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Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college — can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?

Reginaldo Haro-Flores knew finishing college would be an uphill battle. As the first in his family to go to a four-year university, he faced a struggle to pay tuition, buy textbooks and supplies and balance a job while still helping to support his parents, who questioned the value of a college education.

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Hickenlooper, others introduce bill to expand retirement savings

U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Thom Tillis, and Representatives Terri Sewell and Lloyd Smucker introduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to improve retirement security and financial well-being for low- and middle-income American workers. Specifically, the bill would establish a new program that gives eligible workers access to portable, tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts. It would also offer federal matching contributions for lowand middle-income workers, with the match beginning to phase out at median income.

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