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Governor's office and OSPB defend federal fund strategy as JBC probes marijuana cash uses and new health office tasks
Summary
Governor’s chief of staff and OSPB staff told the JBC Colorado ranks among the top states for drawing down IIJA and IRA funds; they explained marijuana cash fund allocations, an Office of Saving People Money on Health Care’s budget and long COVID study funding, and said federal funds oversee requires specialized staff embedded in agencies.
Governor Polis’s chief of staff, David Oppenheim, and Office of State Planning and Budgeting director Mark Ferrandino briefed the Joint Budget Committee on the administration’s federal‑funds strategy, the governor’s office budget and several office‑level programs that the committee flagged for review.
Oppenheim emphasized the administration’s claim that Colorado ranks second per person nationally in drawing down discretionary Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act funds, and 12th overall by total dollars. Director Tyler Jekyll (present separately) told the committee the state has captured a high return on investment when matching state funds with federal grants, and he said many competitive federal programs remain open.
The chief of staff outlined marijuana tax cash fund allocations: about $660,000 of ongoing marijuana cash…
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