Tag: state budget
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Perspective: Government unions squeeze Colorado’s budget
Colorado lawmakers are facing impossible choices this budget season. Fund education or health care? Invest in infrastructure or public safety? But there’s a budget-buster legislators rarely mention by name — government union contracts. Since Gov. Jared Polis signed collective bargaining into law for state employees in 2020, personnel costs have exploded. Next year’s union-negotiated raises…
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Colorado General Assembly is back in session today | Here are 5 things you need to know
The Colorado General Assembly will kick off its 2025 session today. Here are five things you need to know. Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The House and Senate will convene at 10 a.m. The lawmakers will be sworn in by the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. In the House, everyone…
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Colorado General Assembly to tackle union law, crime, gaming amid vacancies in 2025 session
Fresh from an election, the Colorado General Assembly will kick off its session on Jan. 8, when lawmakers will begin to tackle major fights in 2025, notably over union laws and criminal policy. In addition, lawmakers will need to figure out a way to govern with new leaders — and dozens of new members. The Colorado…