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House adopts legislative department budget after tense debate over $1 million furniture plan
Summary
Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 188, the legislative department budget, after criticism from several members over an estimated $1 million furniture line for staff workstations in the annex. House leaders said the furniture is part of a larger renovation and the cash fund transfers help offset the state general fund.
DENVER — The Colorado House approved Senate Bill 188 on March 25 after a heated floor exchange about roughly $1 million included in the legislative department budget for furniture in a newly renovated annex.
Representative Bottoms objected on optics, saying the furniture appropriation looked poor while the state faces budget constraints and program cuts. She said she would vote no solely because she found the expenditure inappropriate during a year of tight budgets. Representative…
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