Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
For the past several months, six lawmakers who sit on the Joint Budget Committee have spent countless hours crafting the state budget bill, along with the governor’s staff, to determine how to meet the state’s most pressing needs. The budget package was officially introduced on Wednesday.
Education advocates applaud the increased spending but say it only brings the state up to 1989 funding levels when you factor in inflation. Lawmakers hope $132 million in extra funding will help colleges limit tuition increases to 3% for in-state students and 4% for out-of-state students. State employees will receive a 3% across-the-board pay increase. It’s part of a new pay plan the state is implementing.
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