A comprehensive study of the effects of TABOR ten years after its passage. TABOR is the most significant policy enacted in the state in a generation, and yet there was little factual, objective information about how it has impacted the lives of Coloradans.
In this follow-up to the 2002 State of Opportunity report, the Bell tracks funding of key programs that correspond to the eight opportunity gateways outlined in the original report.
Increase funding to local public health departments so they can continue to provide immunizations and prenatal care, monitor communicable diseases and help provide visiting nurse services.
The next governor and legislature should enact a strategy to increase the statutory reserve by at least one percentage point each year to create a rainy day fund of at least 10 percent of the state General Fund within six years. One source of funding could be a portion of the excess reserves left over at the end of some fiscal years.
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