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Dem Governor Vetoes Ban on Surprise Ambulance Bills in Shocking Move (newrepublic.com)

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 78 points 1 month ago (16 children)

Saving you a click:

Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis
The governor wrote in his veto statement that drafting errors in the bill made it “unimplementable” and estimated that it would make insurance premiums go up by as much as $0.73 to $2.15 per person.

The sticking point: two dollars.

Two.

Dollars.

I wonder how many multiples of that the ambulance companies lobbied his campaign with

[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Polis also recently vetoed a labor rights bill, a ride share safety bill, and a ban on using algorithmic websites like real page to set rents. Dude is pro business 100% if the time, and cosplays a cool hip progressive guy.

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