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Slain DOC director Tom Clements called a ‘breath of fresh air’

0 Ann Imse / March 20, 2013 2:11 PM

Tom Clements, who was shot and killed at his home this week, was a rare prison chief. He was committed to reforms for mentally ill prisoners and those in solitary confinement. Last month Colorado Public News conducted a wide-ranging interview of the director of the Colorado Department of Corrections of two years. It’s one of his last media interviews

Election means health care law goes forward

0 Ann Imse / November 11, 2012 7:00 AM

The election results put an end to the threat of a Republican repeal of the health care law, but not to the public’s emotional response to it. Fueled by contradictory campaign claims, the public’s reaction ranges widely. Many Republicans fear

Few Colorado businesses use health insurance tax credit

0 Erika Gonzalez / October 7, 2012 7:00 AM

When small business owner John Crandall learned that his Colorado Springs bike shop qualified for a new tax credit for health insurance for his employees, he jumped to take advantage of it. But Colorado Public News found that in Colorado, Crandall’s shop is more the exception than the rule.

Few Coloradans likely to pay the healthcare tax penalty

1 Ann Imse / July 11, 2012 7:00 AM

No more than 15 percent of Colorado voters will face a decision on whether to buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty instead in 2014. As few as 1 percent of voters could end up actually paying the penalty.

Supreme Court decision means 480,000 more Coloradans to be insured

2 Ann Imse / June 28, 2012 12:51 PM

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the health care law means nearly half a million uninsured Coloradans will gain coverage, whether free, subsidized, or under threat of paying a penalty tax. Republicans vowed to repeal the law if they can win in November.