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Gov. Jared Polis looks to plug $640 million hole with “belt-tightening” state budget request

New legislature will have ultimate say early next year on what becomes reality

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis points to a graphic representation of a projected budget shortfall during his budget presentation for the upcoming year at a news conference in his office in the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis points to a graphic representation of a projected budget shortfall during his budget presentation for the upcoming year at a news conference in his office in the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Nick Coltrain - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Polis is requesting spending of about $17.8 billion in the general fund, which is the source for most state program funding.
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