The State Legislature is doing a bad job managing the State of Colorado’s finances.
Even before HR 1 passed at the Federal level, the state was facing a budget shortfall.
Of course, the Democratic majority and their media allies don’t tell that side of the story.
In this video, Brandon shares 3 other things that you need to know about the Special Session.
Links from Video:
Complete Colorado Colorado’s budget gap means more money in taxpayers’ pockets: https://completecolorado.com/2025/08/05/colorado-budget-hole-more-money-taxpayers-pockets/
Average Net Changes Income Tax: https://itep.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/Average-Net-Tax-Changes-from-Senate-Reconciliation-Bill-in-2026-in-the-U.S-2.png
Tax Policy Impacts from the Federal Reconciliation bill, H.R. 1: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/ospb-08-05-25.pdf
https://itep.org/analysis-of-tax-provisions-in-senate-reconciliation-bill/
CPR Business confidence in Colorado in ‘very, very pessimistic territory’: https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/01/cu-economic-indicators-business-q3-report/
Denver 7 Sales tax revenue declining in more than half of Colorado’s counties. How it could affect programs, projects: https://www.denver7.com/money/consumer/sales-tax-revenue-declining-in-more-than-half-of-colorados-counties-how-it-could-affect-programs-projects
Colorado Politics Economists: Colorado’s economic outlook turns grim, as recession risk reaches 50%: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/06/18/economists-colorados-economic-outlook-turns-grim-as-recession-risk-reaches-50-9ec78825-73ba-4e41-b5c5-1878068df9c0/
Special Session Bills: https://leg.colorado.gov/2025-special-session-bills-authorized-sponsor-pre-release
Denver Post Colorado sues federal health agency to stop sharing of Medicaid data with ICE: https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/01/colorado-hhs-medicaid-ice-data-sharing/
Governor’s Dashboard: https://federalfunds.colorado.gov/federal-funding-cuts-to-colorado
HR 1 Presentation on Medicaid: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/07.30.25_exec_committee_h.r._1_presentation_-_hcpf.pdf
TRACER search: https://tracer.sos.colorado.gov/PublicSite/SearchPages/ExpenditureSearch.aspx
Complete Colorado Dems desperate to deflect blame for self-inflicted budget wound: https://completecolorado.com/2025/08/12/dems-shift-blame-for-budget-woes/
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