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Republicans, who now control the state House, are making reinstating tax breaks and incentives eliminated by Democrats this year a priority.

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Colorado’s total general fund is now less than $6.9 billion.

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Gov. Bill Ritter will hold a 1:30 p.m. Friday news conference to announce a new budget-balancing plan for the current 2010-11 fiscal year.

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Republican Sen. Greg Brophy says he will once again this year try to increase the state’s rainy-day fund, perhaps to as high as 16 percent of the general fund over the next four years.

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A new website launched Wednesday by GOP lawmakers invites the public to submit their ideas, from the perspective of taxpayers and business owners, on how to formulate public policy that fosters economic growth.

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An attack on Republicans yesterday by a Democrat state lawmaker sparked an exchange of controversial statements between the two sides of the aisle over taxes and the budget.

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State Bill subscribers may listen to, or download, the entire audio of Monday’s Joint Budget Committee hearing — morning and afternoon — by clicking here.

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Colorado’s revenues continue to fall short of state spending projections. Here’s how the state’s media covered Monday’s budget forecast.

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Colorado’s economy is showing solid signs of a slow recovery, chief economist Natalie Mullis today told the state’s Joint Budget Committee in a quarterly briefing.

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The legislature’s Capital Development Committee on Wednesday approved a request from State Architect Larry Friedberg for funding for phase one of the “Share the Care” project in the amount of $3.9 million.

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