Gaines: Getting back from the state what we’re owed under TABOR
By Cory Gaines | Complete Colorado (via Colorado Accountability Project)
Pretend that your employer accidentally overpaid you, say $20 extra a month for a couple years. Neither of you notice until one day you get an email telling you about the mistake. The mistake has been fixed and your pay will be $20 less going forward. Also, you now owe your employer $240. Not a pleasant thing to consider.
Fresh on the heels of Governor Polis signing the state budget, we got similar bad news. Due to an accounting error there’s a $67 million “oops” in the budget.
The mistake stretches all the way back to the hurried 2020 legislative session and a bill rushed through for Polis’ signature. SB20-215 created the Health Insurance Affordability Enter...


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