Some Coloradans will pay as much as 140 percent more for insurance premiums under health reform plans being considered by Congress, according to an analysis released Friday by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado, the state’s largest private insurer.

State revenues declined last month by $3.6 billion, according to the July Cash Report released by the state Comptroller’s office.

State Compensation Insurance Fund assets shouldn’t be sold off to help balance the state budget, the insurer’s board said Friday.

California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet Tuesday filed suits to shut down nine car wash businesses around the state for failing to register with the state’s Labor Standards Enforcement division.

A state anti-smoking campaign has helped 33,000 smokers who use the state’s medicaid program to quit, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.