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Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
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Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a failed attempt to decriminalize prostitution. For the second consecutive year, the Democratic‑controlled legislature confronted a…
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Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
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Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a failed attempt to decriminalize prostitution. For the second consecutive year, the Democratic‑controlled legislature confronted a…
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Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
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Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a failed attempt to decriminalize prostitution. For the second consecutive year, the Democratic‑controlled legislature confronted a…
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Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
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Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a failed attempt to decriminalize prostitution. For the second consecutive year, the Democratic‑controlled legislature confronted a…
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Colorado budget gets clean opinion from Office of the State Auditor
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Colorado’s state auditor issued a “clean” opinion on the financial statements prepared by the government and higher education institutions, concluding they met generally accepted accounting principles and the documents were presented fairly. The state’s financial statements reported total assets of $65.9 billion and expenditures of $56.3 billion. The state also spent just over $20 billion…
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Colorado legislators wrap up special session to plug $800 million budget deficit
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Colorado’s legislators on Tuesday wrapped up their work following a special session that sought to plug an $800 million budget deficit. They adopted a slew of tax measures intended to shore up state revenue and confirmed the governor’s authority to make spending reductions. But the legislators didn’t actually cut any spending themselves, despite the governor…
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Colorado General Assembly is back in session today | Here are 5 things you need to know
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The Colorado General Assembly will kick off its 2025 session today. Here are five things you need to know. Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The House and Senate will convene at 10 a.m. The lawmakers will be sworn in by the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. In the House, everyone…
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Colorado General Assembly to tackle union law, crime, gaming amid vacancies in 2025 session
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Fresh from an election, the Colorado General Assembly will kick off its session on Jan. 8, when lawmakers will begin to tackle major fights in 2025, notably over union laws and criminal policy. In addition, lawmakers will need to figure out a way to govern with new leaders — and dozens of new members. The Colorado…
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Colorado Senate approves $40.6 budget with 19 amendments
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The Colorado Senate on Friday approved the state’s $40.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year after adopting nearly 20 amendments during the debate the day before. The spending plan will now head back to a small group of lawmakers that will work to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions. The vote for…
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Colorado Senate approves $40.6 budget with 19 amendments
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The Colorado Senate on Friday approved the state’s $40.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year after adopting nearly 20 amendments during the debate the day before. The spending plan will now head back to a small group of lawmakers that will work to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions. The vote for…