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Sens. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, participate in the second-reading amendment process for Senate Bill 205, on April 8, 2021. ((Faith Miller/Colorado Newsline))
May 3, 2021
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in Colorado despite increasing vaccination and thousands remain unemployed, the immediate future looks bright for the state s budget.
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The Colorado General Assembly finalized the $34.1 billion 2021-2022 budget on April 30, with last-minute additions for gray wolf reintroduction, short-term cash assistance and bullying prevention efforts. If the budget package is signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis it would constitute an 11% increase in spending over the current year.
That s a far cry from the belt-tightening forced by the pandemic last spring, when lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee were expecting a prolonged economic downturn. But this year, between higher-than-expected sales and income tax revenue, and
The Colorado General Assembly finalized the $34.1 billion, 2021-2022 budget on April 30, with last-minute additions for gray wolf reintroduction, short-term cash assistance and bullying prevention efforts. If the budget package is signed by Governor Jared Polis, it would constitute an 11 percent increase in spending over the current year.
That’s a far cry from the belt-tightening forced by the pandemic last spring, when lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee were expecting a prolonged economic downturn. But this year, between higher-than-expected sales and income tax revenue, and a forthcoming influx of federal coronavirus relief money, legislators almost had more money than they knew what to do with, to quote Senator Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat who s the JBC chair.
At the Nevada Legislature, however, it s not about celebration, but policy.
This session, lawmakers are looking at a number of bills to further address both the complex challenges and opportunities that legalized cannabis present. Bills include measures on how best to police stoned driving and whether to permit pot lounges and events.
Here s a rundown of the bills currently on the table:
Pot lounges
Under current Nevada law, people can buy marijuana products, but they can only consume them in a private residence. This puts tourists in a particularly difficult position since they can t legally consume products in hotels, or elsewhere.