Our friend Hunter Railey is a passionate and accomplished advocate for small business and retirement readiness. Today, we’re talking with Hunter about his experience so far bringing Colorado’s pioneering state-run savings plan from the idea stage to implementation.

Yep, it’s the start-of-summer edition. Grab yourself a beverage and nestle in for a good read:

• Jamaica’s Sanya Goffe shares some ideas about retirement security useful to all

• State metrics – closing in on a quarter of a billion – dollars

• States in action: California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Virginia, and New York State