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Aurora state legislative team warns $670 million shortfall will shape session
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Peggy, Aurora's state legislative representative, told the Finance, Strategy & Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Jan. 17 that Colorado lawmakers face roughly a $670 million budget shortfall and that will shape the 2025 session.
Peggy, Aurora's state legislative representative, told the Finance, Strategy & Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Jan. 17 that Colorado lawmakers face roughly a $670 million budget shortfall and that will shape the 2025 session.
“That's going to set the tone for a lot of issues this year. Anything that has any sort of fiscal note is going to be problematic,” Peggy said.
The committee heard a run-through of bills and topics the city's state lobbying team expects to matter to Aurora. Peggy identified the Senate majority leader's Labor Peace Act (Senate Bill 5) as an early high-profile proposal; she said the bill would change how unions are formed and remove Colorado's so-called…
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