KIDS’ SCHOOL LUNCHES NOW SAFER

For years, America’s schoolchildren have been eating beef, chicken and other foods that would have been rejected as substandard even by fast food chains. Thanks in part to our advocacy, the U.S.D.A. has stopped buying such low-quality meat for school lunches.

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Result | Consumer Protection

Keeping Families Safe From Dangerous Products

Companies that  violate product safety laws will face stiff fines and penalties,

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Report | CoPIRG | Transportation

New Direction

The Driving Boom—a six decade-long period of steady increases in per-capita driving in the United States—is over. This report reveals why and what the implications are.

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Report | CoPIRG | Tax

Picking up the Tab

A new study which reveals that the average Colorado taxpayer in 2012 would have to shoulder an extra $1,183 in taxes to make up for the revenue lost due to the use of offshore tax havens by corporations and wealthy individuals and the average Colorado small business would need to shoulder $2,957

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Report | CoPIRG Foundation | Budget

Following the Money 2013

Every year, state governments spend tens of billions of dollars through contracts with private entities for goods and services, subsidies to encourage economic development, grants, and other forms of spending. Accountability and public scrutiny are necessary to ensure that state funds are well spent.

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Report | CoPIRG Foundation | Budget, Tax

The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens

In 2011, Colorado lost approximately $504 million in tax revenues from corporations and wealthy individuals who sheltered money in foreign tax havens. Multinational corporations account for more than $310 million of the lost tax revenue, and wealthy individuals account for the rest.

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Report | CoPIRG Foundation | Budget, Tax

The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens

In 2011, Colorado lost approximately $504 million in tax revenues from corporations and wealthy individuals who sheltered money in foreign tax havens. Multinational corporations account for more than $310 million of the lost tax revenue, and wealthy individuals account for the rest.

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Blog Post | Health Care

Here’s that Rx refill you didn’t order | Danny Katz

 

Is your pharmacy refilling your prescription without your knowledge or approval, and billing your insurance company for the cost?

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Tools & Resources

  • Keep High-Speed Rail On Track
    In 20 years, Colorado highways will be packed with a million more cars. Tell the Governor: Bring high-speed rail to Colorado.
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  • STOP TAX DODGERS
    Corporate tax avoidance cost taxpayers $100 billion last year. We're working to close the loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying the taxes they owe.
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  • Reclaim Democracy
    The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision ushered in an era of unprecedented spending by big money in our elections, but we're working to return our democracy back to the principle of "one person, one vote."
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    Add your voice
  • ARE YOU MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SAVINGS?
    Thousands of Coloradans miss out on potential energy-efficiency savings simply because of inconsistencies between our state’s utilities.
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