Prison employees joined Democratic lawmakers on Friday to share personal stories of how budget cuts have impacted their lives and to protest further proposed trims, The Pueblo Chieftain reports. State Reps. Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West, and Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, chided Republican proposals in the Legislature about balancing the budget by making across-the-board cuts to state departments. Instead, the Democrats said, it would be wise to look closer into each department’s budget and save money only in areas that wouldn’t compromise the safety of the public or state workers.