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Colorado lawmakers face $170 million budget shortfall; Supreme Court upholds search without warrant for student under ‘safety plan’; Colorado’s jobless rate increases | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The news that revenues would make for a tight budget year wasn’t unexpected. And even with the hole, the JBC went with the more optimistic forecast from the governor’s economists. Even so, that put the anticipated shortfall – unless budget writers decided to…
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Colorado lawmakers face $170 million budget shortfall; Supreme Court upholds search without warrant for student under ‘safety plan’; Colorado’s jobless rate increases | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The news that revenues would make for a tight budget year wasn’t unexpected. (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”); And even with the hole, the JBC went with the more optimistic forecast from the governor’s economists. Even so, that put the anticipated shortfall — unless budget…
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Highlands Ranch man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for improper use of COVID-19 relief funds
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A judge on Thursday sentenced a Highlands Ranch man to more than three years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $800,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to pay for plastic surgery, a weight loss program and jewelry. Daniel Stonebarger, 50, will serve 41 months behind bars, the U.S. attorney’s office announced…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls again in March
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Colorado’s unemployment rate tumbled again in March as the state’s economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate slid to 3.7%, down from 4% in February, the Colorado Department of Labor and Environment reported Friday. That’s the lowest level since 2.8% in February 2020, right before the pandemic cratered many industry sectors, forcing mass…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls as payrolls surge to record
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in February to its lowest level in two years as payrolls surged to a record high, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. Colorado recovers jobs lost in first months of pandemic The 4% jobless rate, down from 4.2% in January, is the lowest since February 2020, just before…
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Gov. Polis pledges to save Colorado businesses money during recovery
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In his final State of the State address of the year, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told members and guests of the Colorado Business Roundtable on Thursday of his office’s ongoing efforts to reduce fees and regulations for businesses, increase the talent pipeline with alternative education efforts and bolster the huge unemployment insurance fund deficit. “I’m…
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Colorado lawmakers discuss economic recovery during legislative preview event
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Colorado legislators on Monday spoke about improving the availability of affordable housing, bolstering the state’s education levels and helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the ninth annual Business Legislative Preview by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg and Speaker of the House Alec Garnett represented Democrats, while Senate Minority…
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The Great Resignation: Record numbers of Colorado workers are quitting their jobs. So where are they going?
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It has been called the Great Resignation. The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. Whatever the name, it’s a stunning transformation in the American workforce as workers quit in unprecedented numbers – some retiring, some retreating until the pandemic is over, some forging a new path. In that last category is Ben Gallegos-Pardo – although his “new”…
