2018-19 state budget
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Hickenlooper’s budget focuses on PERA, K12, higher-ed funding
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday laid out his budget wishlist with the six members of the Joint Budget Committee, focusing on increased funding for K-12 and higher education, boosting the state’s reserve and finding a way to bail out (again) the Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA). The state budget, as proposed by Hickenlooper, is $28.5…