Political Sheet

Colorado Lawmaker Pay Raises Land in a Budget Crunch

Colorado State Capitol with lawmakers in silhouette over budget papers
Budget cuts for thee, raises for the Capitol crowd.
Written by Scott K. James

Colorado lawmakers and statewide officials are set for automatic pay raises even as the state cuts spending, exposing a real tension between bad optics and a real structural problem.

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