Tag: joint budget committee
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Colorado allocates $7.5M for food assistance program for women and children amid federal shutdown
The federal government shutdown prompted the Colorado General Assembly’s budget writers to take action on Tuesday, allocating additional funds to the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) food program. The state portion of the federal program falls under the Department of Public Health and Environment. Last week, the department requested an emergency funding addition of $7.5…
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Q&A with Colorado lawmaker Barb Kirkmeyer | Republican says she’ll be a governor who ‘knows how to govern’
State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer says her decades of experience in government — as a county commissioner, director of a state department and state legislator — have prepared her to be a “really great governor,” and the Brighton Republican argues that’s what it’ll take to pull Colorado out of the tailspin she says it’s in. The…
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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
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Senator criticizes Judicial Department for seeking budget increase and offering no cuts
A member of the powerful Joint Budget Committee criticized Colorado’s Judicial Department on Tuesday for seeking an increase to its budget without offering suggestions for cuts. “I think some people are misinformed or just don’t truly understand the situation that we’re in,” said Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, at a joint hearing of the House and…
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Colorado lawmakers suggest chief justice’s request for new judges may be nonstarter
Some members of the legislature’s powerful budget committee cautioned Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez on Tuesday that it would be difficult to justify a spending increase for new judgeships in light of substantial cuts to be made elsewhere. Márquez appeared before the Joint Budget Committee to field questions about the Judicial Department’s $813.2 million budget request for the…
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$67 million more in TABOR refunds slated for April: What you need to know if you pay taxes in Colorado
Colorado taxpayers are in line for almost $67 million in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds that should have been paid years ago due, the result of an error by the state controller in determining what should — or shouldn’t — be counted as TABOR revenue in the state’s reinsurance program. That money would have to…
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$67 million more in TABOR refunds slated for April: What you need to know if you pay taxes in Colorado
Colorado taxpayers are in line for almost $67 million in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds that should have been paid years ago due, the result of an error by the state controller in determining what should — or shouldn’t — be counted as TABOR revenue in the state’s reinsurance program. That money would have to…
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Bills on occupancy limit, foster youth advance, Denver council may try to override mayor’s veto | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The Colorado House on Friday gave final approval to two major proposals dealing with housing and youth in the foster care system with a few defections among Democrats. House Bill 1007 would block local governments from imposing residential occupancy limits except for public…
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Balancing Colorado’s budget means juggling optimism, reality
Colorado’s state budget is slated to be introduced on Monday, three days ahead of deadline. What a difference a year makes. The spending plan, which insiders call the Long Appropriations Bill, will look dramatically different from that of the budget year that ends on June 30. If last year was about cutting, this year is…