“Even worse than we thought”: Colorado is stuck in a cycle of annual, $1B state budget shortfalls

'Even worse than we thought': Colorado is stuck in a cycle of annual, $1B state budget shortfalls

Each year the cycle continues, state lawmakers will have fewer ways to address the gap without cutting state programs and services. Skyrocketing Medicaid costs are primarily to blame.

Colorado deserves a budget that protects families, not bureaucrats

On Nov. 12, Gov. Jared Polis released his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. What we have in front of us is not a truly balanced budget. It

“Even worse than we thought”: Colorado is stuck in a cycle of annual, $1B state budget shortfalls

Colorado lawmakers are stuck in a cycle of annual budget shortfalls of roughly $1 billion, predominantly caused by the skyrocketing cost of Medicaid.