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House approves Colorado’s $36.4 billion budget for next year, sends spending plan to Senate
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The House on Thursday approved the Colorado government’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on a party-line vote and sent it to the state Senate for consideration. Lawmakers amended the $36.4 billion budget a dozen times on Wednesday, adding $63.5 million in cash and general fund dollars but stripping out $1.5 million in expansion…
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House debate on state budget is short – but not sweet
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Beef sticks and nuclear power and wolves. Those are among the topics of amendments lawmakers offered in the state House Wednesday to modify the 2022-23 state budget package contained in the Long Appropriations Bill and more than a dozen additional measures designed to help balance the budget. The Long Bill and its additional measures won preliminary…
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Colorado’s lawmakers propose to spend $36.4 billion, which funds 3% raise for government workers
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Colorado’s lawmakers are proposing to spend $36.4 billion – about $3.5 billion more compared to current allocations – to fund state operations in the next fiscal year. Under the proposal, state employees will receive a 3% across the board raise, but no merit increases. Counting general fund money alone, the plan calls for major increases…
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Colorado revenue forecasts show big TABOR refunds on the horizon, but inflation surges
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Colorado’s full economic recovery is still on pace, but inflation, particularly in housing prices, is taking a bite, the March revenue forecast shows. Little changed in forecasted revenues for 2022-23 between last December’s forecast and the March numbers. Those extra dollars are largely feeding into the TABOR surplus, adding to the already-substantial tax refunds expected…
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COVER STORY: DEADLY CARE | Scrutiny mounts as 14 Coloradans die under care of Office of Public Guardianship
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Policymakers who launched a pilot program for the state to serve as guardian for individuals who have no family or friends and often end up in hospitals are scrutinizing its work, particularly following the deaths of 14 wards under its care. Alarmed by the deaths, Gov. Jared Polis also indicated he would seek more oversight…
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Q&A Rep. Julie McCluskie | At the helm of the Joint Budget Committee
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Now in her third year on the Joint Budget Committee, Rep. Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, serves as chair of the legislature’s most powerful committee for 2022. She became the second representative from Summit County to sit on the JBC and as its chair, following Rep. Millie Hamner, whom McCluskie succeeded in the House District 61 seat…
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Joint Budget Committee turns attention to crafting the next state budget
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With supplemental budget requests intended to adjust the 2021-22 state budget moving through the General Assembly, the Joint Budget Committee now turns its attention to its biggest job: writing the next fiscal year state budget. Committee members on Tuesday heard from several individuals who sought spending on programs not under consideration in the state budget…
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Department of Corrections supplemental budget request reveals staffing crisis at private prisons
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The Polis administration is seeking to bump the state’s current spending plan by $572 million, with a portion of that money paying for a salary hike to help recruitment and retention efforts at privately-run prisons. The Joint Budget Committee approved that request to boost pay for corrections employees on Friday. It is among a slew of…
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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of Jan. 24, 2022
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Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here. House regulations regarding remote testimony can be found here. Senate regulations are here. According…
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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of January 17, 2022
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Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here. House regulations regarding remote testimony can be found here. Senate regulations…