Sen Jeff Bridges
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Colorado legislators challenge lottery rules allowing credit card purchases
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Back in November, legislators told the Colorado Lottery Commission to hold off on rules that would allow, for the first time, purchases of lottery products with credit cards. The commission went ahead anyway and approved those changes. And now lawmakers have responded with Senate Bill 117, introduced on Thursday, that would limit the purchase of…
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Colorado senators review budget as Medicaid costs drive $776 million increase
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Colorado senators this week are reviewing revisions to the current state budget, which has been reduced by hundreds of millions of dollars in each round of cuts. The bottom line is that, because of Medicaid costs, the state will spend more in 2025-26 than lawmakers approved in the 2025 session. Last week, the House approved…
