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Last year, a desire in the Colorado Legislature to divert capital development dollars to fund all-day kindergarten derailed a number of approved state and university construction projects, including Colorado Mesa Universityâs new Health Sciences Center.
Then this yearâs pandemic and accompanying budget crisis led to massive cuts in many of those same construction projects.
Both times, the Colorado Legislatureâs Capital Development Committee, the panel that prioritizes state funding for such projects, had CMUâs project high on its funding recommendation list, first for about $8.9 million and then for $9.7 million.
But because that funding got delayed twice because of kindergarten funding and the pandemic â this actually is the fourth year the university has requested money for it â CMU officials decided last summer to try to do the health sciences building on its own, but later changed their minds.
Ernest House Jr.: A solid plan to restore 30% of Colorado’s lands and waters by 2030
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Ernest House Jr.: A solid plan to restore 30% of Colorado’s lands and waters by 2030
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“In a state known for its mountains, rivers and scenic beauty, the slow but persistent loss of nature threatens life as we know it in the Centennial State.”
That’s according to a recent report, Colorado’s “Pathways to 30x30,” a joint project of Conservation Colorado and Western Resource Advocates. The report offers warnings about the future of Colorado’s natural environment and the action we must take to ensure we don’t lose our most iconic asset: nature.