After years of cutbacks — cutting K-12 and higher education, closing state parks and prisons — more and more Coloradans are asking questions about state finances and our fiscal challenges. It’s clear: Coloradans want to talk about the state budget.

The first step is to learn the basics, and that’s why the Bell, along with ProgressNow Colorado, produced Colorado’s Budget: In Plain Talk.

The video helps start a critical conversation about state fiscal policy and urges viewers to learn more. It’s important everyday Coloradans are a part of this conversation, because it’s us — voters, not legislators — who make the major decisions about taxes and fiscal policy.