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Commissioners back strategy to pause some TANF‑linked mandates as JBC weighs cuts

2980216 · March 18, 2025
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Summary

Arapahoe County agreed to pursue a strategy — coordinated through county networks — to ask the Joint Budget Committee to pause or delay certain TANF‑linked statutory or rule changes so counties retain flexibility to respond to likely state budget cuts.

Arapahoe County commissioners endorsed a strategy proposed by human services staff to request that the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) consider pausing implementation of several legislatively mandated changes tied to TANF and related programs to lessen immediate pressure on county TANF funds.

Human services staff explained that the TANF block grant and related pots have…

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