colorado's budget: in plain talk

Faith leaders across the state will begin using the Bell's Colorado's Budget: In Plain Talk video to help spark a statewide conversation about the budget and our fiscal challenges.

When the Bell Policy Center and ProgressNow Colorado teamed up to produce Colorado's Budget: In Plain Talk, we wanted to spark a conversation about the state budget and our fiscal challenges.

Our goal is to get Coloradans talking about the state budget – and that's all Coloradans. That's why we created a Spanish-language version of the video, El Presupuesto de Colorado: En Terminos Sencillos.

Click on the link for a Spanish-language of the discussion guide to accompany Colorado's Budget: In Plain Talk.

Click on link for the Companion PowerPoint, which  presents charts, discussion questions and options from the Video Companion in a form that can be projected for an audience.

Click on the link for presentation handouts that accompany Colorado's Budget: In Plain Talk. You'll find a two-page summary, FAQs and discussion items in one package so they can be easily distributed.

Click on the link for the Bell's video companion to Colorado's Budget: In Plain Talk.

The companion follows the narrative of the video and adds further information with simple charts and descriptions. For presentations, the companion goes step-by-step through information in the video to help lead a discussion. It also has useful discussion questions and FAQs to add to the conversation.

By Jason Williams
My DD direct democracy website

Bell Policy Center and ProgressNow Colorado are teaming up to shed light on the state budget. Via TWI (The Washington Independent):

We're looking to spark a good conversation – on the state budget.

After three years of cutbacks, after cutting K-12 and higher education, after closing state parks and prisons, more and more Coloradans are asking questions about state finances and our fiscal challenges.

We think Coloradans want to talk about the state budget.

By Scot Kersgaard
The Colorado Independent
(Also posted on The American Independent)

Now that this year's legislative session is safely behind us, maybe it's time to talk about the state budget. That, anyway, seems to be the premise behind a video released today by the Bell Policy Center and ProgressNow Colorado.

The six-minute animated video bills itself as a plain-English introduction to Colorado's budget-where the money comes from and where it goes.