ARRA

The Colorado chapter of Every Child Matters and a coalition of groups that aid and safeguard children are presenting an educational forum: ARRA Funding and Colorado Children: Where Do We Stand?

The forum will discuss funding by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act in Colorado and its impact on health access, child care and other issues affecting child well-being. Panelists include:

Gov. Bill Ritter presented a plan to the Joint Budget Committee today that closes an additional $271 million shortfall in the state budget for fiscal year 2009-10.

When combined with the $320 million in cuts he proposed in August, it eliminates a gap projected to be $589.4 million below September's revenue forecast.

Ritter used a mix of one-time cuts, transfers and federal funds to balance the budget.

Contact: Joe Watt
Wade Buchanan
303-297-0456

Statement on Gov. Bill Ritter's latest budget reduction plan

Wade Buchanan, President, Bell Policy Center

October 28, 2009

Gov. Bill Ritter today announced a new round of budget cuts and adjustments to keep the state budget in balance in the face of continuing weak revenues due to the ongoing national recession.

For immediate release: Sept. 4, 2009

Contact:
Kathy White, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, 720-252-9607
Lorena Garcia, 9to5, 303-819-2370
Joe Watt, The Bell Policy Center, 303-297-0456

Thousands of Colorado families exhausting jobless benefits
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Bell Policy Center, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute
and 9to5 Colorado urge Congress to extend program
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Stimulus benefits providing major boost to Colorado's economy