Polis submits $42.7 billion budget to JBC

The 100 members of the Colorado General Assembly returned to the State Capitol on Mon. Jan. 9, with leadership from both parties laying out their priorities for the next 120 days.

Governor Jared Polis also gave a hint about his priorities in a revision of the 2023-24 budget he sent to the Joint Budget Committee on Jan. 3.

Polis submitted a proposed budget to the JBC on Nov. 1, seeking $42.7 billion in all funds, including $16.7 billion in general funds, which is made up of corporate and individual income tax revenue and sales and use tax revenue.

That’s a total increase of about $6 billion in...