State Budget /tags/state-budget State Budget en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:08:37 GMT Purplish: Colorado's budget hits crunch time with ‘painful’ cuts /politics/2025-03-28/purplish-colorados-budget-hits-crunch-time-with-painful-cuts State lawmakers had to find more than $1 billion in savings in order to balance the state budget this session. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:08:37 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/purplish-colorados-budget-hits-crunch-time-with-painful-cuts Bente Birkeland, Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here’s what they cut to close $1.2B gap — and what they didn’t. /politics/2025-03-27/colorado-lawmakers-finalize-budget-proposal-heres-what-they-cut-to-close-1-2b-gap-and-what-they-didnt The cuts will enable the state to absorb the rising costs of Medicaid and fully fund K-12 for another year. But they didn’t eliminate the state’s structural deficit, which will require ongoing cuts for years to come. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:25:38 GMT /politics/2025-03-27/colorado-lawmakers-finalize-budget-proposal-heres-what-they-cut-to-close-1-2b-gap-and-what-they-didnt Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun Food banks, kids’ therapy and diapers: What Colorado lawmakers have cut from the state budget so far /news/2025-03-18/food-banks-kids-therapy-and-diapers-what-colorado-lawmakers-have-cut-from-the-state-budget-so-far Most of the cuts have barely made a dent in the state’s $1.2 billion budget gap. But every dollar saved is a dollar they won’t have to cut this week from the big expense — Medicaid providers, education and the state workforce. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Brian Eason and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:40:23 GMT /news/2025-03-18/food-banks-kids-therapy-and-diapers-what-colorado-lawmakers-have-cut-from-the-state-budget-so-far Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun Food banks, kids’ therapy and diapers: What legislators have cut from the Colorado budget so far /politics/2025-03-17/food-banks-kids-therapy-and-diapers-what-legislators-have-cut-from-the-colorado-budget-so-far Most of the cuts have barely made a dent in the state’s $1.2 billion budget gap. But every dollar saved is a dollar they won’t have to cut this week from the big programs — Medicaid providers, education and the state workforce. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:10:56 GMT /politics/2025-03-17/food-banks-kids-therapy-and-diapers-what-legislators-have-cut-from-the-colorado-budget-so-far Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun Purplish: Colorado lawmakers hit halftime at the State Capitol /politics/2025-03-14/purplish-colorado-lawmakers-hit-halftime-at-the-state-capitol With less than 60 days left to go and plenty of big, controversial bills still in play, it’s crunch time for state lawmakers. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:12:15 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/purplish-colorado-lawmakers-hit-halftime-at-the-state-capitol Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods, Jesse Paul Colorado lawmakers opt to keep teen legislative panel, but cut its power /politics/2025-03-12/colorado-lawmakers-opt-to-keep-teen-legislative-panel-but-cut-its-power The legislature planned to ax the Colorado Youth Advisory Council to save $50,000 annually amid a tight state budget. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:32:56 GMT /politics/2025-03-12/colorado-lawmakers-opt-to-keep-teen-legislative-panel-but-cut-its-power Jesse Paul Colorado has a plan to save $65M a year. Hospitals say it could drive them to close. /news/2025-02-28/colorado-has-a-plan-to-save-65m-a-year-hospitals-say-it-could-drive-them-to-close Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers want to cap state insurance payments to hospitals, but providers say they're already operating in the red. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:09:55 GMT /news/2025-02-28/colorado-has-a-plan-to-save-65m-a-year-hospitals-say-it-could-drive-them-to-close Chas Sisk Purplish: The billion-dollar budget hole /politics/2025-02-15/purplish-the-billion-dollar-budget-hole How did state finances end up in such bad shape, and how far will lawmakers go to get back in balance? Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-02-15/purplish-the-billion-dollar-budget-hole Bente Birkeland, Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun Colorado budget crisis imperils state worker raises, threatening to break union contract /politics/2025-02-15/colorado-budget-crisis-imperils-state-worker-raises-threatening-to-break-union-contract If the Joint Budget Committee — and the rest of the state legislature — doesn’t fund the raises, it would force the union back to the bargaining table Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-02-15/colorado-budget-crisis-imperils-state-worker-raises-threatening-to-break-union-contract Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun 'SMART' hearings begin every legislative session. But are they actually making Colorado smarter? /politics/2025-01-24/smart-hearings-begin-every-legislative-session-but-are-they-actually-making-colorado-smarter The SMART Act was meant to increase oversight, accountability and transparency for state departments, but some lawmakers say it’s often a lost opportunity. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:47:03 GMT /politics/2025-01-24/smart-hearings-begin-every-legislative-session-but-are-they-actually-making-colorado-smarter Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods