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.
Aspen Times
With rural school districts facing inflated costs and declining enrollment, projected increases in per-pupil funding are still leaving schools with tight budgets.
Boardhawk
Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures by requiring districts to engage charter schools earlier and more formally in the process.
