Colorado lawmakers finalize state budget proposal. Here’s what they cut.

[ad_1] Colorado budget writers voted Wednesday night to introduce a state spending plan that eliminates a number of social programs, dramatically reduces transportation spending and leaves the state’s new K-12 funding formula in jeopardy in order to close a $1.2 billion shortfall. The Joint Budget Committee also cut into the operations of state agencies, while […]

The Oslo Architecture Triennale Seeks Out Good Neighbors

[ad_1] The discovery of petroleum resources in Norway just over 50 years ago propelled the nation of 5 million people to the top of the list of the world’s richest countries. And Norwegians have enjoyed a high standard of living ever since. It’s curious, then, that the theme of this year’s Oslo Architecture […]

Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls

[ad_1] House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, including a proposal that would effectively gut the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 expansion of the program. Cutting Medicaid spending, which is expected to be central to fulfilling the budget plan that […]