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Gazette: EDITORIAL: Biting the hand that feeds the workforce

As if Colorado lawmakers haven’t done enough to hamstring the state’s employers — or scare off those seeking to locate here — one of the legislature’s ruling Democrats now wants to give job creators another kick in the shins.

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s news service, the Sum & Substance, reports that Feret will introduce a bill when the legislature convenes next month requiring companies with at least 1,000 workers in the state to pay for a portion of the Medicaid benefits for each of their part-time workers enrolled in the program.

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