Colorado Budget

Anschutz Medical School Accreditation: CU Officials Worried About Losing Accreditation

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 12.03.2009 | Denver


State funding for the University of Colorado's medical school is so low that college officials are concerned the institution could lose its accreditat...

Pew Center: TABOR's Restrictions Putting Colorado In Fiscal Peril

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Emily Anderson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver


Colorado isn't in the top 10 states in "fiscal peril," according to a new report from Pew Center on the States. It's number 11. Along with Georg...

Bill Ritter Marijuana Tax: Governor Moves To Start Taxing Pot After AG's Decision

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver


DENVER — Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition...

Jim Carpenter Interview: Governor's Chief Of Staff Answers Your Questions

Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver


Last week, the Huffington Post sat down for a Q and A session with Governor Ritter's Chief of Staff Jim Carpenter. Carpenter addressed some of your q...

Bill Ritter Announces Cuts To Education, Asks For New Revenue Streams

Posted 11.07.2009 | Denver


Governor Ritter announced Friday his budget proposal for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, which includes $260 million in cuts to K-12 education funding, and...

Colorado Higher Education Budget: Long Term Fiscal Planning Commission Suggests More Independence For Universities

Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver


Because higher education has been hit with the burden of state budget cuts, a bi-partisan commission comprised of lawmakers and community leaders want...

Fair Taxes/Fair Share

Joel Judd | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver


Joel Judd

We cannot give away tax dollars for tax credits for large corporations without proof that they work.

Colorado Higher Education Bracing For Tuition Increases, Layoffs Under Governor's New Budget

The Denver Daily News | Peter Marcus | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver


The president of the Colorado Community College System says "everything is on the table" as higher education braces for yet more painful cuts. Gov....

Terrance Carroll, Josh Penry Trade Barbs After Governor's Budget Announcement

Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


Governor Ritter's surrogates and his opponents traded barbs Thursday over the Governor's recently announced budget cuts. In response to the the Govern...

Bill Ritter Budget Cuts: Oil And Gas Communities Concerned About Severance Tax Grants Being Withheld

Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver


Colorado communities that rely heavily on oil and natural gas drilling are voicing concern over one segment of Governor Ritter's budget cuts that have...

Josh Penry Proposes Abolishing Government Agencies In Response To Ritter Budget Announcement

State Bill Colorado | State Bill Colorado | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver


By Don Knox, STATE BILL COLORADO Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, a gubernatorial rival to current Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, respond...

Colorado Budget Cuts: Higher Education To Bear Brunt Of Cuts, But Not Until 2010-11

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


DENVER — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter laid out his plan to cut another $286 million from the state budget on Wednesday, including reductions in Med...

Bill Ritter Budget Cuts: Governor To Announce New Round Of Cuts After Medicaid Enrollment Increases

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver


Gov. Bill Ritter's office on Wednesday will reveal its plans to rebalance the state budget, likely meaning more cuts to state programs. The planned c...

Q & A with Governor Bill Ritter

David Thielen | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver


David Thielen

I think making us the center for green energy is Ritter's primary driver and the new jobs are a wonderful additional benefit.

Sunday Liquor Sales In Colorado Lead To Extra $2 Million In Tax Revenue For State

The Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver


The Distilled Spirits Council reported yesterday that Sunday liquor sales have helped Colorado's alcohol tax revenues grow 6 percent over the past yea...

Bill Ritter, Colorado Higher Education Administrators At Odds Over Tuition Flexibility

Associated Press | Steven K. Paulson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver


DENVER--Racing to come up with proposals to save higher education from a financial cliff, college presidents held a brainstorming summit Thursday at t...

Moving Forward on Tax Reform

Joel Judd | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver


Joel Judd

"No proof, no money" is the rule for social services in Colorado. That rule is what I am hoping the legislature will apply to tax credits and other tax incentives.

City Hall Showdown in Colorado Springs

Michael Shandrick | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver


Michael Shandrick

The Colorado Springs budget hearing would have been controversial even without council member Tom Gallagher calling on supporters to create a public outcry with a "tea party."

Bill Ritter Backs Off Budget Cuts For Disabled After Pressure

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 10.17.2009 | Denver


Reversing himself after howls of protest from advocacy groups, Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday said he would not cut a program that gives cash assistance t...

Bill Ritter Budget Cut Program Frees Sex Offender By Mistake

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 10.16.2009 | Denver


DENVER — Colorado authorities said they inadvertently released a sex offender from prison under a moneysaving early release initiative, promptin...

Stopping the Great American Job Scam In Denver

David Sirota | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver


David Sirota

Republic is effectively trying to get in on the Great American Jobs scam by holding a gun to our elected officials' heads: Either hand over the cash, the airline is saying to the pols, or we'll slash jobs.

Colorado Budget Cuts Have Some Preparing For Battle Between Western Slope And Front Range

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 10.13.2009 | Denver


Western Slope politicians and organizations are hoping that battles over the state budget don't boil down to a rural-urban divide. If that happens, r...

Josh Penry Attacks On Bill Ritter's Hiring Policies Overstated: The Denver Post

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 10.11.2009 | Denver


In the Republican quest to show that Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter has mishandled the state budget, no GOP criticism has hit him harder than the content...

Ritter Addresses Colorado Budget: Things Will Get Worse Before They Get Better

The Colorado Independent | Joseph Boven | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver


IDAHO SPRINGS -- Kicking off a series of planned town halls here Thursday, Gov. Bill Ritter told a crowd that included many concerned county employees...

California, Here We Come -- If We Don't Change Our Budget Ways

Matt Sundeen | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver


Matt Sundeen

The "change makes us California" story is intended to scare us, but like many good tales, it's blatantly untrue. Budget reforms will not transform us into the Golden State. Almost the opposite is true.