Polis ignored GOP lawmakers’ warnings—and now Colorado faces massive federal funding cuts
By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
Colorado's House Republican leadership is criticizing Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for not heeding their advice against enacting legislation that could lead to the state losing federal funding.
Earlier this week, Polis announced that the state created a dashboard to track funds that are either being cut or are at risk from the Trump administration, as well as the state's efforts to protect those funds through legal action. As of June 19, about $76 million in federal funding has been cut, and another $56 million are at risk. Over $282 million has been reinstated across state agencies.
The dashboard currently shows federal funding tied to nine of the state's 20 agencies. It does not yet include the largest source of f...