Colorado budget would cut money from state’s affordable housing funds

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 620

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Colorado lawmakers in their effort to balance the state budget are considering whether to shift $130 million from an affordable housing fund approved by voters.

House Bill 26-1360, one of the dozens of “orbital” bills running alongside the main budget bill, would transfer that money to the state’s general fund. The Legislature is working to pass a budget package that closes a $1.5 billion shortfall, and many proposals make deep cuts to existing …

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