Colorado state budget woes deepen, as Medicaid costs soar
The best-case scenario forecast that Colorado budget writers received in June turned out to be too good to…
Colorado fire and police pension launches cost of living task force
In 2014, Colorado’s police and firefighters voted to increase their payroll contributions to improve their retirement benefits. The…
Colorado ACA insurance market loses one insurer, gains another
Colorado’s individual health insurance marketplace will gain its first new option in three years in 2027, while losing another.…
Colorado PERA may reduce bonuses after some staff double their income
The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association plans to recommend changes this fall to its incentive pay policies, which…
Colorado PERA staff made huge bonuses as retiree pensions shrank
In 2022, the Colorado state pension fund had its worst year since the Great Recession, losing $9.8 billion.…
Colorado governor sets personal veto record in rejecting bills limiting credit card swipe fees, helping firefighters who get cancer
Gov. Jared Polis vetoed three bills Wednesday, including one that would have prohibited credit card companies from imposing…
Kim Bimestefer reached $40,000 settlement with Colorado before resignation
Kim Bimestefer (Photo courtesy Gov. Jared Polis’ office) The longtime head of the Colorado Department of Health Care…
Colorado lawmakers ready deep review of Medicaid after errors, cuts
Frustrated with prior management of Medicaid and bracing for more near-term cuts, Colorado lawmakers plan to do a…
Colorado House debate focuses scrutiny on major cuts in state budget
The Colorado House’s initial debates over the state’s proposed budget have put anguished focus on the areas hardest…
Closer look at Colorado budget cuts proposed by state lawmakers
The Colorado legislature is facing a $1.5 billion budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July…
Medicaid is a target as Colorado lawmakers close big budget deficit
For the third time in two years, Colorado’s budget-writing lawmakers are close to filling a gobsmacking budget gap…
A waitlist for care for Colorado adults with disabilities could double
Five years ago, when Colorado’s economy was looking far sunnier than predicted, state leaders tackled a problem that…