Colorado

Governor proposes FY2012 Colorado state budget

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter unveiled his proposed state budget for FY2012 on Nov. 2, 2010.^[1] The $19.1 billion spending plan that would take effect in July 2011 is nearly $1 billion larger than the current year’s state budget.^[2] The budget does not include pay increases to state workers for the third year in a row but also does not include unpaid furlough days.^[1] The plan includes a less than 1% increase to K-12 public schools and a net reduction in funding for colleges and universities.^[1]