Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here’s what they cut to close $1.2B gap — and what they didn’t.
Mar 26, 2025
Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here’s what they cut to close $1.2B gap — and what they didn’t.
Colorado Sun
The cuts will enable the state to absorb the rising costs of Medicaid and fully fund K-12 for another year. But they didn’t eliminate the state’s structural deficit, which will require ongoing cuts for years to come.
Boardhawk
Tuesday’s election featured a clean sweep for candidates backed by the Denver Classroom Teachers Association. Vernon Jones Junior joins us to dissect the election and discuss its implications for the future of Denver Public Schools.
NewsNation
Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length.
Chalkbeat
Colorado voters said yes Tuesday night to pumping more money into the state’s free school meals program by raising taxes on households that make more than $300,000 a year, election returns showed.
Chalkbeat
Gov. Jared Polis’ 2026-27 budget proposal unveiled Friday would increase statewide K-12 education spending by $276 million and fulfill funding promises made by lawmakers during this year’s legislative session.
Chalkbeat
About 380 Colorado schools might lose their ability to serve all students free meals if two ballot measures fail in the Nov. 4 election, state education data shows.
