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City lobbyist warns of state budget shortfalls, presses housing fixes and flags data‑center bills
Summary
Gil Romero of Capital Success Group told council the governor's budget and pending legislation could squeeze local services; he said the firm is pursuing fixes to Proposition 1 2 3 housing impacts, coordinating asbestos abatement discussions with CDPHE, and will monitor multiple data-center bills.
Gil Romero of the Capital Success Group briefed the Pueblo City Council on the incoming state budget and several pieces of legislation city staff are tracking. Romero said the governor's budget totals about $50.6 billion and that the Legislature is preparing for a projected shortfall next year. "It's a total budget of about $50,600,000,000," he said, warning that proposed cuts — including possible Medicaid reductions and changes to a business personal property tax backfill — could strain local health care providers and city services.
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