Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announces millions of dollars in spending cuts

Name: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announces millions of dollars in spending cuts
Uploaded: 2025-08-28T19:00:00-0600
Duration: 4 min 16 s
Description: Two days after the Colorado Legislature ended a special session where it raised taxes on businesses to close a $750 million budget shortfall, Gov. Jared Polis announced $252 million in budget savings. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing -- which administers Medicaid -- will see the biggest cut.

Two days after the Colorado Legislature ended a special session where it raised taxes on businesses to close a $750 million budget shortfall, Gov. Jared Polis announced $252 million in budget savings. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing -- which administers Medicaid -- will see the biggest cut.