100 Days, Health Insurance Co-op, Budget Solutions, Chautauqua

Lineup for July 28, 2012

We have an election in 100 days on November 6. We can go forward or backward. To go forward hear Joe Perez and Pat Gifford Bruner tell us how you can be the one who matters in re-electing President Obama, starting this weekend. It Takes One.

Affordable health insurance and quality health care for all Coloradoans is the goal for the Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative which has been funded with a $69 million loan under the Affordable Care Act. Formation Board President Lindy Wallace explains the process and how it fits into the ACA exchanges that open in 2014.

Bell Policy Center President Wade Buchanan continues our discussion of Colorado's structural budget deficit. This week – what solutions are available to keep the store open for the long run.

The Chautauqua is a uniquely American tradition that brings our history to life. High Plains Chautauqua volunteers Jana Caldwell and Gail Rowe introduce this year's opening events in Greeley.

And a note to save a date: A memorial march commemorating 40 years since the murder of Colorado activist Ricardo Falcón starts in Fort Lupton at 10:30 a.m. August 18. Stay tuned for more details.

ORR is On Air at 2:00 p.m. MDT so tune in at 1310 in northern Colorado, streaming at http://www.1310kfka.com .

Greeley Stampede - Weekend 2 0f 2

The 90th Greeley Stampede is building to its grand finale on Independence Day and we are broadcasting from Island Grove Park. 

The Supreme Court of the United States has been busy the past couple weeks, and two major rulings want our attention. 

Most of Arizona's brutal anti-immigrant bill SB-1070 was struck down by the Court. Eddie Soto from the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition discusses this important ruling as well as the President's recently announced deferred enforcement policy and what that means for people in Colorado.

In what may prove to be one of the most important decisions in decades, SCOTUS upheld almost all the key elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which I am quite comfortable calling ObamaCare. We will discuss the ruling on three levels. 

Melissa Hart, Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Byron R. White Center, University of Colorado Law School will cover the constitutional issues.

Courtney Law, Communications Specialist for Strategies 360 on assignment with Know Your Care discusses implications for federal policy in the ruling.

Bob Semro, Policy Analyst for the Bell Center, forecasts state policy direction now that we know better what to expect federally. 

We won't finish the discussion in this show, but we will get it off to a good start. 

Be there!

Hello? There's a Campaign On!

Scholarships, Health, Campaigns, Art

Marilena Ortega, President of Hispanic Women of Weld County, announces their annual pancake breakfast scholarship fundraiser next Saturday at Appleby's in Greeley.

The Bell Policy Center's Bob Semro returns to wrap up our unfinished discussion of the future of long term health care in Colorado and what it means for seniors and folks who want to become seniors.

With Rick Palacio, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, we will highlight major campaign issues and challenges.

We all deserve to make time for art. Wes Jessup tells us about an important exhibit of the life work of American photographer Edward Weston at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center.

Take a break from the heat and tune in!

Aging and Growing

Coming to you from Occupied Weld County, opening commentary on apparent adverse effects of oil and gas development on wireless access. (Why this post is hastily done at the last minute.)

Blues - Greeley Blues Jam.

Bob Semro, Bell Policy Center, on long-term health care. boomers take notice. Links to more information at the end of this post.

Food! Choose your own local favorites. Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Bill Stevenson previews this season of markets and co-ops.

The last transit of Venus most of us will see is Tuesday June 5. Matt Benjamin from the Fiske Planetarium tells us how to enjoy it and how to stay interested in astronomy.

Be in tune!

Volunteers of America:  Boomer Bust 2011: Still Unprepared and Unaware

http://www.voa.org/Boomer-Bust-2011

Prudential Research Report:  Long-Term Care Cost Study

http://www.prudential.com/media/managed/LTCCostStudy.pdf

From Bad To Worse: Senior Economic Insecurity On The Rise

http://iasp.brandeis.edu/pdfs/FromBadtoWorse.pdf

Deloitte: Medicaid Long-term Care: The ticking time bomb

http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/US_CHS_2010LTCinMedicaid_062910.pdf

Colorado Health Institute:  Long-Term Services and Supports in Colorado

http://www.coloradohealthinstitute.org/uploads/downloads/Long_Term_Services_and_Supports.pdf

Colorado Health Institute:  Long-Term Services and Supports in Colorado: A Growing Need

http://www.coloradohealthinstitute.org/uploads/downloads/LTSS_2_pager.pdf

Colorado State Demography Office: Colorado’s Aging Trends

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/commsumm.nsf/b4a3962433b52fa787256e5f00670a71/769c5d9a876c99a5872579b90059eca4/$FILE/120306AttachA.pdf

 University of Denver:  Financing Colorado’s Future: An Analysis of the Fiscal Sustainability of State Government

http://www.du.edu/economicfuture/Phase2Summary_v2.pdf