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This is my running commentary on the media's running commentary on the legislature and other things. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. A part-private plan, in which students pay more for costlier degrees, would offset cuts. As state funding cuts loom in 2011, leaders of the Colorado State University system have started considering an option unheard of in all but a handful of states: converting to a part-public, part-private structure in which students pay more for costlier degrees. CSU chief financial officer R...

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Negative Supplemental: More Cuts

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009. These are the cuts Gov. Ritter is planning to make in order to rebalance the FY 2009-10 budget to the latest revenue forecast. There are a few notes after the spreadsheet that are important to understanding the HCPF numbers. FY 2009-10 GF (Long Bill). Gov Cuts (Balance to June Forecast). Cuts as a Percent. 3,239,416,000. Governor and Energy Office. Health Care Policy and Financing. 1,587,903,164. Military and Veterans Affairs. Public Health and Environment. 7,483,534,549.

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Negative Supplemental: March 2009

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Thursday, March 19, 2009. It's rare, especially these days, that a Negative Supplemental turns positive. But it just happened. Negative Supplemental" isn't just the name of this blog, it's the JBC's oxymoronic term for a change to the state budget that takes money away from a department. When we passed the Long Bill last year (2008), we noted $445.5 million in Federal Funds for the Dept. of Transportation's. Was $1.3 billion). The JBC just approved a $2.8 million penalty payment to the U.S. D...When the ...

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Negative Supplemental: Easy as Pie: The Colorado Budget in Charts

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Thursday, November 12, 2009. Easy as Pie: The Colorado Budget in Charts. You've probably heard that most of Colorado's General Fund budget goes to just 5 (out of 22) departments. Fascinating, huh? Well it gets even more interesting if you start slicing up the budget different ways. Especially when you factor in the way we've been balancing the budget. For instance, this year we're cutting costs by furloughing state employees. Furloughs are a tricky way to save money. Click on the chart to make it bigger).

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Negative Supplemental: February 2008

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Thursday, February 28, 2008. Most of the money for operating the legislature is in a separate bill, but these items are in the Long Bill. The Colorado Constitution (Article V Section 1) requires the legislature's non-partisan staff to analyze each issue that will be on the ballot and publish and unbiased explanation of them (the Blue Book). And the constitution says we have to pay for it - including the cost of sending it out to every voter in the state. Will get set according to JBC common policy).

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Negative Supplemental: November 2008

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Thursday, November 20, 2008. CDOT's official mission is "To provide the best multi-modal transportation system for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods, and information." To do that, the Department:. Builds, operates and maintains operates Colorado's highway system. 9,134 miles of highway. 28 billion miles/year of vehicle travel. Helps local local transit systems. Manages the state’s Highway Safety Plan, including:. Encouraging people to wear seatbelts. Distributes aviation fuel tax revenue.

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Negative Supplemental: February 2009

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Friday, February 27, 2009. The JBC and the Executive Branch have struggled for years over how to handle vacancy savings. That's the money that builds up over time in a department's Personal Services line. The JBC considers that excess money that should return to the budgeting process for appropriation. Departments claim it's not as much as the JBC thinks, and they wind up spending it on things that legislature should, but doesn't appropriate money for. Why Vacancy Savings Accumulate. The legislature appr...

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Talk Back: 10/4/09 - 10/11/09

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This is my running commentary on the media's running commentary on the legislature and other things. Saturday, October 10, 2009. Loophole costing Colorado millions in payments to legal immigrants. A loophole in state law allows elderly legal immigrants to receive the same pension poor, older Colorado residents get, regardless of whether the immigrants' families can provide for them. The pension program made headlines last week after it was announced that a Lakewood man bilked the state out of $1 million ...