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Jared Polis doubles down in 2021 budget proposal with requests for big-ticket items
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
The Democratic agenda came with a big price tag. Now Colorado budget writers worry about paying the bill.
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Polis’ free all-day kindergarten lets parents re-enter the workforce. How can we help them?
By Shannon Block Opinion
TABOR faces a reckoning with Prop. CC. Here’s what you should know about its impact on state spending
By Brian Eason Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
$120 million in requests and $40 million in the bank. How an obscure theory helped prioritize the Colorado budget.
State Rep. Chris Hansen made Colorado one of the first test cases for quadratic voting in the public policy realm in the 2019 session
From bail reform to restoring voting rights and sealing records, Colorado’s criminal justice system is getting a makeover
A slate of bills making their way through the Colorado legislature would keep people out of jail, reduce penalties for some crimes and remove barriers for offenders once they are released from prison. Many of the measures have bipartisan support, but In some cases law enforcement want the brakes pumped.
Will Colorado reform its checkerboard of school taxes? Not this year.
Advocates said they hope this is not the end of the road for an idea that could raise as much as $450 million for education and make school funding fairer
Colorado lawmakers reach deal to spend $300 million on transportation. But it’s unclear what will be cut to pay for it.
Democrats in the House say education funding will not be tapped to pay for the extra transportation funds
Republicans are celebrating, but the extra $106 million for transportation in Colorado’s budget is far from a done deal
The budget now heads to the House, where the transportation funds will be stripped. Democrats in that chamber and Gov. Jared Polis aren’t commenting about the money’s future
What the $30.5 billion Colorado state budget means for you — yes, you
The spending bills for fiscal year 2020 includes pay hikes for state employees, more money for education and dozens of other programs favored by Democrats.
These numbers describe Colorado’s economic outlook — and whether Polis will get full-day kindergarten
Gov. Jared Polis says there’s enough money to cover the cost of full-day kindergarten, but the state’s budget writers remain unconvinced
Democratic lawmakers want to ask voters in 2019 to end TABOR cap, but Polis is not so sure
The measure would amount to the most substantial effort in years to rollback the state’s unique limits on government spending
Jared Polis cheers a GOP tax cut plan, and his political allies shudder
The debate comes as a new report shows the gap between the effective tax rates of the rich and poor has grown wider in Colorado.
