JBC: Budget plan underfunds Medicaid, adds to government

Nov 14

Published: 11/13/2025

In two months, the second regular session of the 75th Colorado General Assembly will open, and Joint Budget Committee (JBC) director Craig Harper said the conditions won’t be much unlike the prior session a year ago.

The state is expected to be facing an $850 million shortfall.

Members of the JBC organized Wednesday and heard a $50.7 billion budget proposal from Gov. Jared Polis, which cuts from Medicaid but not from what some criticized as an inflated state government.

“At a time where we’re making cuts, we’re adding 355 new employees,” said Rep. Rick Taggart, R-Grand Junction. “I wonder when are we going to get serious about looking at our own internal efficiencies, department by department.”

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