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<h2 style="color:#000000;" class="wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-budget-cuts/article_21095d25-b442-45db-b75a-00bd4cd69f2e.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$43.9 Billion Budget Bill Introduced in Colorado Senate | Colorado Politics</a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">State lawmakers have been working to build out the budget for the next fiscal year while trying to fill a $1.2 billion funding hole, and they released their proposal this week. In total, the budget calls for $43.9 billion in spending with dozens of accompanying bills that cut or transfer funds to fill the budget shortfall.</p>



<h2 style="color:#000000;" class="wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/01/amgen-enbrel-price-cap-lawsuit-dismissed/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enbrel Maker&#8217;s Effort to Stop Colorado from Capping Drug Price Dismissed | The Colorado Sun</a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Legislature created the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board in 2021 with the goal of reviewing the affordability of prescription drugs and capping the prices of medications deemed to be too unaffordable. Drugmaker Amgen filed a lawsuit trying to prevent the Board from capping the price of its autoimmune drug Enbrel, but a judge dismissed the suit.</p>



<h2 style="color:#000000;" class="wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5341780/social-security-administration-identity-requirements" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Social Security Officials Partially Walk Back Plans for In-Person Verification | NPR</a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After previously announcing that some Social Security beneficiaries would need to verify their identities in-person at a Social Security office, the Social Security Administration is updating its policy and moving its deadline. The agency now says the in-person requirement will only apply to people who are trying to access retirement, survivor, or auxiliary benefits and who are unable to verify their identity online.</p>



<h2 style="color:#000000;" class="wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/the-sec-invites-cryptocurrency-supporters-and-skeptics-to-the-table/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="broken_link">The SEC Holds its First Cryptocurrency Roundtable | Marketplace</a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which enforces regulations in financial markets, held its first roundtable meeting on cryptocurrencies last month. The question at the center of the agency’s discussion is whether the SEC should regulate cryptocurrencies the same way it regulates stocks and bonds.</p>



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News You Should Know: State Lawmakers Introduce $43.9B Budget Proposal