Tag: Joint Budget Committee
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House debate on state budget is short – but not sweet
Beef sticks and nuclear power and wolves. Those are among the topics of amendments lawmakers offered in the state House Wednesday to modify the 2022-23 state budget package contained in the Long Appropriations Bill and more than a dozen additional measures designed to help balance the budget. The Long Bill and its additional measures won preliminary…
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Q&A Rep. Julie McCluskie | At the helm of the Joint Budget Committee
Now in her third year on the Joint Budget Committee, Rep. Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, serves as chair of the legislature’s most powerful committee for 2022. She became the second representative from Summit County to sit on the JBC and as its chair, following Rep. Millie Hamner, whom McCluskie succeeded in the House District 61 seat…
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Joint Budget Committee turns attention to crafting the next state budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With supplemental budget requests intended to adjust the 2021-22 state budget moving through the General Assembly, the Joint Budget Committee now turns its attention to its biggest job: writing the next fiscal year state budget. Committee members on Tuesday heard from several individuals who sought…
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Department of Corrections supplemental budget request reveals staffing crisis at private prisons
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Polis administration is seeking to bump the state’s current spending plan by $572 million, with a portion of that money paying for a salary hike to help recruitment and retention efforts at privately-run prisons. The Joint Budget Committee approved that request to boost pay for…
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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of Jan. 24, 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here. House regulations…
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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of January 17, 2022
Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here. House regulations regarding remote testimony can be found here. Senate regulations…
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Metro Moves: Denver chamber hires policy wonk
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. NEW HIRES Denver-based architecture firm Livable Cities Studio hired former New Zealand resident and public spaces design specialist Melanie Schroeder. Schroeder, most recently with studioINSITE,…
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December economic forecasts show the pandemic still affecting state economy
The COVID-19 pandemic “remains in the driver seat” for Colorado’s economic outlook, according to economic and revenue forecasts presented to the Joint Budget Committee Friday. That’s raising concerns about labor force participation, inflation and the impact on state spending. Still, Colorado’s economy continues to recover, Legislative Council economists said, including a continued decline in the…
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Robert Werthwein to step down from state Office of Behavioral Health
Robert Werthwein, the director of the state’s Office of Behavioral Health since Sept. 2017, will resign at the end of February next year, he announced in an email Tuesday. Axios Denver, which first reported his resignation, said he did not cite a reason for his resignation, only that he intended to pursue other opportunities. A spokesperson…
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A look at state measures on Colorado’s 2021 November ballot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For an off-year election, Colorado voters still have a lot of questions to answer, mostly about how they want government to spend their tax dollars and some hefty policy decisions. Voters get to decide whether…