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Gov. Jared Polis proposes full funding of education in budget — a first in 14 years — and more housing development

Plan also prioritizes health care and public safety; legislature will review plan as it passes budget

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, with Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, left, and Mark Ferrandino, the state's budget director, right, discusses his budget
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, with Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, left, and Mark Ferrandino, the state’s budget director, right, discusses his budget proposal during a news conference at the Carriage House of Boettcher Mansion on Nov. 1, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Gov. Jared Polis proposed fully funding Colorado's public education system for the first time in 14 years Wednesday, even as he unveiled a budget plan that he said signaled a return to a normal — and tight — financial state of affairs.
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