Colorado Public Radio

Uncertainty clouds Colorado state budget picture, as economy wobbles

The federal government shutdown delayed the release of key business and labor data, leaving forecasters in the dark about the ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate

Colorado Medicaid cuts to home caregiver program would put strain on families that ‘are already struggling’

Susan Root often works 16-hour days as she makes sure the machines that feed her daughter and pump oxygen into her lungs are working. She also manages her daughter’s seizures and handles all the ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Colorado barrels toward another tight budget year amid economic headwinds

Colorado lawmakers are once again preparing for a legislative session that will be clouded by a tight budget environment and ...

State office set to hear impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts

Colorado is looking at an $800M budget deficit. The state blames part of that on the skyrocketing costs of Medicaid.
Steamboat Pilot & Today

Lukens, Roberts preview tough budget cuts ahead of Colorado legislative session

As Colorado lawmakers prepare to convene in January for the upcoming legislative session, Routt County commissioners sat down ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado seeks at least $500 million in rural health funding from federal Republicans’ megabill

Colorado health officials are seeking at least $500 million in health care funding over five years for rural communities, as cuts to Medicaid and other safety-net services are set to take hold. The ...
Summit County

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs state budget with $1.2B in cuts. Here’s what it means for transit, health care and schools.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed into law a $43.9 billion spending plan that caps months of deliberation by lawmakers over how to close a major budget shortfall. The sprawling package ...