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How Colorado lawmakers closed a $3 billion shortfall to balance the budget and why it led to tears
The Joint Budget Committee finalized how to spend $11 billion in discretionary spending ahead of the legislative session’s restart
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To balance budget, Colorado lawmakers add to PERA’s long-term debt and backtrack from landmark deal
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Colorado lawmakers began slashing the budget and state employees are bracing for the worst
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What PERA’s bad year means for public workers, retirees and taxpayers in Colorado, explained in charts
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Low pay. Cuts to PERA. For some state workers in Colorado, it’s like the recession never ended.
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Get to know Dave Young, the Democrat candidate for Colorado treasurer
State Rep. Dave Young served on the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee. Before entering politics, he was a high school math and technology teacher.
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PERA’s latest fix is stronger than the last one, but longer-living retirees, future downturns could still pose risk
One big assumption — the actual amount of unfunded liability — could have a $25 billion difference depending on the school of accounting thought applied.
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Walker Stapleton’s PERA crusade: His warnings came true, but he missed the big moment for reform
The bottom line: Stapleton leaves behind a complicated record
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Colorado’s PERA board may ditch its longtime financial adviser after $1.3 billion mistake
The error was spotted by an internal audit, triggering what the board president described as a “serious fire drill”
