The Aspen Times

Potential budget cuts loom for Western Slope schools amid Gov. Polis’ proposal

With student enrollment declining across Western Slope districts, some education officials are nervous about Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal for 2025-26. The proposal, released on Nov. 1, would ...
Summit County

Wolves, water and wildlife: How will this year’s state budget impact the Western Slope?

Colorado’s annual budget proposal, which largely prioritizes education and health care, also includes several proposals that are of specific interest to residents of the Western Slope. The budget, ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

As Congress flirts with Medicaid cuts and Colorado’s budget crisis worsens, Western Slope health care providers brace for impact

When Congress ended automatic re-enrollment for Medicaid in spring 2023, a rural health center on Colorado’s Western Slope had no choice but to lay off staff. Mountain Family, a federally qualified ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Potential budget cuts loom for Western Slope schools amid Gov. Polis’ proposal

Just as Colorado public schools were breathing a collective sigh of relief over the elimination of the Budget Stabilization Factor in the state’s annual budget, an updated per-pupil funding model ...
The Aspen Times

Wolves, water, and wildlife: How will this year’s state budget impact the Western Slope?

Colorado’s annual budget proposal, which largely prioritizes education and health care, also includes several proposals that are of specific interest to residents of the Western Slope. The budget, ...