Tag: Joint Budget Committee

Senate lawmakers on the left and right came together Thursday to fund more schools in Denver, passing Senate Bill 256. It was a remarkable feat but it may be overshadowed by the big-time poker game the Joint Budget Committee began dealing out Wednesday, which could cost already strapped higher education in the state roughly $400 million. The committee threatened to cut $300 million in state funds, which would automatically disqualify Colorado for $100 million more in federal stimulus cash.

The State of Colorado doesn't have enough money to support services such as education, health care or transportation because of its low tax base...

Colorado Confidential has been running a series of articles about the $17 billion dollar state budget from the perspective of the Chairman of the...