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Lobbyists brief Northglenn on 2025 Colorado legislative session and local budget risks
Summary
City lobbyists summarized the 2025 Colorado legislative session for Northglenn council on May 12, highlighting a statewide $1.1 billion budget shortfall, bills affecting local control, and potential hits to local revenue streams; council and staff discussed follow-up steps for projected local impacts.
City lobbyists Ed Bowditch and Jennifer Castle summarized the 2025 Colorado legislative session for the Northglenn City Council on May 12, telling the council the Colorado General Assembly adjourned May 7 after a 120‑day session shaped by a roughly $1.1 billion general‑fund shortfall.
The lobbyists said that shortfall stemmed from rising Medicaid costs, voter‑approved funding set‑asides including a $350 million public safety allocation, and prior property‑tax relief the state must backfill. Jennifer Castle said the state budget also included reductions to some senior services, the high‑impact tutoring fund, and certain transportation programs, while offering modest increases for higher education and K‑12.
Why it matters: Council members pressed for specifics about how state reductions could affect…
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