Lawmakers propose risky PERA maneuver for voter-approved police funding amid budget shortfall

By Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun

Something’s missing from the Colorado state budget proposal — and it’s a biggie.

The Joint Budget Committee last week finalized its budget package without deciding what to do about Proposition 130: the voter-approved requirement that the state spend $350 million to support law enforcement.

But the six-member panel does have the makings of a plan.

The JBC was briefed last week on a draft bill to dole out the $350 million in regular installments over the next 10 years.

If only it were that simple.

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