Decoding Federal Funding Streams in Colorado
Federal funding is central to many services Coloradans depend upon — from child care and K-12 education to meals on...
Federal funding is central to many services Coloradans depend upon — from child care and K-12 education to meals on...
Colorado lawmakers are making some very difficult choices this budget cycle, and some of the toughest will come in the next week as they work to close a $1.2 billion funding gap.
Limited funds. Many competing priorities. There are no good choices when proposing a budget that requires recession-level cuts to state services. An investment in one government service means a reduction elsewhere.
Colorado voters favored increased spending, increased taxes, and exempting local tax revenue from TABOR, showing an overall readiness to move toward funding community priorities like education, transportation, child care, health care, and other crucial programs.
Several local governments are asking their voters to opt out of the revenue cap imposed by TABOR and redirect some of the funds from lodging taxes to address child care and affordable housing needs in these communities.
As more states have adopted voucher programs, spending for public schools has decreased, disproportionately hurting students in higher poverty areas.
The September revenue forecast shows an increasingly constrained fiscal situation for the state of Colorado. Lawmakers will face a $921 million dollar difference between projected expenses and allowable revenue.
The Office of Financial Empowerment is making valuable progress in building the statewide infrastructure necessary to ensure the financial well-being of Colorado families and communities.
Lawmakers are debated a range of issues at the Colorado General Assembly during their 2023 Special Session. This tracker focuses...
This two-part series explores the stark and complex differences in taxing across Colorado.
